Overview
Background
Professor Gail Robinson holds a joint Queensland Brain Institute and the School of Psychology appointment. She has been a clinical neuropsychologist and researcher for ~25 years in Australia and in London (UK), where she spent 14 years at the dynamic and historic National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London. In 2010, she transitioned from a clinical role to an academic position at The University of Queensland where was Director of the Clinical Neuropsychology Doctoral programme (2010-2018), taking up this lead role again in 2023. Her clinical research is focused on both theoretical questions about brain-behaviour relationships like the crucial mechanisms for the executive control of language, and clinical questions regarding cognitive assessment and management of various pathologies including neurodegenerative disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, brain tumours and stroke. Professor Robinson has attracted internal and national funding; she Leads the Neuropsychology Core of a large-scale longitudinal and multidisciplinary NHMRC Dementia Team Research grant (Prospective Imaging Study of Ageing: Genes, Brain and Behaviour - PISA). She was the recipient of an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) in 2012 and a NHMRC Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellowship in 2018 in which she has been focused on early neurocognitive diagnostic indicators for dementia.
Availability
- Professor Gail Robinson is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), Australian National University
- Masters (Coursework), Australian National University
- Doctor of Philosophy, University College London
Works
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Featured
2024
Journal Article
The brief executive language screen: sensitivity and specificity in acute to early sub-acute stroke
Phillips, Mia R., Byrne, Jessica, Gibson, Emily C., Gilbert, Casey, Ford, Lucy, Marsh, Georgia, Chow, Jessica, Robinson, Gail A. and Neuropsychology Research Unit (2024). The brief executive language screen: sensitivity and specificity in acute to early sub-acute stroke. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 32 (1), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/10749357.2024.2356412
2024
Journal Article
Verbal and nonverbal fluency in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Barker, Megan S., Ceslis, Amelia, Argall, Rosemary, McCombe, Pamela, Henderson, Robert D. and Robinson, Gail A. (2024). Verbal and nonverbal fluency in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Neuropsychology, 18 (2), 265-285. doi: 10.1111/jnp.12354
Featured
2024
Journal Article
Hayling and stroop tests tap dissociable deficits and network-level neural correlates
Moore, Margaret Jane, Byrne, Jessica, Gibson, Emily C., Ford, Lucy and Robinson, Gail A. (2024). Hayling and stroop tests tap dissociable deficits and network-level neural correlates. Brain Structure and Function, 229 (4), 879-896. doi: 10.1007/s00429-024-02767-7
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2024
Journal Article
Generation of novel ideas: creativity in Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and healthy older adults
Marsh, Georgia, Aung, Ohnmar, Ceslis, Amelia, Adam, Robert, Mosley, Philip, Fripp, Jurgen and Robinson, Gail A. (2024). Generation of novel ideas: creativity in Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and healthy older adults. Creativity Research Journal, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/10400419.2024.2304498
Featured
2023
Journal Article
The Role of Apathy in Spontaneous Verbal and Nonverbal Behaviors: A Transdiagnostic Pilot Study in Neurodegeneration
Horne, Kristina S., Ceslis, Amelia, Mosley, Philip, Adam, Robert and Robinson, Gail A. (2023). The Role of Apathy in Spontaneous Verbal and Nonverbal Behaviors: A Transdiagnostic Pilot Study in Neurodegeneration. Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, 36 (3), 178-193. doi: 10.1097/wnn.0000000000000345
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2023
Journal Article
Mirror movements and callosal dysgenesis in a family with a DCC mutation: neuropsychological and neuroimaging outcomes
Knight, Jacquelyn L., Barker, Megan S., Edwards, Timothy J., Barnby, Joseph M., Richards, Linda J. and Robinson, Gail A. (2023). Mirror movements and callosal dysgenesis in a family with a DCC mutation: neuropsychological and neuroimaging outcomes. Cortex, 161, 38-50. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2023.01.008
2023
Journal Article
Sensitivity and specificity of the ECAS in identifying executive function and social cognition deficits in MND
Tjokrowijoto, Priscilla, Phillips, Mia, Ceslis, Amelia, Henderson, Robert D., McCombe, Pamela A. and Robinson, Gail A. (2023). Sensitivity and specificity of the ECAS in identifying executive function and social cognition deficits in MND. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 24 (5-6), 466-474. doi: 10.1080/21678421.2023.2188053
Featured
2022
Journal Article
Post-stroke apathy: a case series investigation of neuropsychological and lesion characteristics
Horne, Kristina S., Gibson, Emily C., Byrne, Jessica, Bender, James R. and Robinson, Gail A. (2022). Post-stroke apathy: a case series investigation of neuropsychological and lesion characteristics. Neuropsychologia, 171 108244, 108244. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108244
Featured
2022
Journal Article
Social Inference from Middle to Older Adulthood
Martin, A. K., Ceslis, A. and Robinson, G. A. (2022). Social Inference from Middle to Older Adulthood. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 37 (8), 1653-1661. doi: 10.1093/arclin/acac027
Featured
2022
Journal Article
Enhanced semantic memory in a case of highly superior autobiographical memory
Ford, Lucy, Shaw, Thomas B., Mattingley, Jason B. and Robinson, Gail A. (2022). Enhanced semantic memory in a case of highly superior autobiographical memory. Cortex, 151, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2022.02.007
Featured
2015
Journal Article
Verbal suppression and strategy use: a role for the right lateral prefrontal cortex?
