Marjan Makhsous

Emotional Modulation of Face Working Memory Precision in Specific Learning Disorders: Valence Flattening and Mnemonic Distortions

This study finds that adolescents with specific learning disorders show reduced face working memory precision and systematic bias toward neutrality when recalling emotionally valenced faces, with dyscalculia showing the greatest impairment.

Chess expertise improves rule-guided flexibility and visual working memory precision

This study finds that adolescent chess players show improved rule-guided flexibility and visual working memory precision compared to non-players.

Mapping Lifespan Trajectories of Cognitive Flexibility with a Continuous Probabilistic Reversal Learning Measure

This study uses a continuous probabilistic reversal learning task to show that reward-based learning peaks earlier than rule-based learning across the lifespan.

Auditory Working Memory in Adolescents with Specific Learning Disorders

This study examines auditory working memory and metacognitive monitoring in adolescents with specific learning disorders, finding deficits in auditory processing, decision-making, and confidence ratings.