Neural representations & chronic pain
Examining how sensory and cortical representations relate to phantom limb pain, maladaptive plasticity and rehabilitation, drawing on neuroimaging and behavioural evidence.
Cognitive neuroscience · Psychology · AI
How minds represent the world.
I study perception, bodily experience and behaviour — from the brain mechanisms of chronic pain to the experimental evaluation of intelligent systems.
Representation / perception
Brain. Body.
Behaviour.Evidence &
interpretation
Behaviour.Evidence &
interpretation
18+Years of research in human perception and cognition
NIH R01Collaborative research on phantom limb pain and rehabilitation
UK / USInternational research, teaching and clinical collaborations
Research directions
Questions at the edge of perception.
My research asks how the brain builds representations of bodies and the world, why those representations sometimes diverge from experience, and how experimental methods can reveal the mechanisms.
Body perception & health behaviour
Investigating body-size perception, visual experience and decision-making, with implications for obesity, stigma and health inequalities.
Behavioural evaluation of AI
Exploring how experimental psychology can help define, measure and test the context-dependent behaviour of AI systems — including, but not limited to, language models.
Developing research areaMethods & tools
Research philosophy
Strong theories need measurable behaviour.
The central idea
Perception is not a transparent copy of reality. It is constructed from sensory information, prior experience and context. Understanding that construction — and how it can break down — creates opportunities for better explanations and interventions.
A developing connection to AI
The same commitment to precise constructs, controlled experiments and reproducible measurement has value in evaluating AI behaviour. My emerging work examines where psychological theory can sharpen the questions we ask of intelligent systems.
Research record
Selected publication venues.
My research has appeared in journals spanning systems neuroscience, visual perception and clinical applications.
Full article titles, DOI links and a downloadable CV can be added once the publication list has been checked.
Nature NeuroscienceNeuroscience
Journal of NeuroscienceNeuroscience
Cerebral CortexBrain & cognition
NeuroImage: ClinicalClinical neuroscience
Scientific ReportsMultidisciplinary research
Academic profile
Research-led, student-centred.
I am a psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist with experience across UK and US institutions. Alongside research, I design and lead teaching in psychology, neuroscience and research methods, with a focus on evidence, active learning and accessible assessment.
My work has involved interdisciplinary collaboration with neuroscientists, clinicians and other researchers, including projects relevant to rehabilitation and health behaviour.
Current teaching role
Global Banking School
Module leadership and curriculum development in Developmental Psychology.
Previous academic appointment
Brunel University London
Senior Lecturer in Psychology; research, teaching, postgraduate supervision and academic service.
Research experience
United States & United Kingdom
Neuroscience and clinical research collaborations, including work relating to chronic pain and rehabilitation.
Collaborations & enquiries
Let's explore a question worth asking.
I welcome conversations around experimental psychology, neuroscience, body perception, research methods and behaviourally grounded AI evaluation.
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