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Research Group Leaders

Sophie Scott

Director, Speech Comunication Group Leader

sophie.scott@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1144

Sophie Scott

Alex Leff

Deputy Director, Neurotherapeutics Group Leader

a.leff@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1129

Aex Leff

Antonia Hamilton

Deputy Director, Social Neuroscience Group Leader

a.hamilton@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 4640

Antonia Hamilton

Mairéad MacSweeney

Visual Communication Group Leader

m.macsweeney@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1157

Mairead MacSweeney

Jonathan Roiser

Neuroscience and Mental Health Group Leader

j.roiser@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1170

John Roiser

Patrick Haggard

International Liaison, Action & Body Group Leader

p.haggard@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1153

Patrick Haggard

Neil Burgess

Space and Memory Group Leader

n.burgess@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1147

Neil Burgess

Paul Burgess

Metacognition & Executive Function Group Leader

p.burgess@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1139

Paul Burgess

Jenny Crinion

Neurotherapeutics Group Leader

j.crinion@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1129

Jenny Crinion

Benedetto De Martino

Decision Making Group Leader

b.martino@ucl.ac.uk

Benedetto De Martino

Emrah Duzel

Clinical Neurophysiology & Memory Group Leader

e.duzel@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1148

Emrah Duzel

Sarah Garfinkel

Clinical & Affective Neuroscience Group Leader

s.garfinkel@ucl.ac.uk 

 +44 207679 48378

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Sam Gilbert

Metacognition & Executive Function Group Leader

sam.gilbert@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1121

Sam Gilbert

Sarah White

Developmental Diversity Group Leader

s.white@ucl.ac.uk 

+44 20 7679 1168

Sarah White

Nilli Lavie

Attention & Cognitive Control Group Leader

n.lavie@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 5404

Nilli Lavie

Leun Otten

Cognitive Electrophysiology Group Leader

l.otten@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1124

Leun Otten

Oliver Robinson

Neuroscience and Mental Health Group Leader

o.robinson@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1138

Oliver Robinson

James Kilner

Human Neuroscience Group Leader

j.kilner@ucl.ac.uk

James Kilner

Guido Orgs

Movement and Performance Group Leader

guido.orgs@ucl.ac.uk

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Independent Research Fellows

Dr Freya Lygo-Frett

f.lygo-frett@ucl.ac.uk

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Dr Avital Hahamy

Naturalistic Experience Group Principal Investigator 

a.hahamy@ucl.ac.uk

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Professional Services

Lucy Spikesley

ICN Administrative Manager

l.spikesley@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 8567

Lucy Spikesley

Monika Glińska

Finance Officer

m.glinska@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 7459

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Safia Chaudhary 

ICN Teaching / Research Degrees Administrator

cogneuro_admin@ucl.ac.uk

+ 44 20 7679 4754

Safia Chaudhary

Sharda Gurung

HR / Estates Administrator

s.gurung@ucl.ac.uk   

Sharda Gurung

Beth Allen

Executive / Communications Officer

PA to Sophie Scott

beth.allen@ucl.ac.uk

+44 2076791542

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Simon Hurl

ICN Receptionist

ah.reception@ucl.ac.uk 

+4402076791177

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Lambert Dean

IT Manager

l.dean@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1137

 

Martin Donovan

Electronic Design Engineer,  Assistant Systems Administrator

m.donovan@ucl.ac.uk

+44 20 7679 1161

 

Aayush Gurung

IT Technician

aayush.gurung@ucl.ac.uk

 

Emeritus Professors

Uta Frith

u.frith@ucl.ac.uk 

Uta Frith

John Morton

j.morton@ucl.ac.uk

John Morton

Tim Shallice

t.shallice@ucl.ac.uk

Tim Shallice

Brian Butterworth

b.butterworth@ucl.ac.uk 

Brian Butterworth

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