Research
in Sensory Perception (Vision, taste, hearing, speech)
Prof Kate Watkins
Dr. Paul Azzopardi
Prof. Charles Spence
Prof. Hannah Smithson
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
New online tool for child anxiety could expand access to child mental health services
7 February 2024
New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that an online programme that empowers parents to apply Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles in their child’s day to day lives is just as effective as traditional talking therapies for child anxiety problems.
What is selective mutism? And is it a lifelong condition?
8 January 2024
Selective mutism is an anxiety disorder characterised by a consistent pattern of silence in specific social situations where speech is expected (for example, at school or work) while the person is able to speak comfortably in other situations (such as at home with close family).
New survey reveals that a quarter of UK adults mistrust others
24 November 2023
A major new survey of trust and mistrust in the UK has revealed worryingly high levels of mistrust in society, with a quarter of respondents mistrustful of other people and a similar proportion keen for help to feel more trusting.
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