Koviljka Barisnikov
Affiliations: Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, Psychology Section
Group name: Child Clinical Neuropsychology
Domains: Affective and Social Neurosciences, Perception, Attention and Cognition, Development and Plasticity
Keywords: Emotion, mental disorders, Neuropsychology, social behavior
Research activities
Our group conducts three main domains of ongoing research :
- Study of social and emotional behaviour in neurodevelopmental disorders (Down syndrome; Williams syndrome, X-fragile, Autism).
- Inhibition and emotional regulation in children (preterm children, children with attentional disorders, hyperactivity).
- Study of specific neuropsychological disorders related to visuo-perceptual, visuo-spatial and executive fonctions deficits in children.
Latest publications
Emotion knowledge in neurotypical children and in those with down syndrome.
Barisnikov K , Theurel A , Lejeune F
Applied neuropsychology. Child - Jun 2020
Relationship Between Mindfulness, Psychopathological Symptoms, and Academic Performance in University Students.
Vorontsova-Wenger O , Ghisletta P , Ababkov V , Barisnikov K
Psychological reports - Jan 2020
Social adaptive skills and psychopathology in adults with intellectual disabilities of non-specific origin and those with Down syndrome.
Barisnikov K , Straccia C
Research in developmental disabilities - Apr 2019
Relation between processing facial identity and emotional expression in typically developing school-age children and those with Down syndrome.
Barisnikov K , Thomasson M , Stutzmann J , Lejeune F
Applied neuropsychology. Child - 2020
Contact
Faculté de psychologie et sciences de l’éducation
Université de Genève
Email: Koviljka.Barisnikov@unige.ch