A5062641580- Neuroscience and Music Perception
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Music and Audio Processing
- Congenital heart defects research
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Neural dynamics and brain function
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
- Drilling and Well Engineering
Royal Holloway University of London
2025
University of Newcastle Australia
2013-2024
Auckland City Hospital
1984-2020
Schizophrenia Research Institute
2007-2017
Fairfield Hospital
2017
Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute
2015
Hunter Medical Research Institute
2007-2014
A common limitation of neuroimaging studies is their small sample sizes. To overcome this hurdle, the Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics through Meta-Analysis (ENIGMA) Consortium combines data from many institutions worldwide. However, introduces heterogeneity due to different scanning devices and sequences. ENIGMA projects commonly address with random-effects meta-analysis or mixed-effects mega-analysis. Here we tested whether batch adjustment method, ComBat, can further reduce site-related...
Generalising information from ourselves to others, and others allows for both a dependable source of navigation adaptability in interpersonal exchange. Disturbances social development sensitive periods can cause enduring distressing damage lasting healthy relationships. However, identifying the mechanisms exchange has been difficult. We introduce theory self-other generalisation tested with data three-phase value orientation task - Intentions Game. involved individuals (n=50) without (n=53)...
Abstract Feedforward inhibition deficits have been consistently demonstrated in a range of neuropsychiatric conditions using prepulse (PPI) the acoustic startle eye‐blink reflex when assessing sensorimotor gating. While PPI can be recorded acutely decerebrated rats, behavioural, pharmacological and psychophysiological studies suggest involvement complex neural network extending from brainstem nuclei to higher order cortical areas. The current functional magnetic resonance imaging study...
Mothers with borderline personality disorder (BPD) have disturbed relationships their infants, possibly associated poor nonverbal cue perception. Individuals BPD are at recognizing emotion in adults and tend to misattribute neutral (i.e., no emotion) as sad. This study extends previous research by examining how mothers perceive known (own) unknown (control) infant stimuli depicting happy, sad, emotions. The sample consisted of 13 women diagnosed healthy control mothers. All participants...
The onset of schizophrenia is typically preceded by a prodromal period lasting several years during which sub-threshold symptoms may be identified retrospectively. Clinical interviews are currently used to identify individuals who have an ultra-high risk (UHR) developing psychotic illness with view provision interventions that prevent, delay or reduce severity future mental health issues. utility bio-markers as adjunct in the identification UHR not yet established. Several event-related...
Generalising information from ourselves to others, and others allows for both a dependable source of navigation adaptability in interpersonal exchange. Disturbances social development sensitive periods can cause enduring distressing damage lasting healthy relationships. However, identifying the mechanisms exchange has been difficult. We introduce theory self-other generalisation tested with data three-phase value orientation task - Intentions Game. involved individuals (n=50) without (n=53)...
Generalising information from ourselves to others, and others allows for both a dependable source of navigation adaptability in interpersonal exchange. Disturbances social development sensitive periods can cause enduring distressing damage lasting healthy relationships. However, identifying the mechanisms exchange has been difficult. We introduce theory self-other generalisation tested with data three-phase value orientation task - Intentions Game. involved individuals (n=50) without (n=53)...
Mismatch negativity (MMN), an evoked response potential elicited when a "deviant" sound violates regularity in the auditory environment, is integral to scene processing and has been used demonstrate "primitive intelligence" short-term memory. Using new multiple-context -timescale protocol we show that MMN magnitude displays context-sensitive modulation depending on changes probability of deviant at multiple temporal scales. We primacy bias causing asymmetric evidence-based predictions about...
People with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) have difficulty processing social information including facial identity and emotion processing. However, difficulties visual attentional processes may play a role in observed these cognitive skills. A cross-sectional study investigated perception as well abilities group of 49 children adolescents 22q11DS 30 age socio-economic status-matched healthy sibling controls using the Birmingham Object Recognition Battery face sub-tests from MRC skills...
Estimating quantitative cognitive models from data is a staple of modern psychological science, but can be difficult and inefficient. Particle Metropolis within Gibbs (PMwG) robust efficient sampling algorithm which supports model estimation in hierarchical Bayesian framework. This tutorial shows how modelling proceed efficiently using pmwg, new open-source package for the R language. We step through implementing pmwg with simple signal detection theory models, to more complex two tasks are...
22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is associated with a number of physical anomalies and neuropsychological deficits including impairments in executive sensorimotor function. It estimated that 25% children 22q11DS will develop schizophrenia other psychotic disorders later life. Evidence genetic transmission information processing suggests performance individuals enhance understanding the neurobiological substrates processing. In this report, we examine using measures startle eyeblink...
Azithromycin is a component of empirical treatment regimens for Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections, but antimicrobial susceptibility testing this agent technically challenging. We compared the intertest variability, MIC values, and CLSI/EUCAST categorization clinical reference isolates N. treated with azithromycin by 107 nine agar dilution in duplicates using test strips (Liofilchem, Italy) Etests (bioMérieux, France). Replicate isolate agreement within 1 log2 between duplicate tests was 87%...
Abstract A fibre enabled slickline system is presented which capable of performing Distributed Acoustic and Temperature surveys. case study will be included to demonstrate the performance value service. The utilizes conventional winch pressure control equipment allow deployment into well, thus leveraging existing field infrastructure personnel. provision an easily transportable drum along with surface optical interrogation units makes this form simple cost effective run. Deploying in well...
Objective: A modified reach-to-grasp task has been developed for the purpose of investigating arm-hand coordination in a supine position functional magnetic resonance imaging environment. The objective this study was to investigate kinematics task, stroke and healthy participants. Design: Observational cohort study. Setting: Movement laboratory. Participants: Ten participants 10 age-matched performed repetitions two conditions-a natural condition standardized splint. Intervention: Not...