Psychology Dementia Research Group

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About our Dementia research

Our Dementia Research Group is composed of staff and PhD students actively engaged in a wide range of research; investigating subjective cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, and various aetiologies of dementia. We employ a wide range of techniques and methodologies in our qualitative (focus-group based studies) and quantitative research; including psychophysics, EEG, eye tracking, neuroimaging, brain stimulation, and mobile device technology.

Dr Claire Hanley

Dr Claire Hanley

Director: Database Management & Research Recruitment

(BSc, MRes, PhD, FHEA)

healthy ageing
brain stimulation
cognitive neuroscience
inhibition and cognitive control
neuroimaging

Dementia Research Group

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Dr Kyle Jones

Dr Kyle Jones

Co-Director: Communications & Public Engagement

(BSc, MSc, PhD)

cognitive psychology
cognitive neuroscience
psycholinguistics
healthy ageing
dementia

Hanna Thomas

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Co-Director: Communications & Public Engagement

(BSc, MSc)

cognitive assessment
language
bilingualism
healthy ageing
dementia

Prof. Andrea Tales

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Founding Director (BSc, MSc, PhD, FBPsS, DCR(T))

ageing and dementia
vision and attention
information processing speed
evidence-based health care

Dr Jeremy Tree

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Founding Director (PhD, CPsychol, AFBPsS, FHEA)

cognitive neuropsychology of language (aphasia)
face processing impairments (prosopagnosia)
reading impairments (dyslexia)
focal neurodegenerative disease (semantic dementia)

Research Staff

Dr Hana Burianová (BSc, MA, PhD)

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Areas of Expertise

cognitive neuroscience
memory
language
brain plasticity
functional and structural MRI

Dr Cris Izura (BSc, MRes, PhD) Dr David Playfoot (BSc, MSc, PhD, FHEA) Dr Emma Richards (BSc, MSc, PGCE, PhD)

Research Students

James Heard (BSc, MSc)

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Areas of Expertise

healthy ageing
attention
EEG
eye tracking
cognitive neuroscience

Jeyda Hunt (BSc, MSc) Chithra Kannan (BSc, MSc) Leanne Richards (BSc, MSc)