Andrew Olson – Network — University of Birmingham

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Andrew Olson is interested in developing explicit models of cognitive processes using a combination of computer modelling, neuropsychological testing and psychological experimentation. His lab is currently working on examining why some groups of people find it very hard to learn to read and write. How do they represent language? What is different from groups that learn more easily? Dr Olson and his researchers have been working with deaf participants and with developmental dyslexics, as well as exploring brain changes during word learning to explore this area.

Dr Olson is also developing mathematical models of the difficulties patients have after they have had brain damage that affects their speech production. To do this, he has been modelling patterns of errors produced by aphasic patients with phonological buffer deficits, jargonaphasia and letter-by-letter reading. He is very happy to hear from doctoral researchers interested in any of the above areas who would like to join the language processing and cognition group in which his research is situated.

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The University of Birmingham

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45 shared research output

Life and Environmental Sciences

The University of Birmingham

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The Centre for Human Brain Health (CHBH)

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Education

Social Sciences

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Social Sciences

The University of Birmingham

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Aston University

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Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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University of Pretoria

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University of Leicester

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University of Plymouth

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University of Southampton

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Leiden University

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University of Strathclyde

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WESC Foundation

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Beatrix Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Gronigen

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1 shared research output

University of Bristol

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Cardiff University

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Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Imperial College London

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Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Thompson Rivers University

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University of Birmingham

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Coventry University

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