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Karla Holmboe

2 months

Interested in early executive function development ('Early EF')? Then this brand new review is for you! Here we review and discuss conceptualisation, measurement and neural correlates of EFs during the first 3 years of life.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 months

Tomorrow is the 13th anniversary of my daughter Tilly's death. I am going to switch off my digital life for the day, so I'm sharing her with you now. She was the most precious little person and I would happily give all my limbs to have her back. I still miss her so very much.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 months

This post has received more attention than I ever anticipated. I want to thank you for all your kind comments and likes. Tilly takes up no physical space in this world but somehow your love and kindness has given her a little more space and presence. I am so grateful for that!

Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 months

Tomorrow is the 13th anniversary of my daughter Tilly's death. I am going to switch off my digital life for the day, so I'm sharing her with you now. She was the most precious little person and I would happily give all my limbs to have her back. I still miss her so very much.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 months

@jk_rowling Why do you have to insult and mock a group of people who have so much else to deal with and who have to fight for acceptance in society every day? Using Mothers Day for this is really sickening.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

12 years since the horrific night where my sweet, beautiful, perfect Tilly died. This is my favourite photo of her. It was the front page of a photo calendar I gave my mum before we knew how ill Tilly was. When things felt most unbearable, that photo gave me some comfort.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

My first daughter Tilly was born on 7th Sep 2010 at half past midnight. When I think back to her birth, I often think how good it is that we don't know our future. I don't think I could have carried on if I had known what life had in store for Tilly.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

6 years

@MrBrendanCox 7 years ago I sat with my baby girl in hospital, feeling so relieved that she was finally safe. Two months later she died. I love you Tilly, and I always will.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

There is a secondary trauma associated with losing a child that perhaps we talk less about. This is the worry that something bad could happen to our living children. It can be activated by the most innocuous little thought or event, and, well, that happened to me today..

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

This night 11 years ago I lost this beautiful little girl. The sweetest, cleverest, loveliest little girl (I would say that of course, I am her mother). To this day, the pain is still there, but she lives on in me. Despite all, I wouldn't have been without her. I miss you Tilly💔

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

11 months

Got some good news this afternoon - from 1st Aug I will be promoted to Associate Professor in Developmental Science. Hurrah!🥳

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

I will soon be advertising a fully funded 4-year PhD project on the neural substrates of executive function development during the first 2.5 years of life. This call is specifically for international students and will be on a competitive basis. If interested, email me. Please RT!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

Happy 12th birthday Tilly! Always feels like a bit of an empty day without you, but we have baked the cake and we will light your candle in the evening, as we do every year.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

In memory of Matilda Holmboe Wiltshire (7th Sep 2010 - 23rd Feb 2011), my first-born daughter. Always loved, never forgotten.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

Hearing about the family who lost two children in that lake tragedy made me burst into tears today. There is only one thing I can imagine would be worse than losing a child and that is losing more than one child. Thinking lots about this family this evening.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

Since @esdalmaijer has spilt his beans, I suppose I can reveal that I too will be joining @BristolUniPsych this year :-) I am super excited about joining this School, known for its strong #OpenScience ethos, and setting up my longitudinal research programme there long-term.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

Today I start my new job as a lecturer @BristolUniPsych . Still working remotely a little longer (until the moving chaos is over..), but really excited to start this new chapter in my life. Can't wait to meet new colleagues in person, when we get that far :-)

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

6 months

Just a reminder about this PhD opportunity specifically for UK students of Black or mixed Black Heritage. I have had nobody contact me about this studentship and find that a little sad - it is a truly amazing 4-year studentship...

