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Dr. Armando Bertone

Title: 
Associate Professor
Academic title(s): 

William Dawson Scholar | Director, Perceptual Neuroscience Lab for Autism and DevelopmentÌý | FRQ-S Research Scholar Award J1Ìý(2011-15) & J2Ìý(2016-20)

Dr. Armando Bertone
Contact Information
Email address: 
armando.bertone [at] mcgill.ca
Phone: 
514-398-3448
Address: 

Education Building
3700 rue McTavish
Montréal, Quebec H3A 1Y2
Canada

Division: 
School/Applied Child Psychology Supervisors
Department: 
Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP)
Professional activities: 
  • Director, Summit Centre for Education, Research and Training
  • Research Scientist, Children and Adolescents Mental Health Research Program, CIUSS-NIM, Rivière-des-Prairies Mental Health Research Hospital
  • Associate Member, Azrieli Centre for Autism Research (ACAR), Montreal Neurological Institute, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
Area(s): 
Developmental Psychology and Inclusive Education
Educational Technology and Teaching Innovation
Areas of expertise: 
  • Autism Spectrum Conditions
  • Cognitive Assessment and Training
  • Perceptual Learning
  • Development of Visual and Auditory Processes
  • Multisensory Integration
  • Technology Transfer
Biography: 

Dr. Armando Bertone is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ, a Research Scientist in the Children and Adolescents Mental Health Research Program of the Integrated University Health and Social Services Centre (CIUSSS) of Nord-de-l'île-de-Montréal (NIM), and a licensed neuropsychologist (Quebec Order of Psychologists).

Dr. Bertone directs the Perceptual Neuroscience Lab for Autism and Development, with satellite locations on McGill campus and at the pediatric Rivières-des-Prairies Hospital. His research strives to understand sensory-related cognition and behaviour in autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions at different periods of development. Dr. Bertone’s lab and school-based research programs have led to the development of fruitful relationships with several schools across Canada.

As Co-Founder and Director of the Summit Centre for Education, Research, and Training (SCERT), Dr. Bertone leads knowledge translation and outreach activities between academics, professionals, teachers, parents, and the community through the SCERT by organizing public lectures, professional workshops and conferences led by internationally recognized leaders in academic and professional spheres.

Dr Bertone’s work has been funded by tri-council (NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC), provincial (FRQ-S), private-sector (Scottish Rite Foundation) and other organizations. He also holds patents originating from his lab-based work that describe a procedure and device presented as a non-verbal early detection, assessment and reliable monitoring system that can accurately and consistently measure alterations in neural functioning across a variety of patient populations.

Degree(s): 
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Ï㽶ÊÓƵ
  • Postdoctoral Fellow,Ìý École d’optométrie, Université de Montréal
  • Ph.D., Université de Montréal: Clinical/Experimental Neuropsychology
  • M.Ps., Université de Montréal: Clinical Psychology
  • M.A., Concordia University: Experimental Psychology
Prizes and Awards: 
William Dawson Scholar
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 
  • William Dawson Scholar Award
  • Fonds de la Recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS) - Research Scholar Award J1 (2011-2015) & J2 (2016-2020)
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Selected publications: 

Basma, B., Savage, R. Luk, G., & Bertone, A. (2024). Reading disability in children: Exploring the N400 and its correlation with Set-for-Variability. Developmental Neuropsychology.

Lung, S., Picard, È., Soulières, I., & Bertone, A. (2024) Identifying the role of restricted and repetitive behaviours and interests (RRBIs) in Autism: A scoping review. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 117, 102458.

