Ms Lauren Heidenreich
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Psychology
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
PhD CandidateSupervised by Dr. Irina Baetu and Ass. Prof. Lyndsey Collins-PrainoI am a PhD student in the Cognitive and Neural Sciences Laboratory at the University of Adelaide. I am interested in the neurocognitive bases of associative learning. How people learn to associate events that regularly occur together fundamentally impacts cognition and behaviour. Many clinical presentations, including addiction, anxiety and Parkinson's disease can be described in terms of abnormal learning. Thus, understanding the properties of associative learning not only provides avenues for optimised learning in the general population, but also for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of clinical disorders. My research aims to increase our understanding of the mechanisms that generate normal and abnormal learning. To do this I combine stimulus-response learning paradigms with brain stimulation, electroencephalography and/or genetic testing. I also employ computational modelling techniques to elucidate underlying mechanisms.*Please note that I have gone by my married name (Foreman) in the below publications.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2017 | Tutor, Level 3 Learning & Behaviour | University of Adelaide |
| 2016 - 2016 | Volunteer (Disability Centre) | Company of Grace, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam |
| 2016 - 2016 | Volunteer (Community Development) | Source of Life, Kampala, Uganda |
| 2014 - 2016 | Research Assistant | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Scholarship | Undergraduate Summer Research Scholarship | University of Adelaide | Australia | $1,200 |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD in Psychology |
| 2012 - 2015 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Psychological Science (1st Class Hons) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Foreman, L., Child, B., Saywell, I., Collins-Praino, L., & Baetu, I. (2025). Cognitive reserve moderates the effect of COVID-19 on cognition: A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 171, 31 pages. Scopus1 WoS2 Europe PMC2 |
| 2024 | Saywell, I., Foreman, L., Child, B., Phillips-Hughes, A. L., Collins-Praino, L., & Baetu, I. (2024). Influence of cognitive reserve on cognitive and motor function in α-synucleinopathies: A systematic review and multilevel meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 161, 28 pages. Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC4 |
| 2023 | Saywell, I., Child, B., Foreman, L., Collins‐Praino, L., & Baetu, I. (2023). Influence of cognitive reserve on cognitive and motor function in α‐synucleinopathies: A systematic review protocol. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1522(1), 15-23. Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC2 |
| 2018 | Baetu, I., Pitcher, J., Cohen-Woods, S., Lancer, B., Beu, N., Foreman, L., . . . Burns, N. (2018). Polymorphisms that affect GABA neurotransmission predict processing of aversive prediction errors in humans. NeuroImage, 176, 176-192. Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC4 |
- Tutor and Guest Lecturer in Level 3 Learning and Behaviour (2017)
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - ongoing | - | EEG Club, School of Psychology | Australia |