Kim Cornish, Ph. D., Neuropsychology
Fernand-Seguin Research Centre
site : Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies
7070 Boul. Perras
Montréal (Québec)
Canada H1E 1A4
Tel. : (514) 398-2450, poste 2126
Fax : 514-323-4163
Email : kim.cornish@mcgill.ca
Web : http://www.kimcornish.com/
Research areas
- Neuroscience (fundamental track)
Academic profile
Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education Sciences, McGill University, Canadian Research Chair in Education and Developmental Neuroscience.
Research interests
- Understanding the brain-behaviour link in children who suffer from a genetic disorder.
- Delineating the relation between genes, developmental problems and cognitive deficits.
- Identification a neuro-behavioral profiles in children with a developmental problem, in the manner whereby they learn and socialize.
- X-fragile syndrome, Cri-du-chat syndrome, attention deficit with or without hyperactivity, language problems.
Recents Publications
Bertone, A., Hanck, J., Guy, J., & Cornish, K. (2010). The development of luminance- and texture-defined form perception during the school-aged years. Neuropsychologia, 48(10), 3080-3085. Pubmed
Bertone, A., Hanck, J., Kogan, C., Chaudhuri, A., & Cornish, K. (2010). Associating Neural Alterations and Genotype in Autism and Fragile X Syndrome: Incorporating Perceptual Phenotypes in Causal Modeling. Journal of autism and developmental disorders. Pubmed
Kogan, C. S., Boutet, I., Cornish, K., Graham, G. E., Berry-Kravis, E., Drouin, A., et al. (2009). A comparative neuropsychological test battery differentiates cognitive signatures of Fragile X and Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 53, 125-142.
Cornish, K. M., Kogan, C. S., Li, L. X., Turk, J., Jacquemont, S., & Hagerman, R. J. (2009). Lifespan changes in working memory in fragile X premutation males. Brain and Cognition, 69(3), 551-558.
Bertone A, Hanck J, Cornish KM, Faubert J.(2008) "Development of Static and Dynamic Perception for Luminance-Defined and Texture-Defined Information". Neuroreport. 19(2):225-8.
Cornish KM, Li L, Kogan CS, Jacquemont S, Turk J, Dalton A, Hagerman RJ, Hagerman PJ. (2008) "Age-Dependent Cognitive Changes in Carriers of the Fragile X Syndrome" Cortex. 44(6):628-36.
Cornish KM, Turk J, Hagerman R. (2008) "The Fragile X Continuum: New Advances and Perspectives". J Intellect Disabil Res. 52(Pt 6):469-82. Epub 2008 Apr 28.
Cornish KM, Wilding JM, Hollis C.(2008) "Visual Search Performance in Children Rated as Good or Poor Attenders: the Differential Impact of DAT1 Genotype, IQ, and Chronological Age". Neuropsychology 22(2):217-25.
Collis L, Moss J, Jutley J, Cornish KM, Oliver C. (2008) "Facial Expression of Affect in Children with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome". J Intellect Disabil Res. 52(Pt 3):207-15.
Moss JF, Oliver C, Berg K, Kaur G, Jephcott L, Cornish KM. (2008) "Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Phenomenology in Cornelia de Lange and Cri du Chat Syndromes". Am J Ment Retard. 113(4):278-91.
Kogan, C. S., Turk, J., Hagerman, R. J., & Cornish, K. M. (2008). Impact of the Fragile X Mental Retardation 1 (FMR1) gene premutation on neuropsychiatric functioning in adult males without fragile X-associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome: A controlled study. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B-Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 147B(6), 859-872.
Wilding J, Cornish KM. (2007) "Independence of Speed and Accuracy in Visual Search: Evidence for Separate Mechanisms". Child Neuropsychol. 13(6):510-21.
Cornish KM, Scerif G, Karmiloff-Smith A. (2007) "Tracing Syndrome-Specific Trajectories of Attention Across the Lifespan". Cortex 43(6):672-85.
Scerif G, Cornish KM, Wilding J, Driver J, Karmiloff-Smith A. (2007) "Delineation of Early Attentional Control Difficulties in Fragile X Syndrome: Focus on Neurocomputational Changes". Neuropsychologia 45(8):1889-98.
Savage R, Cornish KM, Manly T, Hollis C. (2006) "Cognitive Processes in Children's Reading and Attention: the Role of Working Memory, Divided Attention, and Response Inhibition". Br J Psychol. 97(Pt 3):365-85.