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Monika McAtarsney-Kovacs
Research Fellow in Cognitive Neuropsychology
Monika McAtarsney-Kovacs is a researcher in cognitive ageing and memory at the Vision and Eye Research Institute, Anglia Ruskin University. She holds degrees in Psychology and International Business Economics, and completed an MSc in Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology at Birkbeck, University of London, graduating with distinction. She recently completed her PhD at Anglia Ruskin University, where her research focused on visual short-term memory and its potential as an early marker of cognitive decline. Her interests include cognitive ageing, dementia, sensory impairment, and the development of sensitive tools for the early detection of cognitive impairment.