Translational

Brain Health

Lab

Translational research to understand and improve brain health

Finalists “Annual BCI Award” 2022

In September 2022 our very own Dr. Kathy Ruddy and Colin Simon, PhD candidate, were nominated as finalists for the prestigious "Annual BCI Award for the world's most innovative Brain-Computer Interface project" among 12 accomplished research groups in the field. Their...

Finding Genius Podcast

If you haven't listened to it yet, check out Kathy's recent appearance on the Finding Genius podcast, where she discusses practical uses of brain computer interfaces and recent research on new methods of stroke rehabilitation.  ...

Grant Writing Webinar

In case you missed it, catch the recording of Kathy's Webinar on 'Grant Writing for Early Career Researchers' here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vdJdmridwQ Some valuable tips for PhD students, post docs and research fellows on identifying and applying for grants...

Brainbox Delivery

January 2020 On the first day back into the lab after Christmas, we were visited by Dan from BrainBox who drove all the way from Cardiff to bring us a full lab full of TMS, EEG and EMG equipment as part of Kathy's prize from the Research Challenge. Now its time to get...

Early Career Award

December 2019 Our very own Dr. Ruddy was presented with the early career award by the Psychological Society of Ireland Neuropsychology division, for her poster presentation at the society's annual meeting.

Colin wins Season 1 of the TBH lab bake-off

December 2020. Colin Simon, PhD student, wins the first season of the TBH-lab bake off. For the first season members of the TBH-lab team baked delicious cookies, cakes and pies to be judged. The second season, with the theme "bread", will resume when work returns to...

Exciting New Project with BrainWaveBank Ltd.

June 2020 We are pleased to announce that the Translational Brain Health Lab have been awarded EMBARK grant funding (Enterprise Ireland) to team up with BrainWaveBank Ltd for an exciting new project. We will be taking the first steps towards testing how a wireless...

Dymphna’s Blessings

Will the planes ever take off again? By Colin   What kind of world will emerge after the virus? What will change, what will remain, what will never be the same again? Will planes fly with the same frequency and ease? Could a commemorative home office week be...

Moving Minds

By Colin Simon, PhD student. Since our last entry we applied for ethical approval of one or our studies, named Moving Minds. There is nothing dangerous or unethical about Moving Minds, ethical approval has become a standard procedure for any studies involving...

Seeking Dymphna’s Blessings 

Even though Christmas is over, the festive spirit was kept alive in the Translational Brain Health lab. Dan Phillips from Brainbox, previously Rogue Resolutions, paid the team a visit on the 6  of January, and not unlike the wise men of old, he came bearing three...
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Publications

Find out more about our most recent publications and our current research projects. Click on the links to access the full paper and read more.

Where to find us

The TBH lab is based in Queens University, School of Psychology (18-30 Malone Road, David Keir Building BT9 5BN Belfast, United Kingdom) and in Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (42A Pearse St, Dublin, D02 R123).