Self- funded PhD- Early executive function development at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Self- funded PhD- Early executive function development at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

This is my first daughter Tilly. She died 8 years ago, on 23rd of Feb 2011 at half past midnight. That day changed my life forever. It is not easy to put this out here in the public domain, but I want her to be remembered. I will always love her, my beautiful little girl.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

Tilly was only with us for five and a half month, but she left a mark in my soul that will never disappear. I think about her every single day, she is with me in everything I do. The photo in this post is one of the two photos I carry in my locket every day. Look at that smile!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 years

My first daughter Tilly. She was born on 7th Sep 2010 and died on 23rd Feb 2011. 9 years is a long time, but the heart doesn't forget. Love you Tilly, always.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

Now out! "Development and validation of the Early Executive Functions Questionnaire: A carer‐administered measure of Executive Functions suitable for 9‐ to 30‐month‐olds" - by @alexhendry and me. A useful addition for your early EF measurement needs :-)

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

6 years

@MrBrendanCox So glad you didn't lose her! It gets easier with time, but never goes away. We have since had two lovely daughters, but Tilly will always be part of our family. I wish you and your family a lovely Christmas, and all the best for the new year!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

NEW PAPER! I am delighted to share with you the final published version of "The Early Childhood Inhibitory Touchscreen Task: A new measure of response inhibition in toddlerhood and across the lifespan".

The early childhood inhibitory touchscreen task: A new measure of response inhibition in toddlerh...

Research into the earliest development of inhibitory control is limited by a lack of suitable tasks. In particular, commonly used inhibitory control tasks frequently have too high language and...

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

@criminographer @theRCN When Tilly died, it was a nurse who gave her CPR to try and save her. She was also the person who gave me a big warm hug that night and said to me 'she will always be your little girl'. I will never forget that nurse. Nurses do one of the most important jobs I can think of.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 month

BIG grant application submitted today. Absolute dream come true if this project is funded. Longitudinal study of cognitive and brain development from 6 months to 5 years, embedded within the amazing ALSPAC G2 cohort. But today... I mostly celebrate getting this in!🥳🍷🍫😅

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

10 months

Small update to the profile today🙂

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

1 year at @BristolUniPsych today and it has honestly been the best move. I have lovely new colleagues, I've had fun teaching fab students and getting my lab going, I love the city of Bristol and also beautiful North Somerset where I live. Looking forward to many more years here😊

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

In memory of my first daughter, Tilly, I generated this Wombo art and got it printed. I love it so much!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

I'm pleased to announce that I have won the Second Prize in the category "Container of cut mixed foliage, berries and/or flowers" 🎉 If I can't win academic prizes, I might as well go for the village flower & produce show! 😉

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

6 years

My new paper "Longitudinal development of attention and inhibitory control during the first year of life", now accepted in Developmental Science. Hurrah! :-) You can find the 'final author version' preprint on @PsyArXiv :

Longitudinal development of attention and inhibitory control during the first year of life

Executive functions (EFs) are key abilities that allow us to control our thoughts and actions. Research suggests that two EFs, inhibitory control (IC) and working memory (WM), emerge around 9 months....

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

This year feels extra poignant as she would have just started secondary school. I wish I knew what she would be like now. What would she look like, how would she talk, what would interest her most? I will never know, but I will always know the feeling of her.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

I am really excited to present to you the Early Childhood Inhibitory Touchscreen Task (ECITT). This is a brand new response inhibition task for toddlers, which can be used down to 18 months of age (thread).

The Early Childhood Inhibitory Touchscreen Task

Research into the earliest development of inhibitory control is limited by a lack of suitable tasks. In particular, commonly used inhibitory control tasks frequently have too high language and...

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

I have a wonderful new research assistant in my team and suddenly things are happening. She just wiped out half my todo list for today, wow! Feeling grateful😊

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

This is a really important thread. Developmental work takes an insane amount of time. The outcomes are IMO invaluable - there is nothing like analysing and publishing a rich developmental data set. But the labour involved needs to be taken into account by funders and employers.

