The Perception, Action and Decision Making (PAD) group undertakes cutting-edge research into how the human brain supports cognition, perception and action, and how these key abilities are affected in neurological and psychiatric disorders. We bring together researchers with expertise in a range of tools and approaches, including functional/structural brain imaging, electrophysiology, psychophysics, virtual reality, eye tracking, and computational modelling.
Members' interests and expertise
The PAD group has many research labs and active projects. Browse their individual sites to find out about their specific areas of research, opportunities to collaborate and more.
Dr Szonya Durant - Perceptual space and time
Dr Elisa Ferre - The role of vestibular signals in bodily perception and representation
Dr Scott Glover - The neurological underpinnings of motor imagery and joint action
Dr Stephen Hammett - Speed and motion perception
Dr Carl Hodgetts - Memory, space and events
Dr Jonas Larsson - Visual cortical mapping
Prof Narender Ramnani - The brain circuits underpinning decision-making, learning and the cognitive control of action -
Dr Nura Sidarus - Metacognition and decision-making
Dr Petra Vetter - Top-down influences on early vision
Prof Robin Walker - How the brain controls eye movements
Prof John Wann - The neural aspects of perception for action
Prof Johannes Zanker - Human visual information processing
We would like to thank the following funders for supporting our research: Bial Foundation, British Academy, Economic and Social Research Council, European Union, Experimental Psychology Society, John Templeton Foundation, Laureus Foundation, Leverhulme Trust, Nuffield Foundation, Royal Society, VolkswagenStiftung, and Wellcome.
The PAD group is convened by Dr Carl Hodgetts. Please see here for list of current members, publications, and projects.
