Selected Publications

2013

• Moiseev, A., Herdman, A.T. (2013). Multi-core beamformers: Derivation, limitations and improvements. Neuroimage, v. 71, pp. 135-146. Abstract
• Virji-Babul, N., Moiseev, A., Sun, W., Feng, T., Moiseeva, N., Watt, K., Huotilainen, M. (2013) Neural correlates of music recognition in Down syndrome. Brain and Cognition 81, 256–262 Abstract
• Ribary, U. and Ward, L.M. Synchronization and functional connectivity dynamics across TC-CC-CT networks: Implications for clinical symptoms and consciousness. In: Phenomenological Neuropsychiatry: Bridging the Clinic with Clinical Neuroscience, A.Mishara, ed., Springer Publisher, in press.
• Ribary, U., Doesburg, S.M., and Ward, L.M. Thalamocortical network dynamics: A framework for typical/atypical cortical oscillations and connectivity. In: Magnetoencephalography – From Signals to Dynamic Cortical Networks, S.Supek and CJ. Aine, eds, Springer Verlag Heidelberg, submitted.

2012

• Ismail, S., Sun, W., Nathoo, F.S., Babul, A., Moiseev, A., Beg, M.F., Virji-Babul, N. (2012). A Skew-t Space-Varying Regression Model for the Spectral Analysis of Resting State Brain Activity. Stat Methods Med Res. 2012 May 20. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract
• Virji-Babul, N., Moiseev, A., Sun, W., Fesharaki, A., Beg, F., Ribary, U. (2012) Dynamics of oscillatory changes associated with the perception of human motion. Neuroreport,  23 (13): 793-8. Abstract

2011

• Moiseev, A., Gaspar, J.M., Schneider, J.A., Herdman, A.T. Application of multi-source minimum variance beamformers for reconstruction of correlated neural activity.  NeuroImage, v. 58, pp. 481–496, (2011) Abstract
• Virji-Babul, N., Moiseev, A., Moiseeva, N., Sun, W., Ribary, U., Lott, I.  Altered brain dynamics during voluntary movement in individuals with Down syndrome. Neuroreport, Volume 22, Issue 7,  pp. 358–364 (2011) Abstract
• Doesburg, S.M., Ribary, U., Herdman, A.T., Miller, S.P., Poskitt, K.J., Moiseev, A., Whitfield, M.F., Synnes, A., Grunau, R.E. Altered long-range alpha-band synchronization during visual short-term memory retention in children born very preterm. NeuroImage, Volume 54, Issue 3, pp. 2330-2339 (2011) Abstract
• Doesburg, S.M., Ribary, U., Herdman, A.T., Moiseev, A., Cheung, T., Miller, S.P., Poskitt, K., Weinberg, H., Whitfield, M.F., Synnes, A., Grunau, R.E. Magnetoencephalography reveals slowing of resting peak oscillatory frequency in children born very preterm  Pediatric Research, 70, 2,  pp 171-175 (2011) Abstract

2010

• Watt, K.J., Johnson, P., Virji-Babul, N. (2010). The perception of friendship in adults with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 54(11) 1015-1023.
• Virji-Babul, N., Moiseev, A., Cheung, T., Weeks, D., Cheyne, D., Ribary, U. Neural mechanisms underlying action observation in adults with Down syndrome. Am. J. Intellect. Dev. Disabil., 115, 113-127, 2010.
• Doesburg, S.M., Herdman, A.T., Ribary, U., Cheung, T., Moiseev, A., Weinberg, H., Liotti, M., Weeks, D., Grunau, R.E. Long-range synchronization and local desynchronization of alpha oscillations during visual short-term memory retention in children. Exp. Brain Res., 4, 719-727, 2010.
• Doesburg, S., Ribary, U., Herdman, A.T., Cheung, T., Moiseev, A., Weinberg, H., Whitfield, M.F., Synnes, A., Liotti, M., Weeks, D., Grunau, R.E. Altered long-range phase synchronization and cortical activation in children born very preterm. In: S. Supek and A. Sušac (Eds.), Advances in Biomagnetism – BIOMAG2010, IFMBE Proceedings, 28, 250-253, 2010.
• Cheung, T., Kavanagh, K.L., Ribary, U. A new technique for magnetic nanoparticle imaging using magnetoencephalography frequency data. In: S. Supek and A. Sušac (Eds.), Advances in Biomagnetism – BIOMAG2010, IFMBE Proceedings, 28, 443-446, 2010.
• Sun, W., Mosieev, A., Beg, F., Ribary, U., Virji-Babul, N. Cortical dynamics underlying the visual perception of stationary and moving stimuli. In: S. Supek and A. Sušac (Eds.), Advances in Biomagnetism – BIOMAG2010, IFMBE Proceedings, 28, 282-285, 2010.
• Moiseeva, N., Mosieev, A., Lott, I., Haier, R., Head, K., Ribary, U. and Virji-Babul, N. Brain network connectivity dynamics during voluntary finger movement in right handed adults with Down Syndrome: Evidence for contralateral and ipsilateral dominance. In: S. Supek and A. Sušac (Eds.), Advances in Biomagnetism – BIOMAG2010, IFMBE Proceedings, 28, 393-396, 2010.

