Neuromyths and knowledge about intellectual giftedness in a highly educated multilingual country

Neuromyths and knowledge about intellectual giftedness in a highly educated multilingual country

Schmitt, A., Wollschläger, R., Blanchette Sarrasin, J., Masson, S., Fischbach, A., & Schiltz, C. (2023). Neuromyths and knowledge about intellectual giftedness in a highly educated multilingual country. Frontiers in Psychology, 14(1252239), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1252239

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An fMRI study of scientists with a Ph.D. in physics confronted with naive ideas in science

An fMRI study of scientists with a Ph.D. in physics confronted with naive ideas in science

Allaire-Duquette, G., Brault Foisy, L. M., Potvin, P., Riopel, M., Larose, M., & Masson, S. (2021). An fMRI study of scientists with a Ph.D. in physics confronted with naive ideas in science. Science of Learning, 6(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-021-00091-x

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Inhibitory Control and the Understanding of Buoyancy from Childhood to Adulthood

Inhibitory Control and the Understanding of Buoyancy from Childhood to Adulthood

Brault Foisy, L.-M., Ahr, E., Blanchette Sarrasin, J., Potvin, P., Houdé, O., Masson, S., & Borst, G. (2021). Inhibitory Control and the Understanding of Buoyancy from Childhood to Adulthood. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105155

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Teachers as orchestrators of neuronal plasticity: Effects of teaching practices on the brain

Teachers as orchestrators of neuronal plasticity: Effects of teaching practices on the brain

Brault Foisy, L.-M., Matejko, A. A., Ansari, D., & Masson, S. (2020). Teachers as orchestrators of neuronal plasticity: Effects of teaching practices on the brain. Mind, Brain, and Education, 14(4), 415-428. doi:10.1111/mbe.12257

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Coexistence of misconceptions and scientific conceptions in chemistry professors: A mental chronometry and fMRI study

Coexistence of misconceptions and scientific conceptions in chemistry professors: A mental chronometry and fMRI study

Potvin, P., Malenfant-Robichaud, G., Cormier, C., & Masson, S. (2020). Coexistence of misconceptions and scientific conceptions in chemistry professors: A mental chronometry and fMRI study. Frontiers in Education, 5(180). doi:10.3389/feduc.2020.542458

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Guidelines for conducting a pre-post intervention study with preschool children using fMRI: The rationale behind the methodological choices of a research project on reading acquisition

Guidelines for conducting a pre-post intervention study with preschool children using fMRI: The rationale behind the methodological choices of a research project on reading acquisition

Blanchette Sarrasin, J., Brault Foisy, L.-M., Auclair, A., Riopel, M., & Masson, S. (2020). Guidelines for conducting a pre-post intervention study with preschool children using fMRI: The rationale behind the methodological choices of a research project on reading acquisition. Neuroeducation, 6(1), 24-36. doi:10.24046/neuroed.20200601.24

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Understanding your brain to help you learn better

Understanding your brain to help you learn better

Blanchette Sarrasin, J., Brault Foisy, L.-M., Auclair, A., Riopel, M., & Masson, S. (2020). Guidelines for conducting a pre-post intervention study with preschool children using fMRI: The rationale behind the methodological choices of a research project on reading acquisition. Neuroeducation, 6(1), 24-36. doi:10.24046/neuroed.20200601.24

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Individual differences in science competence among students are associated with ventrolateral prefrontal cortex activation

Individual differences in science competence among students are associated with ventrolateral prefrontal cortex activation

Allaire-Duquette, G., Belanger, M., Grabner, R. H., Koschutnig, K., & Masson, S. (2019). Individual differences in science competence among students are associated with ventrolateral prefrontal cortex activation. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 97(9), 1163-1178. doi:10.1002/jnr.24435

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Neural correlates associated with novices correcting errors in electricity and mechanics

Neural correlates associated with novices correcting errors in electricity and mechanics

Nenciovici, L., Brault Foisy, L.-M., Allaire-Duquette, G., Potvin, P., Riopel, M., & Masson, S. (2018). Neural Correlates Associated With Novices Correcting Errors in Electricity and Mechanics. Mind, Brain, and Education, 12(3), 120-139. doi:10.1111/mbe.12183

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Effects of teaching the concept of neuroplasticity to induce a growth mindset on motivation, achievement, and brain activity: A meta-analysis

Effects of teaching the concept of neuroplasticity to induce a growth mindset on motivation, achievement, and brain activity: A meta-analysis

Sarrasin, J. B., Nenciovici, L., Foisy, L.-M. B., Allaire-Duquette, G., Riopel, M., & Masson, S. (2018). Effects of teaching the concept of neuroplasticity to induce a growth mindset on motivation, achievement, and brain activity: A meta-analysis. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 12, 22-31. doi:10.1016/j.tine.2018.07.003

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Is inhibitory control involved in discriminating pseudowords that contain the reversible letters b and d?

Is inhibitory control involved in discriminating pseudowords that contain the reversible letters b and d?

Brault Foisy, L.-M., Ahr, E., Masson, S., Houdé, O., & Borst, G. (2017). Is inhibitory control involved in discriminating pseudowords that contain the reversible letters b and d? Journal of experimental child psychology, 162, 259-267. doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2017.05.011

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Is inhibition involved in overcoming a common physics misconception in mechanics?

Is inhibition involved in overcoming a common physics misconception in mechanics?

Brault Foisy, L.-M., Riopel, M., Myre-Bisaillon, J., & Masson, S. (2015). Apprentissages scolaires difficiles, recyclage neuronal et pratiques d’enseignement : le cas de l’identification des mots écrits. Approche neuropsychologique des apprentissages chez l'enfant, 134, 31-38. url: labneuroeducation.org/s/Brault2015.pdf

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Differences in Brain Activation Between Novices and Experts in Science During a Task Involving a Common Misconception in Electricity

Differences in Brain Activation Between Novices and Experts in Science During a Task Involving a Common Misconception in Electricity

Masson, S., Potvin, P., Riopel, M., & Brault Foisy, L.-M. (2014). Differences in brain activation between novices and experts in science during a task involving a common misconception in electricity. Mind, Brain, and Education, 8(1), 37-48. doi: 10.1111/mbe.12043

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Using fMRI to compare cerebral activations between novices and experts in science during a task in mechanics involving a common misconception

Using fMRI to compare cerebral activations between novices and experts in science during a task in mechanics involving a common misconception

Brault Foisy, L.-M., Masson, S., Potvin, P., & Riopel, M. (2012, May 24-26). Using fMRI to compare cerebral activations between novices and experts in science during a task in mechanics involving a common misconception. Paper presented at the Meeting of the Special Interest Group (SIG) 22 "Neuroscience and Education" of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), University of London, United Kingdom. url: labneuroeducation.org/s/BraultFoisy2012.pdf

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