Our core interests are in memory, attention, executive function, visual cognition, and perceptuo-motor control This research group comprises academics with a diverse set of research interests spanning cognitive neuroscience. Areas of research include visual processing, control of action, memory, language, attention, executive functions, social cognition, and higher-level cognition and reasoning. The group uses traditional experimental psychology and neuropsychology, neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI, fNIRS and EEG, brain stimulation, eye-tracking, motion tracking, computational modelling and clinical assessment. Staff work with both normally functioning children and adults and people with neurological disorders.Labs and facilities at the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language SciencesCurrent research topics of interestSharon AbrahamsNeuropsychology - exploring cognition and behaviour in healthy people and those with neurological disease; assessment and treatment of cognitive problems within the health services.Thomas BakLanguage learning and bi-/multilingualism, cognitive functions and wellbeing, language-specificity of memory and changes in language use/preference in multilinguals across the lifespan (particularly in ageing); cross-linguistic, cross-cultural and multilingual aspects of cognitive assessment, management and treatment (including psychotherapy).Neil BramleyActive and/or causal learning; computational accounts of creativity or thinking.Nicolas ChevalierCognitive control in children; neurocognitive development.Sergio Della SalaForgetting; amnesia.Zachary HorneWhy people form misconceptions about science and how to correct those misconceptions (a key aspect of the project will be using social media data and other naturalistic datasets to investigate these issues)? A project addressing two questions: when people attempt to persuade, how do they begin to produce an argument to convince their interlocutor and how persuasive do these arguments tend to be?Sarah E. MacPhersonSocial cognition in aging; executive function in aging.Jasna MartinovicColour categorisation; neural variability in EEG signals.Robert McIntoshNeural control of visual perception and visually-guided action in humans (see recent publications).Dan MirmanFunctional communication deficits in aphasia; using intracranial EEG to investigate the neurobiology of language.Adam MooreThe interaction between political ideology and desire(s) for power; power motives and moral judgements.Hilary RichardsonNeural correlates of theory of mind development (longitudinal study; existing fMRI dataset + potential for new data collection); impacts of early experience (e.g., social relationships, linguistic experience) on social development.Edward SilsonVisual perception; memory recall.Paul HoffmanBehavioural and neuroimaging studies of semantic knowledge and its role in language. Effects of healthy ageing, stroke and dementia on semantic memory.Human Cognitive Neuroscience research group For queries about general admissions, please contact the Postgraduate Office.pplspgoffice@ed.ac.ukTo discuss academic matters, contact the Programme Director, Rene Mottus.Rene MottusFind out moreFees, funding, and how to apply This article was published on 2024-10-14