Ryan Elson

Contact

• workSchool of Psychology
  University Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• Ryan.Elson@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

I am currently working as a research associate under the supervision of Dr Claudia Danielmeier, Dr Laura Blackie and Dr Kat Dyke. In this role I will be investigating changes in glutamate levels during working memory tasks in individuals with first episode psychosis, and whether these levels can be used as a biomarker for the efficacy of clinical interventions. This exciting interdisciplinary project will involve behavioural methods, neuroimaging including MR spectroscopy, brain stimulation, qualitative methods and PPI.

Prior to this role, I undertook my PhD here within the school under the supervision of Prof Alan Johnston and Dr Denis Schluppeck (2019-2024). My PhD work focused on the potential mechanisms underlying face processing, in particular view-invariant face processing. For this I used a combination of behavioural, neuroimaging and computational methods.

I completed my MSci in Psychology at the University of York on the Neuroscience and Neuroimaging strand (2015-2019).

Recent Publications

• ELSON, R, SCHLUPPECK, D and JOHNSTON, A, 2023. fMRI evidence that hyper-caricatured faces activate object-selective cortex Frontiers in Psychology. 13,
• JOHNSTON, A, BROWN, B and ELSON, R, 2021. Synchronous facial action binds dynamic facial features Scientific Reports. 11(1), 7191
• SLIWINSKA, M, ELSON, R and PITCHER, D, 2021. Stimulating parietal regions of multiple-demand cortex impairs novel vocabulary learning Neuropsychologia. 162(12), 108047
• SLIWINSKA, M, ELSON, R and PITCHER, D, 2020. Dual-site TMS demonstrates causal functional connectivity between the left and right posterior superior temporal sulci during facial expression recognition Brain Stimulation. 13(4), 1008-1013

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• ELSON, R, SCHLUPPECK, D and JOHNSTON, A, 2023. fMRI evidence that hyper-caricatured faces activate object-selective cortex Frontiers in Psychology. 13,
• JOHNSTON, A, BROWN, B and ELSON, R, 2021. Synchronous facial action binds dynamic facial features Scientific Reports. 11(1), 7191
• SLIWINSKA, M, ELSON, R and PITCHER, D, 2021. Stimulating parietal regions of multiple-demand cortex impairs novel vocabulary learning Neuropsychologia. 162(12), 108047
• SLIWINSKA, M, ELSON, R and PITCHER, D, 2020. Dual-site TMS demonstrates causal functional connectivity between the left and right posterior superior temporal sulci during facial expression recognition Brain Stimulation. 13(4), 1008-1013