Jakki Brandon
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Dr. Jakki Brandon is a developmental cognitive neuroscientist whose research focuses on how the newborn brain processes and integrates sensory information during the critical early days of life. Her most-cited work, "Cortical Processing of Multimodal Sensory Learning in Human Neonates" (2020, 22 citations), investigates how infants, immediately after birth, must rapidly adapt to a flood of unfamiliar sensory stimuli in their new environment. This study provides foundational insights into how multimodal sensory learning—combining touch, sound, and sight—is processed in the neonatal cortex, revealing that even at birth, the brain is primed for complex, cross-modal integration. Dr. Brandon’s contributions are significant because they challenge earlier assumptions that newborns’ sensory cortices operate in isolation, instead demonstrating early, interconnected neural activity essential for learning and adaptation. Her work has implications for understanding typical development and for identifying early markers of sensory processing disorders. By bridging developmental psychology and neuroscience, Dr. Brandon is helping to map the earliest neural foundations of human perception and learning.
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- 1Cortical Processing of Multimodal Sensory Learning in Human Neonates22 citations · 2020