Behavioural neuroscience
Research interests include auditory and visual processing and spatial cognition, in both cortical and subcortical domains.
Research in this theme covers basic neural mechanisms of perception, learning and memory, using brain stimulation and recording, pharmacology and optogenetics in rodents, and non-invasive methods such as brain imaging in humans.
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Brain mechanisms that distinguish imagination from reality discovered
Areas of the brain that help a person differentiate between what is real and what is imaginary have been uncovered in a new study led by Dr Nadine Dijkstra (UCL Department of Imaging Neuroscience) and Professor Steve Fleming (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
06 Jun 2025
What is interoception, and how mood can affect how well your vaccine works
Research by Professor Sarah Garfinkel (UCL Psychology & Language Sciences) into how people who lean to be aware of their own heartbeat can help people with a heart condition feel less anxious.
13 May 2025
Non-inherited genes affect children’s development
Parents’ genes – even when not directly inherited by a child – may play a role in their educational and mental health outcomes, finds a new report by Dr José J. Morosoli and Professor Jean-Baptiste Pingault (both UCL Psychology & Language Sciences).
08 May 2025