Björn U. Christ

Lecturer

Contact numbers: +2721 650 1742

Email: bjorn.christ@uct.ac.za

Contact details: Room Number: 3.14

Background and research interests

• The study of cognitive intraindividual variability (IIV), including methods of capturing IIV data, statistical approaches to the analysis of IIV data, exploring the neurophysiological mechanisms of IIV, and the utility of using IIV to predict the rate of cognitive deterioration in normal and pathological aging.
• The effects of socioeconomic status on neurocognitive functions.
• How cultural norms impact cognitive strategies.

Teaching responsibilities

• Introductory and advanced statistical analysis.
• Applied cognitive psychology.
• Cognitive neuroscience and abnormal psychology.

Selected research outputs

Publications

Christ, B. U., Combrinck, M. I., & Thomas, K. G. (2018). Both reaction time and accuracy measures of intraindividual variability predict cognitive performance in Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12(124), 1-11. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00124

Rodan, L. H., Spillmann, R. C., Kurata, H. T., Lamothe, S. M., Maghera, J., Jamra, R. A., ... & Shashi, V. (2021). Phenotypic expansion of CACNA1C-associated disorders to include isolated neurological manifestations. Genetics in Medicine, 23(10), 1922-1932.

Zieff, M. R., Hoogenhout, M., Eastman, E., Christ, B. U., Galvin, A., de Menil, V., ... & Donald, K. A. (2022). Validity of the SNAP-IV for ADHD assessment in South African children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1-12.

Presentations

Christ, B., Eastman, E., Albertus, C., De Vries, J., & Donald, K. A. (2021). The Influence of Socio-Economic Factors on the Relationship Between Cognition and Decisional Capacity. Paper presented at the National Institute of Mental Health Genes 2 Mental Health Network, All-Hands Meeting: Virtual meeting.

Christ, B. U., Combrinck, M. I., & Thomas, K. G. (2020). Dispersion-Based Intraindividual Variability Predicts Cognitive Decline Over 6 to 12 Months. Paper presented at the International Alliance of Research Universities’ Ageing, longevity and health: Virtual graduate student conference.

Christ, B. U., Combrinck, M. I., & Thomas, K. G. (2017). Reaction time versus accuracy: Measurement of intraindividual variability as a predictor of cognitive performance in Alzheimer’s disease. Paper presented at the 1st Pan-African Psychology Union, Durban, South Africa.