Elizabeth Bonawitz @ebonawitz.bsky.social

@E_Bonawitz

3 years

Not developmentalists. Many really don't get how time intensive traditional in lab studies are for developmental work. Here I give a quick back-of-the-envelope calculation, for data collection only - not counting design, piloting, analyses, paper drafts, & other dissemination.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

This memory came up on FB (7 yrs ago today) and gave me a big lump in my throat: "5 months, 2 weeks and 2 days. Today my youngest is older than my oldest. It's very bitter sweet." Solveig is spitting image of Tilly in this pic 💔❤️

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

I will soon be advertising a full-time RA job to work on the Oxford Early EF study until the end of the project (Feb 2022). If you love developmental cognitive neuroscience research and are prepared to test LOTS of babies and toddlers, this is the job for you! Please RT.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

@criminographer Sending lots of love Emily. My Tilly would have started secondary school this year and it is also her 12th birthday next week. I have been thinking a lot about all the experiences we missed out on. I wish she was here. Life is unfair!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

Grief is a strange thing. Nearly 10 years ago I lost my first daughter to a rare cancer-like disease. Every year around this time, it suddenly hits my like a brick and it feels like my brain stops working on and off for a week or two.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

I am very happy and honoured to have been awarded the @BPSDevSection Margaret Donaldson Award for 2019. See you at the #cogdev2019 @BPSConference in September, where I will be talking about early executive functions, and such things :-)

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 years

My 7yr-olds reaction to me telling her that my job application was rejected: "Don't worry mummy, they probably just put all the names on pieces of paper and drew them out of a pot" ❤️

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

Ugh, there are grant rejections that you sort of expect and then there are grant rejections of proposals that you put your heart and soul into and really thought had a chance. I had one of the latter today, and just feeling really gutted about it. Send cute animals, or something.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

11 days

@ellielexx Been there 💔 I actually thought I was going to die when she died. Somehow I kept breathing. It's many years ago now and although I still miss her and think of her every day, I do find joy in life. Your Billy shines with such a light in your photos. You can see how loved he is.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

We planted a cherry tree for Tilly on what would have been her 10th birthday. The ornamental cherry trees were in full bloom at the time of her funeral service in London in March 2011, so it had to be a cherry tree.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

Accepted! 🥳

Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

I really, really hope this MS will finally be accepted this time! It's been living its life on PsyArxiv since 2019 and over the years entire new studies have been added. Other more recent papers using this new task have been published recently or are about to be published.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

I found this very moving. This is so true: "There is no “at least” when you have lost one of your children. My surviving twin is not a consolation prize. Children are not interchangeable or replaceable".

One Of My Twin Sons Died. I Was Shocked By The Things People Felt OK Saying To Me.

"So many of the people we encountered had no idea what to do or what to say to us ... Some even said downright cruel things."

www.huffpost.com

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

Deadline met. Gin & Tonic in the garden. Happy Friday everyone!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

@julie_cristello @AcademicChatter Ehrm, where is the option for not working in the weekend? It really shouldn't be the norm to work weekends. That's exactly one of the reasons for burn-out.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

Full trauma re-activation, sigh😟. I try to stick to my mantra that shit at this level of totally unfair shittiness will only ever happen to a person once in their lifetime. Of course I know nothing is certain, but I have to believe in that. I just have to. @CLIA_Support

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 years

I'm super excited to be sharing this preprint on the Early Executive Functions Questionnaire (EEFQ) - a new questionnaire measure of EF covering the infancy and toddler years. Hopefully useful in these times where most developmental researchers are limited in terms of lab studies

Alex Hendry

@alexhendry

4 years

Researchers interested in early cognitive development might be interested in the new pre-print from me and @karlaholmboe : Development & validation of the Early Executive Functions Questionnaire: a parent-report measure suitable for 9-30-month-olds

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 months

Oh my, I'm a little shocked at the response to this. I did not expect thousands of likes and comments to my little memorial post for Tilly. I will write something later, need to process this a bit. But what I will say is: Thank you so much for all your kind words and empathy❤️

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

More than anything, this is the day I want to go back to and (somehow) change the course of destiny. Tilly had a slight fever after her 3mo jabs and we were pampering her to make her feel better. But she was already ill. We just didn't it know yet.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

Two brand new lectureships at @BristolUniPsych ! These are permanent research & teaching positions. Applicants with a human cognitive neuroscience background or social psych background are particularly encouraged to apply (but all areas welcome!).