Basma, B., Savage, R. & Bertone, A. (2024). The N400 in atypical readers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 196. doi:

Tullo, D., Levy, B., Faubert, J. & Bertone, A. (2024). Characterizing attention resource capacity in autism: A multiple object tracking study. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 54, 2802-2815 doi:

Oh, H. J., Bertone, A., & Luk G. (2023). Reading comprehension and cognitive correlates in multilingual children and adolescents. Translational Issues in Psychological Science. doi:

Stubbert, E., Tullo, D., Faubert, J., Bertone, A., & Burack, J.A. (2023). Biological motion and multiple object tracking performance develop similarly from childhood through early adolescence. Cognitive Development. doi:

Ainsworth, K. & Bertone, A. (2023). Audiovisual temporal binding width diminishes with age in autistic individuals. Autism Research, 16(2):355-363. doi: 10.1002/aur.2860Ìý

Oh, J., Basma, B., Bertone, A., & Luk, G. (2023). Assessments of English reading and language comprehension in bilingual children: A systematic review 2010-2021. 38(4), 373–392. Canadian Journal of School Psychology. doi: 10.1177/0829573523118360

Tullo, D., Faubert, J., & Bertone, A. (2023). Distinctive patterns of Multiple Object-Tracking performance trajectories in youth with deficits in attention, learning and intelligence: Characterizing the attention-learning dynamic. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 133:104402. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104402

Oh, J., Bertone, A., & Luk, G. (2023). Multilingual experience and executive functions among children and adolescents in a multilingual city. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 26:2, 158-172, doi:

Lung, S., & Bertone, A. (2023). Brief report: An exploration of cognitive flexibility of autistic adolescents with low intelligence using the Wisconsin Card Sorting Task. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53, 1726-1732. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05134-1

Clark, E., Perelmiter, T, & Bertone, A. (2023). Understanding the attention-math relationship: Using a function-specific approach for understanding and remediating math learning. In Dubé, Robinson (Eds). Mathematical Learning and Cognition in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence: Integrating Interdisciplinary Research into Practice.

Sivestre, D., Miseros, M., Faubert, J., Tullo, D., & Bertone, A. (2022). Development of static and dynamic perception for luminance- and texture-defined information from school-ages to adulthood. Vision Research. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2022.108103

Gruber, R., Scholes, S., Bertone, A., McKinney, AM. A., Orlowski., J., Wise, M. S. (2022). Sleep and daytime behavior in individuals with Christianson Syndrome. Sleep Medicine, 89, 55-59. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2021.11.007

Nader, A.M., Tullo, D., Bouchard, V., Degré-Pelletier, J., Bertone, A., Dawson, M., Soulières, I. (2022). Category learning in autism: are some situations better than others? Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 151(3):578-596. doi: 10.1037/xge0001092

Archambault, C., Tullo, D., Clark, E., Faubert, J. & Bertone, A (2021). Assessing the feasibility of a classroom- based visual attention training program targeting academics for students with extremely low IQ. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, 150. doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00879-z

Clark, E., Tullo, D., & Bertone, A. (2021). Perceptual reasoning skills mediate the relationship between attention and math proficiency in individuals with a neurodevelopmental condition. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 111:103880. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2021.103880

Ainsworth, K., Ostrolenk, A., Irion, C., & Bertone, A. (2021). Reduced multisensory facilitation exists in autism at different periods of development. Cortex, 134, 195-206. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.09.031

Scholes, S., Santisteban, J. A., Zhang, Y., Bertone, A. & Gruber, R. (2020). Modulation of slow-wave sleep: Implications for psychiatry. Current Psychiatry Reports, 22(10):52. doi: 10.1007/s11920-020-01175-y

Silvestre, D., Guy, J., Hanck, J., Cornish, K., & Bertone, A. (2020). Luminance- and texture-defined contrast sensitivity profiles are different in school-aged children. Scientific Reports. 10: 13039. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69802-5

Tullo, D., Perico, C., Faubert, J., & Bertone, A. (2020). Multiple Object Tracking isolates feedback-specific load in attention and learning. Journal of Vision, 20(9). doi: 10.1167/jov.20.5.9

Charbonneau, G., Bertone, A., Véronneau, M., Girard, S., Pelland, M., Mottron, L., Lepore, F., & Collignon, O. (2020). Within- and cross-modal integration and attention in Autistic Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50(1):87-100. doi: 10.1007/s10803-019-04221-8

Program: 
  • M.A. Human Development
  • M.A. School/Applied Psychology
  • Ph.D.ÌýHuman Development
  • Ph.D. School/Applied Psychology
Graduate supervision: 

Accepting Masters and Ph.D. students for 2023-24

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