• Urbanisation and cognitive ageing: an investigation of geographical variations in the cognitive health of older adults in Ireland 

  Cassarino, Marica (University College Cork, 2017)

  Ageing and urbanisation worldwide, and the increasing risk of chronic conditions such dementia and cognitive impairment with higher life expectancy, urge to understand the impact of city or rural living on healthy cognitive ...
• Load theory behind the wheel: an experimental application of a cognitive model to simulated driving 

  Murphy, Gillian (University College Cork, 2017)

  Load Theory is a prominent model of selective attention first proposed over twenty years ago. Load Theory is supported by a great many experimental and neuroimaging studies. There is however, little evidence that Load ...
• Reading fluency in monolingual and bilingual primary school children: cognitive mechanisms and remediation of difficulties 

  Lee, Laura Mary (University College Cork, 2017)

  The topic of this thesis is reading fluency. Reading fluency is a critical component of skilled reading, and has been the subject of much investigation in recent years. Despite this surge in interest, we are still challenged ...
• Primary ciliary dyskinesia: a biopsychosocial approach 

  Behan, Laura (University College Cork, 2016)

  Background: Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare heterogeneous genetic disorder associated with abnormal ciliary structure and function and characterised by progressive sinopulmonary disease. There is no ‘gold standard’ ...
• Supporting positive interactions within dementia relationships of care 

  Galvin, Mary (University College Cork, 2016)

  This research is concerned with the potential for supporting positive interactions within dementia relationships of care experienced in the home. Beyond the definitions, diagnosis, and stages of dementia there is always a ...

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