Research also extends to functional impairments as a consequence of brain lesion, such as language impairments, visual attention and hemineglect, face perception and prosopagnosia, memory disorders, and disorders of motor control. The group concentrates on discourse processing, syntax, dialogue and speech processing. An important part of this group's activities are aimed at the interdisciplinary study of cognition and computation in human communication. HCI and Multimedia Communication Work in this group includes the evaluation of HCI systems, particularly in relation to education. The group is responsible for the installation of a broad band-width link to the superjanet network and novel communication software.
Addiction research focuses on alcohol, Ecstasy, and gambling.
Work on health and safety education is focused on the evaluation of child safety education schemes and educational problems associated with blindness. Work in this group is extensively funded by ESRC, Scottish Office, Scottish Home and Health and the Alcohol Research Council. The group has a strong interest in safety training for children and abuse prevention. Members have been involved in projects which range from highlighting the needs of the children with divorcing or separating parents, to the testimony of child witnesses. There is also an interest in developmental processes, with a focus on clinical applications.