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

I hate this day every single year. I miss her so much! Life is so unfair.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 years

Since mid-March we have had to cancel over 60 infant test sessions in my longitudinal study. I know there are many much worse things happening in the world, but this makes me so sad. I am not sure how my project will recover from this, if it ever will, but I will try my best.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

If you would like to hear me talk about early inhibitory control development, in particular my work with the Early Childhood Inhibitory Touchscreen Task, you can join the CEN online seminar on Thursday at 4pm (see registration link in original post). Hope to see you there!

Centre for Educational Neuroscience

@UoL_CEN

3 years

At this week’s CEN online seminar, Dr Karla Holmboe @KarlaHolmboe will be discussing the early development of children's inhibitory control. Open to the public and free to attend! 🗓 Thursday 4th March, 4 pm - 5 pm (UK time) Registration:

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

We are on our way to Denmark. I am going home for the first time in 2 years and 8 months. I am SO happy! 🤩

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

This spring I will be advertising a full-time RA position as I gear up to re-start my early executive functions project (now at @BristolUniPsych ). Job ad probably won't be up before March, but do alert potential applicants who are excited about dev cog neuro research. Thanks!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

20 yrs with this guy. We've had many joyful times and also lived through the worst grief imaginable. I do wish we didn't have to go through childloss and what I wouldn't give to change that - but since it had to be, I am so glad I had Jo by my side through it all, and still do💕

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

I am excited to be part of a symposium at (online) #SRCD2021 led by Martha Ann Bell on the development of executive functions in toddlerhood, alongside Claire Hughes & Sabina Pauen. This is a topic very close to my heart, and will be a super interesting set of talks - can't wait!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

It is hard to know what to say to a parent who has lost a child, but try not to say 'at least you have other children' or 'at least you can have more'. Nothing can replace a human being you love so much. That doesn't mean you can't find happiness again.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

Coming up to the hardest day of the year. One little girl a lot on my mind. Miss you Tilly! 💔

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

9 months

Tomorrow is what should have been Tilly's 13th birthday. Tilly only had one birthday, the day she was born, 7th September 2010. I don't write many posts about Tilly these days, but her 'becoming a teenager' deserves a mention.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

Looking for a recent review of the neural underpinnings of executive function (EF) development? I.e., how the development of the brain is associated with improvements in children's EF? Look no further! :-) - you can read this preprint by @AbiFiske and me:

Neural Substrates of Early Executive Function Development

In the last decade, advances in neuroimaging technologies have given rise to a large number of research studies that investigate the neural underpinnings of executive function (EF). EF has long been...

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

So, my new longitudinal study is starting tomorrow, with the first three 10mo-olds. Just felt that I needed to say that. Never going to feel completely ready, but as ready as can be, I think.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

8 months

My incredible PhD student @AbiFiske submitted her thesis today. I know I speak for both me and @GaiaScerif when I say Abi has been a joy to supervise the last 4 yrs. And her thesis is as solid as they come. Four preregistered experimental chapters and lots of infant fNIRS data..

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 years

Finally some good news in these troubled times: paper accepted! - after so many revisions that I can barely remember how many anymore, but it's over 1.5 years since first submission. Will post a thread when it comes out.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 months

Congratulations to @AbiFiske for passing her viva with minor corrections! 🎉 What a wonderful journey it's been Abi, I feel very lucky to have been your supervisor and I'm sure @GaiaScerif feels the same 😊 Also thanks to the examiners @DrSWijeakumar and Robert Hepach

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

Now accepted for publication in Developmental Review 🎉😊

Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

Hello twitter! @AbiFiske and I have extensively revised our review on the neural substrates of early executive function development - version 2 available on *now*! It's a real bumper crop of information on this topic - I hope you will give it a read :-)

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 years

Submitted my extension request to the MRC today. The last 8 months has felt like an avalanche of data loss until, in the end, my longitudinal study was no more. I hope the MRC will understand, and that I can pick up on my research vision in 2021 and make it happen this time.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

It's #NationalBereavedParentsDay . I am one of those parents. It's the club nobody wants to be a member of, but if you are, it's nice to know that you are not a alone. If you know somebody who lost a child, do something nice for them today ❤️

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

NEW PAPER! - on neural neural correlates of inhibitory control in babies! - using fNIRS. Hard to express how excited I am about this one - not only is this study a dream come true, it has also been a huge collaborative effort and I could not be prouder of @AbiFiske and the team!

