Neurodevelopmental disorders prevalence reaches 10 to 17% in the general population. Their
repercussions are lifelong and reduce significantly academic achievement, employability, and quality of
life. The lab’s research contributes to our ability to identify cognitive impairments early during
development and disentangles the mechanisms leading to learning deficits, in order to target efficient
interventions. Dr Sarah Lippé is a clinical neuropsychologist, Full Professor of Psychology at the University
of Montreal and FRQ-S Senior Scientist at Sainte-Justine Hospital, and director of the
multidisciplinary Neuroscience of Early Development Lab (NED). The lab studies the cerebral mechanisms
involved in learning processes in infants and children. Dr Lippé completed her Ph.D. in clinical and
research neuropsychology at the University of Montreal. She was trained as a postdoctoral fellow in
neuroscience at the Atomic Energy Commission (France) and at the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
(Toronto). She is a member of several research groups and Networks (BRAMS, CerebrUM, GRIP, TACC,
KBHN). Dr Lippé and the students’ researches in the lab focus on brain development, sensory processing
and sensitivity, and learning in healthy infants and children. Further, they investigate neurodevelopmental
disorders’ risk factors. They particularly want to understand the prenatal and genetic risk factors leading
to neurodevelopmental disorders, and their consequences on brain development, sensory processing and
sensitivity, and learning capacities. The investigation methods are non-invasive and enable them to
develop early screening methods and treatment efficacy assessments.
