The Joseph Lister Award Lecture

The new IQ- working memory

We are on the cusp of a new scientific revolution in understanding how the brain works. Working memory, our ability to remember and manipulate information, is at the centre of this revolution. Brain training is a growing and exciting new area in scientific research. In particular, there is a lot of evidence of our brain’s plasticity: that it can actually change ”shrink or grow” depending on what we do. Discover how the brain responds to training and the best brain training tools for adults and children. See how by training your brain, you will be able to improve your prospects in classroom and in the workplace.

Presented by Dr Tracy Alloway, University of Stirling 

Biography:

• Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology
• PhD Cognitive Psychology 

Dr Alloway's PhD was in cognitive psychology and her research expertise is in working memory. She has published widely on the topic of working memory in those with ADHD, language impairments, dyspraxia, and learning disorders. In additional to books and numerous highquality academic journal articles, Dr Alloway developed the world’s first standardized working memory tests for educators- the Automated Working Memory Assessment (AWMA) and the Working
Memory Rating Scale. The AWMA is the first tool for educators to screen individuals for memory impairments and to date has been used to screen over 4000 children in the UK.

In 2009, the Award Lectures were supported by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851.