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Elena Nixon (Georgiadi)

Assistant Professor of Applied Neuropsychology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Keywords:

EEG, neuroimaging, cognitive and affective neuroscience, executive function, Mood Disorder, Tourette's Disorder

I provide teaching support for the:

Behavioural Sciences (A11BHS) module, BMedSci course
Functional and Behavioural Neuroscience (A12FBN) module, BMedSci course
MSc in Mental Health Research course: Module Convenor of 'Models and Approaches in Mental Health Research' (C84MOD); and 'Topics in Cognitive Neuropsychiatry' (C84TCN)
Cognitive Neuroscience of Neuropsychiatric Disorders (A13CNN), Module Convenor, BMedSci course
Psychological Research in Context (C84PRC); and Research Internship (C84INT), Module Co-Convenor

Other:

Supervision of Year 3 homebase project students (BMedSci)
Supervision of postgraduate students (MSc, PhD and postgraduate Foundation trainees)

My broad research interests include the study of:

psychological processes and neural substrates of executive function mechanisms in health and psychopathology
the interaction between emotional/motivational factors (e.g. mood, anxiety) and cognitive function in healthy and clinical states
the impact of psychosocial, motivational and physical factors on executive function and clinical symptomatology

My current focus is on:

the development of cognitive (e.g. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy) and behavioural (e.g. Exercise-based programs) interventions to improve executive function, clinical symptomatology and psychological well-being
the investigation of brain mechanisms and neural changes associated with changes in executive function and clinical symptomatology

Methods of investigation: behavioural/neurocognitive assessment, mood induction, observations, EEG/ERP, fMRI

Main areas of clinical research: Mood Disorders (e.g. Major Depressive Disorder), Neurodevelopmental Disorders (e.g. Tourette's)