2009

• Poster "Increased Long-Range Alpha-Band Synchrony during short-term memory retention in children" Urs Ribary, Sam M. Doesburg, Anthony T. Herdman, Teresa Cheung, Hal Weinberg, Mario Liotti, Daniel Weeks & Ruth E. Grunau. Presented at 15th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, June 2009, San Francisco.
• Poster "Application of Multi-Source Minimal Variance Beamformers for Reconstruction of Correlated Neural Activity" Alexander Moiseev. Presented at 15th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, June 2009, San Francisco.
• Poster "Adults with Down syndrome show right hemisphere dominance during right handed voluntary movement" N. Virji-Babul, A. Moiseev, N. Moisseeva, W. Sun, D. Cheyne & U. Ribary. Presented at 15th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, June 2009, San Francisco.
• Poster "What do adults with Down syndrome know about friendship?" Kim Watt, Naznin Virji-Babul, Peter Johnson.

• Beg, M., Wong, S., Khan, A., Cheung, T., Virji-Babul, N., & Herdman, A. (2009). External landmark and head-shape-based functional data normalization. Computerized Medical Imaging And Graphics: The Official Journal Of The Computerized Medical Imaging Society, 33(7), 501-509.
• Doesburg, S., Ribary, U., Herdman, A.T., Cheung, T., Weinberg, H., Liotti, M., Grunau, R.E. MEG reveals gamma-band activation in prefrontal and visual cortex during short-term memory maintenance in children. J. Cogn. Neurosci., in press, 2009.
• Fawcett, S. and Peralejo, J. (2009). Speech in Individuals with Down syndrome. Perspectives on Language Learning and Education 16 109-116.
• Lam, M., Hodges, N., Virji-Babul, N., & Latash, M. (2009). Evidence for slowing as a function of index of difficulty in young adults with down syndrome. American Journal On Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities, 114(6), 411-426.
• Virji-Babul, N., Moiseev, A., Cheung, T., Weeks, D., Cheyne, D., Ribary, U.  (2009)  Spatial-temporal dynamics of cortical activity underlying reaching and grasping: Implications for understanding the mirror neuron system.  Human Brain Mapping. DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20853 (Published online July 10, 2009).
• Virji-Babul, N. and Weeks, D..  (2009) Perception, Action, Cognition: New Perspectives on Down syndrome.  International Review of Research on Mental Retardation (In Press)

2008

• Virji-Babul, N., Moiseev, A., Cheung, T., Weeks, D., Cheyne, D., Ribary, U. Changes in Mu rhythm during action observation and execution in adults with Down syndrome: Implications for action representation. Neurosci. Lett., 436, 177-180, 2008.
• Cheung, T., Wong, J., Parameswaran, A., Babul, A., Beg, F., Kavanagh, KL., Jirasek, A., Ribary, U. A Scanner Independent Approach to Modeling Neural Activity with a Hardware Phantom. In: Biomagnetism: Interdisciplinary Research and Exploration; R.Kakigi, K.Yokosawa, S.Kuriki, eds, Hokkaido University Press, pp: 89-91, 2008.

