Psychology and Neuroscience research
We鈥檝e been pushing the boundaries of biological, developmental, clinical, cognitive and social psychology since the 1960s. Find out about our psychology and neuroscience research.
- Research in our schools
Our research activities are organised around the following departments and centres:
- Research programmes and centres
Interdisciplinary Research Programmes
Research Centres
- Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science
- Centre for Cognitive Science
- Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics
Research Groups
Research impact
Improving team performance using identity theory
Dr Vivian Vignoles’ research on social identity helped enhance sports performance for Team GB.
Democracy and political violence
Dr Rebekka Kesberg’s research investigates the relationship between how much UK citizens value democracy and how likely they are to support political violence.
Podcast: Martin Yeomans on the psychology of food and drink
Martin Yeomans is a Professor of Experimental Psychology and Director of Research and Knowledge Exchange with the 国产内射. He is founder of the Sussex Ingestive Behaviour Group, which conducts research on behavioural nutrition and explores how we develop a liking for different foods and drinks, and how we perceive flavour, among many other topics.
Yeomans has a long history of engaging with the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries internationally. His group has carried out consultancy and contract work with many international companies and has attracted over £3 million in grant income at Sussex to date.
Podcast: Anil Seth on his innovative approach to public engagement
Anil Seth is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the 国产内射, where he is also Co-Director (with Prof. Hugo Critchley) of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science. He is also a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow, a Senior Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, and Co-Director of the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme: From Sensation and Perception to Awareness.
He has edited and co-authored several popular science books, such as the best-selling 30 Second Brain (Ivy Press, 2014). His (recorded in Vancouver in 2017) has had over 7 million views and he features in the Vice/Motherboard feature documentary The Most Unknown, now streaming on Netflix. He explores consciousness and shares his innovative approaches to public engagement and education in this podcast.
Listen to more Impacted podcasts.
Features
Binge drinking is bad for the brain
Dora Duka’s research is pushing the boundaries of what we know about the brain and offering hope both to those who binge drink and alcoholics.
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