James R. Booth
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Jo Ann G. and Peter F. Dolle Chair in Learning Disabilities
j-booth@northwestern.edu
Frances Searle Building
2240 Campus Drive, Room 2-265
Evanston , IL 60208-2952
Graduate Programs: Communication Sciences and Disorders, Interdepartmental Program in Neuroscience, Department of Psychology
The overall goal of our research is to understand mechanisms of brain development. The theoretical framework guiding our research is that development should be associated with age-related increases in specialization of and interaction between brain regions. In other words, the brain should segregate into regions with unique computational principles but these regions should also become more integrated. We use multimodal neuroimaging to understand the developmental process including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and event-related potentials (ERPs). In addition to examining typical populations, our work also investigates atypical conditions such as dyslexia (reading disorder), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyscalculia (math disorder). It, therefore, has direct implications for the diagnosis and treatment of developmental disorders.
Lab Affiliation
Principal Investigator: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Education
| PhD | Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park |
| MS | Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park |
| BA | Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Publications
Deng Y, Booth JR, Chou TL, Ding GS & Peng DL (2008). Item specific and generalization effects on brain activation when learning Chinese characters. Neuropsychologia, 46, 1864-1876.
Cone NE, Burman DD, Bitan T & Booth JR (2008). Developmental changes in brain regions involved in phonological and orthographic processing during spoken language processing. Neuroimage, 48, 623-635.
Burman DD, Bitan T, & Booth JR (2008). Sex differences in neural processing of language among children. Neuropsychologia, 46, 1349-1362.
Booth JR, Mehdiratta N, Burman DD & Bitan T (2008). Developmental increases in effective connectivity to brain regions involved in phonological processing during tasks with orthographic demands. Brain Research, 1189, 78-89.
Grants
| 08-13 | Neural development and disorders of math processing. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. |
| 08-10 | Multiple pathway models of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). National Institute of Mental Health. |
| 08-13 | Neural development of lexical processing. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. |
Courses
| CSD 303/ PSYCH 364 |
Brain and Cognition |
| CSD 314 | Topics in Cognitive Neuroscience |
| CSD 434 | Neuropsychology of Learning Disabilities |
| CSD 551 | Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience |
| NUIN 401 | Fundamentals of Neuroscience |


