Research
Prof. Anke Ehlers & Prof. David Clark
Prof. Nick Yeung
Prof. Gaia Scerif
Prof. Mark J. Buckley
Prof. Kia Nobre
Prof. Geoff Bird
Prof. Kim Plunkett
Prof. Masud Husain
Prof. Robin A.Murphy
Dr. Paul Azzopardi
Prof. Charles Spence
Prof. Laurence Hunt
Prof. Matthew Rushworth
Prof. Brian Parkinson
Prof. Chris Summerfield
Prof. Kate Nation
Prof. David Bannerman
Dr. Ann Dowker
Prof. Bernhard Staresina
Prof. Mark Walton
Prof. Fabian Grabenhorst
Prof. Hannah Smithson
Prof. Maggie Snowling
Prof. Lucy Bowes
Understanding and improving the safety of ...
Prof Kate Watkins
Dr. Simon Stringer
Prof. Cathy Creswell
Prof. Nele Demeyere
Our Research Themes
Research Topics
- Academic Development & Learning Difficulties
- Anxiety
- Artificial Intelligence
- Attention
- Autism Spectrum
- Brain Damage, Injury & Brain Disorders
- Brain Imaging
- Brain Systems
- Childhood & Adolescence (3-18 years)
- Choice & Decision Making
- Clinical Practice
- Cognition & Information Processing
- Consciousness
- Consumer Psychology
- Depression & Mood Disorders
- Early Life Stress & Trauma
- Group Settings & Interactions
- Individual Differences
- Infant Development (6 months - 3 years)
- Language & Literacy
- Learning
- Mathematics & Numeracy
- Memory
- Motor Function
- Neurophysiology, Neural Mechanisms & Networks
- Neuropsychiatric Disorders
- Organisational Psychology
- Resilience
- Sensory Perception (Vision, taste, hearing, speech)
- Sociality & Social Interaction
- Spatial Processing
- Speech (Processing & Production)
Latest news
The impact of childhood and teenage anxiety disorders on later life – new research
26 April 2023
New research has found that the consequences of anxiety disorders in young people can include mental health issues in adulthood, lower grades at school and lower earnings.
Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface
21 April 2023
A new analysis of elephant seal brainwave patterns has revealed that these mammals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day during their long trips at sea. The findings have been published today in the journal Science.
Community play packs inspire families to be more playful at home
16 February 2023
A project led by Alex Hendry working with Oxford Brookes has engaged with parents and early years practitioners in a bid to help families spend more time playing with their children.
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