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4-year PhD Studentship: Using cognitive tests to predict effectiveness of detection dogs in human health and related contexts
Dogs play an increasingly important role in human health. Their acute sense of small is harnessed as they are trained to detect a range of medical conditions (e.g. Read more
Detecting Pilots’ Cognitive Overload From their Brain Signals
Fighter pilots experience high cognitive loads (termed “cognitive overload”) because of complex, multimodal and time sensitive information environments. Read more
Short-Term Variability in Cognitive Function as a Potential Stroke Recovery Biomarker
Our cognitive function naturally varies over periods of hours or days. For instance, even healthy individuals show predictable changes in cognitive ability over the course of the day that correspond to natural circadian rhythms (Schmidt et al., 2007). Read more
Identifying cognitive and biochemical changes underlying lifestyle risk factors for dementia
Research Group:
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Dementia describes a group of age-associated conditions of which cognitive decline is a major feature. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and is characterised by the onset of a gradual cognitive decline. Read more
Does reduction of wild-type huntingtin in the adult brain affect cognitive function?
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a fatal, devastating neurological disorder characterised by complex motor, cognitive and neuropsychiatric symptoms. Read more
4-year PhD Studentship: Early predictors of cognition in children cooled for hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
Each year, in the UK, 2-3/1000 newborn babies born at term (> 36 weeks gestation) undergo cooling therapy for Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy, (HIE)… Read more
Biological rhythms and the dopamine system in cognitive dysfunction
Research Group:
Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia are associated with metabolic syndrome, obesity and diabetes. Schizophrenia affects 1.1% of the population and although not the most common psychiatric condition it is arguably the most severe and debilitating. Read more
Using Brain Computer Interface to Improve Cognitive Performance
Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a non-invasive technique commonly used to measure brain activity. In this project, we aim at using EEG Biofeedback (brain-computer interface (BCI)) for improving cognitive performance (e.g. Read more
Personality traits and cognitive abilities in captive-bred North African houbara bustard. Psychology – PhD (Funded)
Location. Department of Psychology, Streatham Campus, Exeter. Read more
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Using Machine Learning Techniques to Detect Emotional Traits and Mathematics Anxiety Levels From Game Data
Applications are invited for a 4-year PhD at the School of Computer Science, TU Dublin. This project investigates if cognitive and emotional traits can be automatically diagnosed by mining game data of primary school pupils playing educational games. Read more
The impact of motor impairment on cognitive development in neurodevelopmental conditions
Applications are invited for a fully-funded Cross-disciplinary PhD in Psychology and Computer Science. You will be a member of. CoGDeV. Read more
Psychological intervention, cognitive training, functional rehabilitation and well-being in clinical populations with brain degeneration
The concept of human well-being is a fundamental aspect of our existence and is often particularly vulnerable upon diagnosis and/or progression of long-term neurological conditions for which there is no cure, such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease. Read more
Epigenetic mechanisms and functional pathways linking maternal immune activation and cognitive impairment in a neurodevelopmental model for schizophrenia
A fundamental unknown in understanding disease mechanisms is how stressors experienced during critical developmental periods influence the genesis or ‘programming’ of adult disease (Estes & McAllister 2016). Read more
PhD opportunities in Cognitive Neuroscience
Join cognitive neuroscientists, clinical neuroscientists, neuropsychologists, neurophysiologists, psychopharmacologists, sports and exercise psychologists, and carry out cutting-edge interdisciplinary research to understand and restore human brain function and health. Read more
Detecting subtle but clinically significant cognitive change in an ageing population
A major challenge facing dementia research is identifying the earliest indicators of clinically-significant cognitive decline. This research project will be linked to the newly established Memory Assessment & Cognitive Ageing Research Unit (MACARU), led by the primary supervisor. Read more