Director of Functional Neuroimaging<\/b>, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology\nSenior Scientist<\/b>, Neurosciences & Mental Health\nProfessor<\/b> at the University of Toronto<\/p>\n<\/div>Her research has centered on the neural bases of social-cognitive development over the lifespan using MEG, fMRI and MRI. She and her team assessed functional and structural brain correlates of high-level cognitive skills, including emotional processing, Theory of Mind and working memory. Her current focus is on the application of OPM-MEG to investigate early brain development and emerging neural signatures of autism in toddlers and young children.<\/p>\n<\/div>Learn more about Dr. Taylor<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Current Team Members<\/p><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>\nNatalie Rhodes, PhD<\/h3>\n<\/a>Postdoctoral Research Fellow<\/p>\n<\/div>×<\/button>Natalie Rhodes<\/h3><\/div>\nNatalie first joined the lab in 2023 as a visiting graduate student and returned in 2024 as a postdoctoral research fellow. She completed her PhD in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nottingham (2020-2024), where her research focused on the technical development and application of OPM-MEG for paediatric populations. Now in Dr. Taylor’s lab at SickKids, she is continuing this work through ongoing collection and analysis of OPM-MEG data from toddlers and children with and without neurodevelopmental conditions. Her postdoctoral research has been supported by a SickKids RESTRACOMP fellowship and is currently funded by a Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship Award.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Her research has centered on the neural bases of social-cognitive development over the lifespan using MEG, fMRI and MRI. She and her team assessed functional and structural brain correlates of high-level cognitive skills, including emotional processing, Theory of Mind and working memory. Her current focus is on the application of OPM-MEG to investigate early brain development and emerging neural signatures of autism in toddlers and young children.<\/p>\n<\/div>
Current Team Members<\/p><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Postdoctoral Research Fellow<\/p>\n<\/div>
Natalie first joined the lab in 2023 as a visiting graduate student and returned in 2024 as a postdoctoral research fellow. She completed her PhD in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nottingham (2020-2024), where her research focused on the technical development and application of OPM-MEG for paediatric populations. Now in Dr. Taylor’s lab at SickKids, she is continuing this work through ongoing collection and analysis of OPM-MEG data from toddlers and children with and without neurodevelopmental conditions. Her postdoctoral research has been supported by a SickKids RESTRACOMP fellowship and is currently funded by a Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) Fellowship Award.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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