Cogneuro Adult Cognition And Neuropsychology Research Dr Gerry Altmann, Professor Andrew Ellis, Dr Gareth Gaskell, Professor Graham Hitch, Professor Andy Young.
Cognitive psychologists study such things as perception, language, memory and action.
A complementary role is played by cognitive neuropsychologists who study the effects of brain injury and other neurological abnormalities on these abilities. They use existing models of normal cognitive processes to explain the disorders they observe, and also seek to use their findings to develop theories of normal functioning. One current neuropsychological project concerns the different auditory and verbal disorders that can lead to impaired perception and comprehension of heard words. Another area of interest is disorders of face recognition. Problems in recognising familiar faces are being investigated in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and in patients with Parkinson's Disease.