Brain, Cognition and Behaviour Research Group

Overview
Group Members

Overview

Researchers in this group examine human neurocognitive, affective and other behavioural functions primarily in terms of their biological bases (but not exclusively). Particular research strengths are grouped under: Neurorehabilitation, Human Behavioural Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuropsychology and Experimental Cognitive Psychology.

Neurorehabilitation

Within Neurorehabilitation, researchers are investigating assessment and recovery of cognitive function following brain injury or other neurological conditions. This international class work is carried out by a highly productive team concerned with the development and application of Virtual Reality techniques for assessment and diagnosis, training of the learning disabled, and rehabilitation following stroke and other brain damage. As a resource, Virtual Reality technology is being actively looked at by cognitive and developmental researchers in the School as a useful means of developing theory and practical applications.

Human Behavioural Neuroscience

In Human Behavioural Neuroscience, research at the international level examines the neurodevelopment of human sexual orientation, sexual dimorphism in cognition and their neural correlates, and 'brainsex'.

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Our Cognitive Neuropsychologists focus on the neuropsychological correlates of chronic health problems, reading and word recognition, cross-cultural aspects of neuropsychological assessment, dementia, memory and amnesia, synaesthesia and its neurocognitive processes, social cognitive processes, and hemispheric biases in emotional processing.

Experimental Cognitive Psychology

Experimental Cognitive Psychology researchers examine memory processes in relation to eye-witness identification, cognitive ageing, object and face naming, language production.

Synaesthesia Research

Synaesthesia, a form of cross-modal and/or intra-modal perception, is a rapidly expanding area of cognitive neuroscience. By studying people with synaesthesia, we are able to learn more about aspects of cognition such as typical perception, language and cross-sensory perception. Our Synaesthesia Research Team has both national and international research collaborations.

Other Research

Additional research is conducted on the evolution of language and cognitive architecture, application of evolutionary theory to the behavioural and cognitive sciences, mate choice and olfactory signaling, pragmatics and cognition, and behaviour genetics. BCBRG researchers have extensive, active collaborative links with UK, European and US scientists and laboratories.