Selected Conference Presentations, Abstracts

2012

• Moiseev, A. “Multi-source minimum variance localizers for dual state scenarios”. Presented at Biomag 2012 conference, Paris, August 2012.
• Doesburg, S.M., Cheung, T., Moiseev, A., Ribary, U., Herdman, A.T., Miller, S., Chau, C., Cepeda, I., Synnes, A., Grunau, R.E.. "Magnetoencephalography reveals relationships among neonatal pain, functional cortical activity and school-age cognitive outcome in children born preterm". Presented at Biomag 2012 conference, Paris, August 2012.
• Moiseev, A., Doesburg, S.M., Herdman, A.T., Beg, F., Miller, S., Poskitt, K., Ribary, U., Grunau, R.E. "Atypical network oscillation dynamics in very preterm children during visual short-term memory processing". Presented at Biomag 2012 conference, Paris, August 2012.
• Ribary, U., Doesburg, S.M., Ward, L.M.  Functional Connectivity Dynamics across the Entire Brain Space Relating to Cognition and Consciousness: Conceptual Perspective. 18th International Conference on Biomagnetism, Paris, France. Biomag, A-134, 2012.
• Doesburg, S.M., Cheung, T., Moiseev, A., Ribary, U., Herdman, A.T., Miller, S.P., Chau, C., Cepeda, I.L., Synnes, A., Grunau, R.E. “Magnetoencephalography (MEG) reveals relationships among neonatal pain, functional cortical activity and school-age cognitive outcome in children born at extremely low gestational age”. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (PAS), Boston, MA, USA, April 2012.
• Doesburg, S.M., Moiseev, A., Ribary, U., Herdman, A.T., Miller,  S.P., Poskitt, K.J., Grunau, R.E. “Magnetic source imaging reveals atypical cortical network dynamics in very preterm children during visual short-term memory processing”. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (PAS), Boston, MA, USA, April 2012.
• Chau,. C, Doesburg, S., Cheung, T., Ribary, U., Herdman, T., Moiseev, A., Cepeda, I.L., Diamond, A., Synnes, A., Miller, S.P., Grunau, R.E. “Executive Functions Are Related To Altered MEG Spectral Structure In School-Age Children Born Very Preterm. Presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (PAS), Boston, MA, USA, April 2012.
• Bedo, N., Ribary, U., Ward, L.M. Connectivity in cortical networks during word-reading. Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Chicago, USA, March, 2012.
• Ribary, U., Doesburg, S.M., Ward, L.M. Functional connectivity dynamics across the entire brain space in health and disease: Conceptual perspective. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., 2012 (on CD ROM).

2011

• Nathoo, F., Babul, A., Moiseev, A., Beg, F., Virji-Babul, N. “A Spatiotemporal Hidden Markov Model for Electromagnetic Brain Mapping”.  Presented at GEOMED Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada October 20 – 21,  2011 (35 min talk)
• Ismail, S., Sun, W., Nathoo, F., Babul, A., Moiseev, A., Virji-Babul, N., Beg, F. "A skew-normal space-varying regression model for the spectral analysis of magnetoencephalography readings". Presented at GEOMED Conference, Victoria, BC, Canada October 2011.
• Sun, W., Moiseev, A., Beg, F., Virji-Babul, N., Babul, A., Nathoo, F. Resting state functional connectivity: influence of age, gender and Down syndrome.  Presented at 17th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, June 26-30, 2011, Québec City, Canada
• Virji-Babul, N., Moiseev, A., Feng, T., Watt, K., Moiseeva, N., Huotilainen, M.  Brain regions activated by familiar and unfamiliar music: a MEG study. Presented at 17th Annual Meeting of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, June 26-30, 2011, Québec City, Canada
• Virji-Babul, N., Moiseev, A., Sun, W., Feng, T., Moiseeva, N., Watt, K., Huotilainen, M. Recognition of familiar music activates auditory-motor regions in Down Syndrome.  Presented at The New York Academy of Sciences multidisciplinary conference “Music, Science & Medicine: Frontiers in Biomedical Research & Clinical Applications”. March 25, 2011, New York, USA
• Ribary, U. Brain Network Connectivity Dynamics towards Neurodiagnostic Markers and individual Interventional Therapies for Disabilities and Pathologies. Neurotalk 2011, pp 114, 2011.
• Ribary, U. Brain Dynamics and Translation into Neurodiagnostic Markers. IBMISPS,  <www.worldbrainmapping.org>,  2011.
• Bedo N, Ribary U, and Ward LM. Spatio-temporal dynamics and interregional synchronization during letter- and word-reading. 52nd Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Seattle, USA, November, 2011.

