Psychology & Neuroscience Theses
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
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Tool use in great apes and human children : the impact of prior experience and visual feedback
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-28) - ThesisHuman and primate tool use has been the focus of intensive research for many decades. Studies with non-human great apes are of special interest for the question when certain cognitive abilities evolved. This thesis ... -
Exploring depth and distance perception in strabismus
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - ThesisStrabismus can be defined as the inability to coordinate the eye muscles that ordinarily fixate the two eyes on a single target, resulting in lack of a single binocular vision. Strabismus as a disorder has been known since ... -
The visual processing of speed in two and three dimensions
(University of St Andrews, 2020-06-26) - ThesisAs animals that move in a 3D world and interact with 3D objects, it is very important for our survival that our visual systems provide two- and three-dimensional motion perception. Over 4 experimental chapters, we used ... -
Investigating the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using motoneurons and astrocytes derived from induced pluripotent stem cells obtained from ALS patients
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - Thesis -
What drives bias? : an investigation into the anatomy of extra-oculomotor proprioception and its role in spatial neglect
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - Thesis
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