Gustav Kuhn is a Senior Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London. The main focus of his research is attention and awareness and in particular how attention and eye movements are influenced by social factors. Related to this, he has a keen interest in the science of magic and use magic to investigate a wide range of cognitive mechanisms, Read More…
Category: Cognitive neuropsychology
There are also drawbacks to being bilingual
Dr. Julia Ouzia is a Teaching Fellow at Goldsmiths.The main objective of her work is to understand the cognitive functioning of individuals who use two or more languages in everyday life. Specifically, her research has focused on the impact of adverse emotional states and traits on cognition, spoken language comprehension in the presence of interference, probabilistic learning Read More…
What happens when people with autism grow old?
Dr. Rebecca Charlton is Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in the Department of Psychology at Goldsmiths University of London. Her research focuses on age-related conditions and falls into three areas: Typical Ageing, Depression, and Ageing in Developmental Disorders. Using cognitive and neuroimaging methods, she examines the relationship between cognitive decline and changes in the brain. She conducts research into ageing with developmental Read More…
Memory and sense of self may play more of a role in autism than we thought
Lorna Goddard, Goldsmiths, University of London It’s well-known that those with autism spectrum disorders including Asperger’s syndrome develop difficulties with social communication and show stereotyped patterns of behaviour. Less well-studied but equally characteristic features are a weaker sense of self and mood disorders such as depression and anxiety. These are connected with a weaker ability Read More…
I like the way you move: The social neuroscience of dance
Dr. Guido Orgs received his training in both Performing Dance (Folkwang University of the Arts) and Psychology (University of Dusseldorf). After completion of his PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, he performed with German Dance Company NEUER TANZ/VA WÖLFL. At the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL, he conducted research on how we perceive other people’s movements and how the brain mechanisms of movement perception underlie Read More…
Memory Loss: It’s not all amnesia
Dr. Ashok Jansari is a Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, researching cognitive neuropsychology, particularly memory/amesia, face recognition and assessment of executive functions. While we break between terms, here is a post by Ashok, originally published in The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/javascripts/lib/content_tracker_hook.js Short-term memory, long-term memory, amnesia, dementia, Alzheimer’s – people often use these terms incorrectly. Read More…
