Prof Anderson's research focuses on understanding brain and cognitive development following early brain insults, and for the past 20 years his program has centered on neonatal conditions, especially infants born very preterm. His research is internationally known for integrating neuroimaging in prospective longitudinal studies of sick neonates. He is also heavily involved in large longitudinal observational studies, designing and evaluating the benefits of early intervention and cognitive training programs, and assessing the long-term consequences of perinatal interventions. Research area keywords cognitive developmentbrain developmentneuropsychological assessmentpaediatric neuropsychologypreterm birthlow birth weightat-risk infants