Abi Fiske

@AbiFiske

2 years

So incredibly pleased that the pre-proof of our new paper have been published in NeuroImage! We used fNIRS alongside @KarlaHolmboe 's response inhibition task (the ECITT) to investigate inhibitory control in 10-month-old babies...

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

I'm super excited to be starting our new longitudinal study! We are looking for parents in the Oxfordshire area with a baby under or around 10 months of age who would like to take part. Please RT. Thank you!

Oxford BabyLab

@OxfordBabylab

5 years

What’s going on in your baby’s brain? We are running an exciting new study looking at how babies and toddlers develop what we call Executive Functions. For more information, see @KarlaHolmboe

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

In just over a week I will be giving my Margaret Donaldson prize talk at the @BPSDevSection conference. Super excited (and a bit nervous) already. In particular, can't wait to talk about our brand new toddler inhibitory control task, incl. some data I have never presented before.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

When you are too busy and overworked to put in the form for the dept's recognition scheme (lump sum of one increment) and the kindest mentor in the world does it for you, and you get the reward. Thank you @GaiaScerif that was the kindest thing somebody has done for me in a while!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 years

This looks like a pretty solid non-replication of Kovacs & Mehler's famous (2009) paper, which found that bilingual infants have better attentional control. Goes to show how important it is that we replicate infant studies.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

Come to our #SRCD2021 symposium on the development of executive functions in early toddlerhood at 10:00 EDT / 15:00 BST today. A lot is happening in terms of EF development before age 3 - see you later!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 months

Happy #InternationalWomenDay ! I feel so privileged to be leading an all-female research team of absolutely incredible women who are smashing it in developmental research 🤩

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

Just found out that we got most of the predictions in a pre-registration right, and that is the first time that's happened!😂

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

Just got another pre-registration submitted, so here are some rambling thoughts on why I like to pre-registration. This pre-reg is LONG, especially as we are only registering 3 simple hypotheses. We have spent a lot of time on it and it has been a very iterative process.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

Tomorrow we have our first baby come back at 16 months (second testing wave) in the Oxford Early EF Study. This is so exciting - one of the best things about doing longitudinal research is seeing 'our babies' grow up!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

@ashleyruba_phd Nobody can work flat out - we need to eat, go to the toilet, have a break, and even just procrastinate a bit to function properly. In regular a work day I do on average 5-7 'proper' hours (based on time tracking). I think 45 minutes out of 8 hours is a bit unfair on academics.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

I am super excited to share this new preprint on the neural correlates of IC in 10-month-old infants using fNIRS. This is a dream study that I have been wanting to do since the start of my PhD, and I am so lucky to have had the brilliant @AbiFiske take the lead on this.

Abi Fiske

@AbiFiske

3 years

We are pleased and excited to share our pre-print "The neural correlates of inhibitory control in 10-month-old infants: an fNIRS study". This is the first fNIRS study from our lab but we hope it won't be the last!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

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I did not write this article, but my 8-year-old daughter reviewed it - proud mummy moment for me here! 🥰

How Does My Brain Communicate With My Body?