2010

• Doesburg, S., Ribary, U., Herdman, A.T., Cheung, T., Moiseev, A., Weinberg, H., Whitfield, M.F., Synnes, A., Liotti, M., Weeks, D., Grunau, R.E. Altered long-range phase synchronization and cortical activation in children born very preterm. Biomag2010, 17th International Conference on Biomagnetism, 2010.
• Sun, W., Mosieev, A., Beg, F., Ribary, U., Virji-Babul, N. Cortical dynamics underlying the visual perception of stationary and moving stimuli. Biomag2010, 17th International Conference on Biomagnetism, 2010.
• Doesburg, S.M., Ribary, U., Herdman, A.T., Mosieev, A., Cheung, T., Miller, S.P., Weinberg, H., Grunau, R.E. Magnetoencephalography reveals area-specific thalamocortical dysrhythmia in children born very preterm. Biomag2010, 17th International Conference on Biomagnetism, 2010.
• Cheung, T., Kavanagh, K.L., Ribary, U. A new technique for magnetic nanoparticle imaging for magnetoencephalography using frequency data. Biomag2010, 17th International Conference on Biomagnetism, 2010.
• Ribary, U., Moiseeva, N., Mosieev, A., Virji-Babul, N. Coherence Analysis during a voluntary motor task in individuals with and without Down Syndrome. Biomag2010, 17th International Conference on Biomagnetism, 2010.
• Doesburg, S.M., Ribary, U., Herdman, A.T., Mosieev, A., Cheung, T., Miller, S.P., Weinberg, H., Grunau, R.E. Magnetoencephalography reveals area-specific thalamocortical dysrhythmia in children born very preterm. Pediatric Academic Societies, Platform Presentation, 2010.
• Herdman, A., Barrie, J., Iarocci, G., Ribary, U., Liotti, M. Neuroimaging of Face Processing in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. NeuroDevNet Meeting, Montreal, Canada, June 2010.
• Doesburg, S., Ribary, U., Herdman, A., Moiseev, A., Cheung, T., Miller, S., Weinberg, H., Grunau, R. Magnetoencephalography reveals thalamocortical dysrhythmia in children born very preterm. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., 2010 (on CD ROM).

