Brain, Cognition & Behaviour
Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
Overview
We investigate the proximate mechanisms underlying behaviour, usually from an evolutionary and/or comparative perspective.
Our joint approach is to understand the evolution of cognition, as well as the endocrinological and neural mechanisms that underlie behaviour.
For this work, we have dedicated behavioural laboratories and electrophysiological, molecular biological and anatomical facilities at our disposal.
Areas of interest
Our interest areas include:
- 3D vision
- olfaction
- taste
- learning and memory
- decision-making
- social learning
Species studies
We study an exceptionally wide range of systems, from locusts, mantids and honey bees, to birds, monkeys, apes and humans.
We have a number of comparative projects that span several species.
Dr Anna Basu
Clinical Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 282 1375
Professor Melissa Bateson
Professor of Ethology
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5056
Dr Timothy Boswell
Senior Lecturer
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8502
Professor Elisabetta Cherchi
Professor of Transport
Email: elisabetta.cherchi@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 3501
Professor Anya Hurlbert
Professor of Visual Neuroscience
Email: anya.hurlbert@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7638
Dr Billie Moffat-Knox
Lecturer & Stage One Director
Email: billie.moffat-knox@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: 0191 208 8829
Professor Daniel Nettle
Professor of Behavioural Science
Email: daniel.nettle@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8993
Dr Vivek Nityananda
David Phillips Research Fellow
Email: vivek.nityananda@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6246
Dr Bess Price
Lecturer
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6253
Professor Jenny Read
Professor of Vision Science
Email: jenny.read@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7559
Dr Claire Rind
Reader in Invertebrate Neurobiology
Email: claire.rind@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6681
Dr Barbara-Anne Robertson
Lecturer
Email: b.a.robertson@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 7365
Professor Candy Rowe
Professor of Animal Behaviour and Cognition, Dean of Research Culture and Strategy
Email: candy.rowe@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8671
Dr Peter Simmons
Reader in Neurobiology & Behaviour
Email: p.j.simmons@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6457
Dr Tom Smulders
Director of Education and Reader in Evolutionary Neuroscience
Email: tom.smulders@ncl.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 5790