Cognitive Neuroscience research in the School is wide-ranging,
spanning normal and neuropsychological studies into the neural
mechanisms of memory, perception, attention, action control and
social communication. We have strong links with other groups in
the School (e.g., Imaging Science, Behavioural Neuroscience and
Wellbeing, Health and Mental Health), researchers elsewhere in
the University (Neuroscience and Mental Health Institute) and
with the Schools of Psychology at Bangor and Swansea (Wales
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience). Our research is organised
into three themes - How do we remember our past experiences? -
How is memory affected in old age, amnesia and dementia? - How
do we co-ordinate, execute and update our behaviour? - What role
does attention play in minimising distraction? - What are the
neural mechanisms of emotion and motivation? - How does the
brain decode emotion expressions?