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The School of Psychology & Neuroscience has consistently been ranked one of the best research departments in the UK. Our research is broadly organised around 5 research themes, namely human cognition, neuroscience, origins of mind, perception, and social psychology, with many members of the School carrying out research in more than one theme. Researchers from the School also contribute to numerous interdisciplinary research centres and institutes.

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Recent Submissions

The resilience paradox : flooding experience, coping and climate change mitigation intentions

Ogunbode, Charles Adedayo; Boehm, Gisela; Capstick, Stuart; Demski, Carolina; Spence, Alexa; Tausch, Nicole (2018-12-24) - Journal article

Climate change is projected to increase the frequency, intensity and unpredictability of extreme weather events across the globe and these events are likely to have significant mental health implications. The mental health ...
Monkeys (Sapajus apella and Macaca tonkeana) and great apes (Gorilla gorilla, Pongo pygmaeus, Pongo abelii, Pan paniscus and Pan troglodytes) play for the highest bid

Broihanne, M. -H.; Romain, A.; Call, Josep; Thierry, B.; Wascher, C. A. F.; De Marco, A.; Verrier, D.; Dufour, V. (2018-12-27) - Journal article

Many studies investigate the decisions made by animals by focussing on their individual attitudes towards risk, i.e., risk seeking, risk neutrality or risk aversion. However, little attention has been paid to how far ...
Behavioral conservatism is linked to complexity of behavior in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) : implications for cognition and cumulative culture

Davis, Sarah J.; Schapiro, Steven J.; Lambeth, Susan P.; Wood, Lara A.; Whiten, Andrew (2018-07-19) - Journal article

Cumulative culture is rare, if not altogether absent in non-human species. At the foundation of cumulative learning is the ability to modify, relinquish or build upon prior behaviors flexibly to make them more productive ...
Sharing and fairness in development

Rochat, Philippe; Robbins, Erin (Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2016-12-07) - Book item
No evidence for contagious yawning in lemurs

Reddy, Rachna B.; Krupenye, Christopher; MacLean, Evan L.; Hare, Brian (2016-09-01) - Journal article

Among some haplorhine primates, including humans, relaxed yawns spread contagiously. Such contagious yawning has been linked to social bonds and empathy in some species. However, no studies have investigated contagious ...