2009

• Cheung, T., Kavanagh, K., Mosieev, A.,  Majumder, S., and Ribary, U. Detection of Magnetic Nanoparticles using Sensor Noise for Magnetoencephalography Imaging. NeuroImage, 47, S140, 2009.
• Cheung, T., Kavanagh, K.L., Majumder, S., Ribary, U., and Mosieev, A. Detection of superparamagnetic nanoparticles using magnetoencephalography. Meeting of the American Physical Society, submitted, 2009.
• Cheung, T., Liotti, M., Herdman, A., Van Snellenberg, J., Gaspar, J., “Time-Frequency Analysis of Response Inhibition Using Magnetoencephalography”, Society of Biological Psychiatry, Vancouver, BC (2009).
• Doesburg, S., Herdman, A.T., Ribary, U., Cheung, T., Weinberg, H., Whitfield, M.F., Synnes, A., Liotti, M., Weeks, D., Grunau, R.E. Reduced gamma-band activation in prefrontal and visual cortex during visual short-term memory processing in children born very preterm. Pediatric Academic Societies, Platform Presentation, 2009.
• Doesburg, S., Herdman, A.T., Ribary, U., Cheung, T., Moiseev, A., Weinberg, H., Whitfield, M.F., Synnes, A., Liotti, M., Weeks, D., Grunau, R.E. Children born very preterm show reduced gamma-band activation in prefrontal and visual cortex during visual short-term memory retention. ISPP Conference, submitted, 2009.
• Kishimoto, Y., Liu, J., Cheung, T., Parameswaran, A. M., Amaya, K., “Magnetic Dipole Localization Studies for Magnetoencephalography using Multiple Phase Inverse Analysis and the Experimental Verification”. Accepted for poster and publication at Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Conference 2009
• Kishimoto, Y., Cheung, T., Liu, J., Amaya, K., Parameswaran, A.M., “Brain Current Dipole Localization Studies for Magnetoencephalography using Multiple Phase Inverse Analysis”, Accepted for poster presentation at the Organization for Human Brain Mapping Conference 2009
• Moiseeva, N., Moiseev, A., Virji-Babul, N. Spatial localization and coherence in right handed adults with Down syndrome: Evidence for ipsilateral and contralateral dominance.
• Ribary, U., Doesburg, S., Herdman, A.T., Cheung, T., Mosieev, A., Weinberg, H., Liotti, M., Weeks, D., Grunau, R.E. Increased long-range alpha-band phase synchronization during short-term memory retention in children. Neuroimage, 47, S144, 2009.
• Virji-Babul, N., Mosieev, A., Cheyne, D., Ribary, U.. Adults with Down syndrome show a right hemisphere dominance during self-paced voluntary movements of the right finger. NeuroImage, 47, S172, 2009.
• Doesburg, S., Ribary, U., Herdman, A.T., Cheung, T., Weinberg, H., Liotti, M., Grunau, R.E. MEG reveals gamma-band activation in prefrontal and visual cortex during short-term memory maintenance in children. J. Cogn. Neurosci., in press, 2009.
• Cheung, T., Kavanagh, K.L., Majumder, S., Ribary, U., Mosieev, A. Detection of superparamagnetic nanoparticles using magnetoencephalography. Meeting of the American Physical Society, 2009.

2008

• Cheung, T., Wong, J., Parameswaran, A., Babul, A., Beg, F., Kavanagh, K.L., Jirasek, A., and Ribary, U. (2008).  A Scanner independent approach to modeling neural activity with a hardware phantom.  In R. Kakigi, K. Yokosawa, S. Kuriki (Eds.),  Biomagnetism : Interdisciplinary Research and Exploration (pp. 89-91). Hokkaido : Hokkaido University Press.
• Cheung, T., Virji-Babul, N. (2008).  MEG analysis of emotional face processing in children with Down syndrome: A pilot study. Down Syndrome Quarterly, 10(2),  18-21.
• Galli, M., Rigoldi, C., Brunner, R., Virji-Babul, N., Albertini, G.  (2008).  Joint stiffness and gait pattern evaluation in children with Down syndrome. Gait and Posture 28(3), 502-6.
• Herdman, A.T., Cheyne, D. (In Press). A Practical guide for MEG and beamforming. In T. Handy (Ed.), Advances in ERP, EEG, and MEG Analysis. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
• Matthews, Q., Jirasek A., Virji-Babul, N., Cheung, T., Babul A.  (2008).  Investigation of a two-point maximum entropy regularization method for signal enhancement applied to magnetoencephalography data. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 3(1), 78–87.
• Moiseev, A.  (2008).  Leakage correction procedure for improving beamformer spatial resolution.  In R. Kakigi, K. Yokosawa, S. Kuriki (Eds.), Biomagnetism : Interdisciplinary Research and Exploration (pp. 89-91). Hokkaido : Hokkaido University Press.
• Virji-Babul, N., Moiseev, A., Cheung, T., Weeks, D., Cheyne, D., and Ribary, U. (2008). Changes in Mu rhythm during action observation and execution in adults with Down syndrome: Implications for action representation. Neuroscience Letters, 436(2), 177-180.
• Virji-Babul, N., Latash, M.  (2008).  Postural control in children with Down’s syndrome.  In M. Hadders-Algra, E. Brogren Carlberg (Eds.),  Posture: A Key Issue in Developmental Disorders (pp. 131-147).  New York : John Wiley & Sons.
• Virji-Babul, N., Cheung, T., Ribary, U., Beg, F. Recognition of point-light possible and impossible motion: Mu rhythms and mirror neuron activity. NeuroImage, 41, S115, 2008.
• Cheung, T., Wong, J., Parameswaran, A., Babul, A., Beg, F., Kavanagh, K.L., Jirasek, A., Ribary, U. A Scanner Independent Approach to Modeling Neural Activity with a Hardware Phantom. Biomag2008, 16th International Conference on Biomagnetism, 196 (7-17), 2008.
• Doesburg, S., Cepeda, I.L., Weinberg, H., Herdman, A.T., Liotti, M., Cheung, T., Ribary, U., Grunau, R.E. Magnetoencephalograpy (MEG) Reveals Altered Brain Dynamics In Children Born Very Preterm. International Forum on Pediatric Pain. Halifax, Canada, October 2008.
• Cheung, T., Wong, J., Parameswaran, A., Babul, A., Beg, F., Kavanagh, KL., Jirasek, A., Ribary, U. A hardware model for functional neuroimaging using magnetoencephalography, Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., 2008 (on CD ROM).

