Research
Our 33 members of academic staff consistently produce and publish high impact research spanning all subdisciplines of psychology. We provide a world-class research environment for postgraduate students across a huge variety of specialisms. Much of our research is interdisciplinary both within the department and outside of the department.
Recent Publications
- Spicer, Jake, Sanborn, Adam N. & Beierholm, Ulrik R. (2020). Using Occam's razor and Bayesian modelling to compare discrete and continuous representations in numerosity judgements. Cognitive Psychology 122: 101309.
- Alderson-Day, Ben, Moffatt, Jamie, Bernini, Marco, Mitrenga, Kaja, Yao, Bo & Fernyhough, Charles (2020). Processing Speech and Thoughts during Silent Reading: Direct Reference Effects for Speech by Fictional Characters in Voice-Selective Auditory Cortex and a Theory-of-Mind Network. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 32(9): 1637-1653.
- Weber, S., Hausmann, M., Kane, P. & Weis, S. (2020). The relationship between language ability and brain activity across language processes and modalities. Neuropsychologia 146: 107536.
- Braithwaite, Jason J., Watson, Derrick G. & Dewe, Hayley (2020). The Body-Threat Assessment Battery (BTAB): A new instrument for the quantification of threat-related autonomic affective responses induced via dynamic movie clips. International Journal of Psychophysiology 155: 16-31.
- Williams, Lisa A., Brosnan, Sarah F. & Clay, Zanna (2020). Anthropomorphism in comparative affective science: Advocating a mindful approach. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 115: 299-307.
- Heaton, P., Ridley, E., Makhmood, S. & Riby, D.M. (2020). Hearing the feeling: Auditory emotion perception in Williams Syndrome. Research in Developmental Disabilities 103: 103660.