Our Research Team
Professor Frank Pollick, Director
Prof Frank Pollick (School of Psychology and Neuroscience) is an expert in human vision, cognitive neuroscience and experimental tests of human performance at visual and cognitive tasks. During his research he has worked with mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers, clinicians, athletes, choreographers, athletes, choreographers, musicians and security experts in academic and applied settings.
Dr. Christopher Turner, PostDoc
My research focuses on non-invasive neuromodulation techniques and their effects on neural dynamics, with particular interest in transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) and transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS). I investigate how light and electrical stimulation interact with cortical activity, using EEG as a primary measure of neural change – including spectral parameterization of aperiodic (1/f) brain activity, oscillatory dynamics, and neurofeedback. My broader research interests include visual-spatial attention, eye movement artefacts in EEG, and the translation of neuromodulation methods toward clinical and applied neurotechnology contexts.
How do we perceive the environment around us? How do we perceive and understand ambiguous stimuli? Why do all things look as they do? My project will use brain imaging techniques to investigate the underlying neural mechanism of visual perception and address above questions.
Nicole Sneddon, PhD Student
My PhD project aims to establish the neural mechanisms underlying cybersickness. Using fMRI, neurofeedback and a predictive coding framework, I aim to understand why some people are more susceptible than others and whether targeted neural modulation can improve tolerance.
Ardiano Scoccia , Visiting PhD
I am a PhD working at the intersection of neuroscience, virtual reality, and non-invasive brain stimulation. My research focuses on understanding why people experience motion sickness and cybersickness in immersive environments and how we can reduce these symptoms using targeted brain stimulation.
Mohammadsobhan Esfandiar, PhD Student
My PhD research will be looking at Human-Robot physical interactions.
Emily Tunstall, Post Graduate Research Student
Jiani Wang, MA Graduate
My research focuses on brain imaging and the mechanisms underlying perception and experience. I currently work on a 7T MRI project investigating brainstem structure and motor differences in autism. I am also involved in research examining how personality influences how people perceive and interpret the world, using surreal films as a tool to capture individual differences in interpretation and experience. Broadly, I am interested in understanding how neural processes interact with individual difference and cognition to shape subjective perception.