2007

• Cepeda, I.L., Grunau, R.E., Weinberg, H., Herdman, A.T., Cheung, T., Liotti, M., Amir, A., Synnes, A., Whitfield, M.  (2007).  Magnetoencephalography study of brain dynamics in young children born extremely preterm. International Congress Series, 1300, 99-102.
• Doesburg, S.M.,  Ward, L.M. (2007).  Long-distance alpha-band MEG synchronization maintains selective attention.  In D. Cheyne, B. Ross, G. Stroink, H. Weinberg (Eds.),  New Frontiers in Biomagnetism (pp. 551-554). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
• Luus, B.M., Van Snellenberg, J.X., Liotti, M.  (2007).  To stop or not to stop: A high spatio-temporal resolution study of response inhibition using MEG. International Congress Series, 1300, 425-428.
• Roberts, L.E., Young, A., Bosnyak, D.J., Cheung, T., Lei, J.J., & Bell, K. (2007).  Auditory cortical development charted by transient and 40-hz steady state responses in typical children and in children with Down syndrome. In D. Cheyne, B. Ross, G. Stroink, H. Weinberg (Eds.),  New Frontiers in Biomagnetism (pp. 103-106). Amsterdam: Elsevier.
• Van Snellenberg, J.X., Whitman, J., McDonald, J.J., Liotti, M.  (2007).  High temporal resolution imaging of spatial working memory. International Congress Series, 1300, 433-436.
• Virji-Babul, N., Cheung, T., Weeks, D.J., Kerns, K.A., Shiffar, M. (2007). Neural activity involved in the perception of human and meaningful object motion. NeuroReport, 18, 125-28.
• Virji-Babul, N., Cheung, T., Weeks, D., Herdman, A.T., Cheyne, D.  (2007).  Magnetoencephalographic analysis of cortical activity in adults with and without Down syndrome.  Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 51(12), 982-7.
• Virji-Babul, N., Eichmann, A., Kisly, D., Down, J., Haslam, R.  (2007).  Use of health  care guidelines on Down syndrome by family physicians across Canada. Paediatrics and Child Health 12( 3), 179-183.

2006

• Fawcett, S., & Virji-Babul, N.  (2006).  Integrated therapy for stuttering and expressive syntax in Down syndrome: A case report.  International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 5(4), 391-396.
• Hovorka, R., & Virji-Babul, N.  (2006).  A preliminary investigation into the efficacy of virtual reality as a tool for rehabilitation for children with Down syndrome International Journal on Disability and Human Development, 5(4), 351-355.
• Iarocci, G., Virji-Babul, N., Reebye, P.  (2006).  The Learn at play program (LAPP): Merging family, developmental research, early intervention and policy goals for children with Down syndrome.   Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 3(1), 11–21.
• Jobling, A., Virji-Babul, N., Nichols, D.  (2006).  Children with Down syndrome: Discovering the joy of movement. The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 77(6), 34-38.
• Mazzoni, E.R., Southward, J.K., Temple, V.A., Rhodes, R.E., Virji-Babul, N., Purves, L.  (2006).  Effect of indoor rock climbing on self-efficacy and self-perceptions of children with special needs: A pilot project. ACHPER Healthy Lifestyles Journal, 53(3-4), 10-16.
• Virji-Babul, N., Hovorka, R., Jobling, A.  (2006).  Playground dynamics: Perceptual-motor behaviour and peer interactions of young children with Down syndrome.  Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 12(1) Supp 2, 29-44.
• Virji-Babul, N., Kerns, K., Zhou, E., Kapur, A., Shiffrar, M. (2006).  Perceptual-motor deficits in children with Down syndrome: Implications for intervention. Down Syndrome Research and Practice, 10(2), 74-82.

