Research Profile
Research Interests:
Mathematical and symbolic reasoning, dorsal/ventral visual processing, object representation and information processing in both typically developing infants and children and those with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and fragile X Syndrome
Laboratory techniques used: infrared eye-tracking, fMRI, ERP
Recent Publications:
Rivera, S.M. and Koldewyn, K. (2006). Unraveling the mystery of motion perception impairments in autism: Some further considerations. Current Psychology of Cognition 23(1-2):189-197.
Williams, S.E., Rivera, S.M. and Reiss, A.L. (2005). Functional MRI of Working Memory in Pediatric Head Injury: A Longitudinal Case Study. Brain Injury, 19(7), 549-53.
Rivera, S.M., Reiss, A.L, Eckert, M.A., and Menon, V. (2005). Developmental changes in mental arithmetic: Evidence for increased functional specialization of the left inferior parietal cortex. Cerebral Cortex, 15(5).
Hessl, D., Rivera, S.M., and Reiss, A.L (2004.) The Neuroanatomy and Neuroendocrinology of Fragile X Syndrome. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 10: 17-24.
Langer, J., Rivera, S.M., Schlesinger, M., and Wakeley, A. (2002). Early Cognitive Development: Ontogeny and Phylogeny. In: Valsiner, J. & Connolly, K. (Eds.), Handbook of Developmental Psychology. London: Sage.