You see the ball flying toward you, just five feet away. You sprint to catch it, pumping your legs as hard you can. You catch the ball, gripping it with your fingers. Then suddenly, you hear your...

kids.frontiersin.org

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

ANOTHER NEW PAPER! (what a week!) 🥳- this time on inhibitory control development on the transition between infancy and toddlerhood. See the thread below for a superb summary by @alexhendry

Alex Hendry

@alexhendry

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Our paper examining early inhibitory control development is out: . Findings include evidence for developmental progression but not stability of individual differences in directed global inhibition (stopping an action on demand) between 10 & 16 months…

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

Off to my motherland (Denmark) tomorrow with my family. We haven't been able to go there much in recent years due to Covid, and I am just looking SO much forward to it. Time for a Twitter break - see you later! 🌿

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

Argh, everyday sexism. I am delighted that we have finally managed to buy a house, but why is everything in my husband's name when I dealt with most of the legal work? We have shared ownership. And I am not Mrs Wiltshire, for goodness sake. Rant over.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 months

If you have recently finished your PhD and are interested in working with me on early executive function development at @BristolUniPsych , this is a great fellowship opportunity. We have a large and growing longitudinal data set to dive into! Please RT :-)

ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowships and How to Apply | SWDTP

www.swdtp.ac.uk

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

Out of office message is ON 🎉 I have moved the email icon to a new location on my phone, to avoid that strongly prepotent response 😅 (I would delete but then would have to faff with re-installing it when I'm back). Will leave Twitter on for 1 more day, and then cut that too! 😉

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

Thank you all for your kind words and ❤️s on Tilly's birthday - it means a lot. We lit Tilly's candle this evening and had cake, our usual little ritual. We agreed that if heaven exists surely it must involve any cake you like on your birthday!

Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

My first daughter Tilly was born on 7th Sep 2010 at half past midnight. When I think back to her birth, I often think how good it is that we don't know our future. I don't think I could have carried on if I had known what life had in store for Tilly.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 years

NEW PAPER! We found that maternal depressive symptoms (DS) have cascading effects on infant negative affect (NA) across the first year. The effect of Mat DS at birth is substantial, but a new effect of Mat DS emerges at 4mo predicting infant NA at 6mo.

Impact of maternal depressive symptoms on the development of infant temperament: Cascading effects...

Maternal depression is associated with a range of child development outcomes, including difficult temperament. This longitudinal study investigated whether depressive symptoms (DS) that mothers...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 months

I'm celebrating my birthday by getting up at 6am to go to the lab to test 3 babies 🙃 But I do love testing, and there will be cake when I get home! 😋

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 months

I'm in the final push with a large grant application and I find that every morning I just need to sit and stare into the air for a bit before I can do anything at all. Tired, but getting there.

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

Nothing better to send me off to America than a paper acceptance! Yay! 🎉😊

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

Fully funded 4-year PhD project on the neural substrates of executive function development during the first 2.5 years of life. This call is specifically for international students (EU included). Please RT!

The neural substrates of executive function development during the first 2.5 years of life at...

PhD Project - The neural substrates of executive function development during the first 2.5 years of life at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

2 years

Pleased to share my commentary on @Krista_BH , @chbergma and @VictoriaSavalei 's brilliant article "Six solutions for more reliable infant research". In this commentary I discuss the importance of considering construct validity in infancy research.

We need to talk about validity – A commentary on “Six solutions for more reliable infant research”...

Infant and Child Development: prenatal, childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood is a premier developmental science journal for transparent and open research.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

5 years

I feel a bit gutted not to be at #SRCD19 , but I promised myself that this year I would travel less and spend that time with my daughters instead - they are little for such a short time. Do keep me posted about anything EF though!

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 years

There seems to be a lot of interest in this - I think many infant & child researchers are struggling with how to test in the 'new normal', ideally avoiding hazmat suits! I was wondering if I should set up a Facebook group that people can join to share questions and experiences?

Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

4 years

Researchers testing toddlers/infants - what protective gear or other measures are you planning to use for returning to testing? We are not re-starting yet, but thinking about solutions. I would really like to hear your views on what is the safest and most practical option(s)...

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

1 year

Welcome to the @BristolBabyLab on Twitter - give us a follow for info and news about infant and toddler research at @BristolUniPsych and beyond! 😊

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Karla Holmboe

@KarlaHolmboe

3 years

We are moving tomorrow! From Oxfordshire to North Somerset. Seems unreal that it's finally happening. Goodbye Oxford, goodbye Banbury - it was fun! I will miss some good friends I have made here. Now for the next adventure (which will not involve moving every 5 years!) :-)

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