Selected Invited Talks, Plenary Lectures

2012

• Ribary, U. Imaging into the human brain: How we perceive and process the outside world, how the brain can reorganize itself, and how the brain alters in cognitive disabilities. Keynote Lecture: SD-45 West Vancouver, Canada, January 20, 2012.
• Ribary, U. Imaging Brain-based Intervention. Meeting of the interdisciplinary BC school-district FFW-Intervention Consortium, Vancouver, Canada, February 1, 2012.
• Ribary, U. Oscillations and network connectivity: Underlying mechanism in cognitive disabilities and neuropsychiatric pathologies. UCSD Radiology Imaging Center, University California San Diego (UCSD), San Diego, USA, February 9, 2012.

2011

• Ribary, U. Brain Imaging towards Neurodiagnostics in Neurology and Neuropsychiatry. UBC Psychiatry Brain-Talks, Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), Vancouver, Canada, January 20, 2011.
• Ribary, U. Brain Network Connectivity Dynamics towards Neurodiagnostic Markers and individual Interventional Therapies for Disabilities and Pathologies. Invited Speaker; Neurotalk 2011, Dalian, China, May 24, 2011.

2010

• Virji-Babul, N. and Ribary, U. CNS Pathophysiology: Down Syndrome. Satellite Symposium on Advances in Human Brain Development Research, Dubrovnik, Croatia, March 28, 2010.
• Ribary, U. Brain Connectivity Dynamics: Closing the gap to Human Cognition, Seattle Cildren’s Research Institute and Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle, USA, June 25, 2010.
• Ribary, U. Brain Network Connectivity and Alterations in Disabililities and Pathologies. Invited Speaker: International Meeting on Brain Development and Learning (A.Diamond Organizer), Vancouver, Canada, July 18, 2010.

2009

• Ribary, U. Brain Network Oscillations and Human Perception. Cognitive Science Program, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, February 18, 2009.
• Ribary, U. The Inclusion of Neural Network Connectivity Dynamics towards a Brain-based Diagnostic for Cognitive Disabilities and Pathologies. Neuroethics Special Guest Series, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada, September 30, 2009.
• Ribary, U. The Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience Institute (BCNI) at SFU towards facilitating neurodiagnostics and intervention. Developmental Neurosciences and Child Health Strategic Planning Day, BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada, October 2, 2009.
• Ribary, U. Window into the Human Brain: How we Perceive the Outside World, how the Brain alters in Cognitive Abnormalities and Pathologies, and how the Brain can Reorganize itself. Regional Circle Meeting for Special Education, School District 57 Northern BC, Organizer: Truman Spring (BC-CASE Executive), Prince George, BC, Canada, October, 23, 2009.
• Ribary, U.  Human Brain Imaging towards Neurodiagnostics and individual Interventional Therapies. Brain Research Centre, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada, October 30, 2009.

2008

• Ribary, U. Invited Panel member for Town Hall Meeting “Brains R Us: The Science of Education”, moderated by Science Network. Salk Institute, San Diego, USA, March 3, 2008.
• Ribary, U. Human Brain Imaging: Research Vision and Plan. Presentation to the Board of the CFRI (Child Family Research Institute) at BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, Canada, May 14, 2008.

2006

• Ribary, U. The impact of science on our society with special emphasis on medical diagnostics and intervention. Keynote Speaker, 15th International Conference on Biomagnetism, (also addressed to the World Conference on Down Syndrom, and to the Public). Vancouver, Canada, August 25, 2006.