Robinson, Gail A., Cipolotti, Lisa, Walker, David G., Biggs, Vivien, Bozzali, Marco and Shallice, Tim (2015). Verbal suppression and strategy use: a role for the right lateral prefrontal cortex?. Brain, 138 (4), 1084-1096. doi: 10.1093/brain/awv003
Featured
2015
Journal Article
Cognitive screening in brain tumours: short but sensitive enough?
Robinson, Gail A., Biggs, Vivien and Walker, David G. (2015). Cognitive screening in brain tumours: short but sensitive enough?. Frontiers in Oncology, 5 (60) 60, 1-7. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2015.00060
Featured
2012
Journal Article
The differing roles of the frontal cortex in fluency tests
Robinson, Gail, Shallice, Tim, Bozzali, Marco and Cipolotti, Lisa (2012). The differing roles of the frontal cortex in fluency tests. Brain, 135 (7), 2202-2214. doi: 10.1093/brain/aws142
2024
Journal Article
The interplay of age, gender and amyloid on brain and cognition in mid-life and older adults
Borne, Léonie, Thienel, Renate, Lupton, Michelle K., Guo, Christine, Mosley, Philip, Behler, Anna, Giorgio, Joseph, Adam, Robert, Ceslis, Amelia, Bourgeat, Pierrick, Fazlollahi, Amir, Maruff, Paul, Rowe, Christopher C., Masters, Colin L., Fripp, Jurgen, Robinson, Gail A. and Breakspear, Michael (2024). The interplay of age, gender and amyloid on brain and cognition in mid-life and older adults. Scientific Reports, 14 (1) 27207, 1-15. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-78308-3
2024
Journal Article
Adynamic spoken language in corpus callosum dysgenesis
Barker, Megan S., Knight, Jacquelyn L., Dean, Ryan J., Richards, Linda J. and Robinson, Gail A. (2024). Adynamic spoken language in corpus callosum dysgenesis. Cortex, 180, 42-54. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2024.07.021
2024
Conference Publication
Domain-specific and domain-general functions differentially predict propositional language production in younger and older healthy adults: a preliminary investigation
Chan, Melody M. Y., Chow, Jessica W. H. and Robinson, Gail A. (2024). Domain-specific and domain-general functions differentially predict propositional language production in younger and older healthy adults: a preliminary investigation. Society for the Neurobiology of Language 2024 Annual Meeting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 24-26 October 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Can an online battery match in-person cognitive testing in providing information about age-related cortical morphology?
Thienel, R., Borne, L., Faucher, C., Behler, A., Robinson, G. A., Fripp, J., Giorgio, J., Ceslis, A., McAloney, K., Adsett, J., Galligan, D., Martin, N G., Breakspear, M. and Lupton, M. K. (2024). Can an online battery match in-person cognitive testing in providing information about age-related cortical morphology?. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 18 (5), 1215-1225. doi: 10.1007/s11682-024-00918-2
2024
Journal Article
Neuropsychological assessment in ALS
Robinson, Gail (2024). Neuropsychological assessment in ALS. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 95 (8) jnnp-2024-333330, jnnp-2024. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2024-333330
2024
Journal Article
Microstructural analysis does not support altered interhemispheric wiring of the human anterior commissure in corpus callosum dysgenesis
Edwards, Timothy J., Dean, Ryan J., Robinson, Gail A., Knight, Jacquelyn, Mandelstam, Simone A. and Richards, Linda J. (2024). Microstructural analysis does not support altered interhemispheric wiring of the human anterior commissure in corpus callosum dysgenesis. NeuroImage: Clinical, 44 103692, 103692. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2024.103692
2023
Conference Publication
Can an online battery match in‐person cognitive testing in predicting age‐related cortical changes
Thienel, Renate, Borne, Léonie, Faucher, Caroline, Robinson, Gail, Fripp, Jurgen, Giorgio, Joseph, Martin, Nicholas G., Breakspear, Michael and Lupton, Michelle K. (2023). Can an online battery match in‐person cognitive testing in predicting age‐related cortical changes. Alzheimer’s Association International Conference AAIC 2023, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 16-20 July 2023. Hoboken, NJ United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/alz.074476
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Gail Robinson is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Neuropsychological aspects of Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis
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Acute neuropsychological predictors of long-term outcomes in stroke
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Language interventions for frontotemporal and other language dementias
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Early detection of cognitive impairment in dementia and development of novel assessment tools)
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Influences of environmental stressors on neurodevelopment during adolescence.
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
The Cognitive and Neural Bases of Creative Thought
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melody Mei Yan Chan
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Doctor Philosophy
Cognitive switching in ageing and preclinical neurodegenerative disorders
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Nestor
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Doctor Philosophy
The Semantic Cognition-Executive Function Neurocognitive Framework of Creative Thought via Focal Lesion Modelling
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melody Mei Yan Chan
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Doctor Philosophy
Augmenting cognitive processes via gamma-band non-invasive brain stimulation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Paul Dux, Professor Jason Mattingley
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Age-Related Influences on Propositional Language: Attention Modulation of Novel Ideas
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Stefanie Becker
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation as an Intervention for Higher-Level Language Production Deficits in Normal Ageing and Neurodegeneration
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Martin Sale
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Social cognitive deficits following stroke
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Matthew Nangle, Professor Julie Henry
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Characterizing copy number variants in schizophrenia: a clinical, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging study.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Bryan Mowry
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