Laura‐Ashleigh Bird

Shaping the developing homunculus: the roles of deprivation and compensatory behaviour in sensory remapping

This study investigates neuroplasticity in children and adults with congenital limb differences, showing early global remapping in the somatosensory cortex driven by deprivation and compensatory behavior.

An Adaptive Cue Selection Model of Allocentric Spatial Reorientation

This study tests a Bayesian cue combination theory of spatial reorientation and finds that participants instead use the most useful single landmark, suggesting limits to Bayesian models in complex tasks.

Lifelong learning of cognitive strategies for physical problem-solving: the effect of embodied experience

The paper compares cognitive strategies in individuals with and without congenital limb differences in a virtual problem-solving task, finding differences in thinking time and persistence despite equal motor capabilities.

A New Sensory Skill Shows Automaticity and Integration Features in Multisensory Interactions

This study shows that newly learned sensory skills, like human echolocation, can become automatic and integrate with other senses, though with some limitations in integration efficiency.

Sensory Cue Combination in Children Under 10 Years of Age

This study demonstrates cue combination in children aged 7-10 years using a virtual reality task with audio and visual cues, showing that feedback enhances the ability to combine cues.