Jon Simons

About

 

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology

Head of the School of Biological Sciences

Jon Simons investigates the cognitive and brain mechanisms responsible for the subjective experience of remembering, and how we use mental experiences to make sense of the world. Learn more

Research Areas

  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Memory
  • Cognitive control
  • Ageing
  • Neurological and psychiatric disorders
  • Mental health

Techniques

  • Psychological testing
  • Computational modelling
  • Functional and structural neuroimaging (fMRI/sMRI)
  • Electrophysiology (EEG/MEG)
  • Brain stimulation (TMS/tDCS)

Areas for Collaboration

  • Age-related cognitive decline, including genetic and lifestyle predictors of resilience and cognitive reserve
  • Developmental brain morphology variations associated with psychiatric disorders

Research Theme

Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour