Minds in real environments
Behaviour and Evolution research group
Use evolutionary principles to guide research on behaviour and cognition.
Hannah Buchanan-Smith
Jim Anderson
Christine Caldwell
Phyllis Lee
Tony Little
Craig Roberts
Sarah-Jane Vick
Funding: Royal Society, ESRC, many animal charities, BBSRC
Facilities: On site and overseas labs, field sites, industrial partners, and living links to Human Evolution Research Centre at Edinburgh Zoo.
Centre for Health and Behaviour Change
Develop and apply psychological theory and methods to health and social behaviours.
Ronan O'Carroll
Lindsay Wilson
Andrew Livingstone
Gerry Molloy
Rory O'Connor
Vivien Swanson
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Funding:British Academy, ESRC, MRS, Chief Scientist Office, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, NHS, Nuffield and Leverhulme and UK and US governments.
Facilities:Purpose-built Health Laboratory, Close collaborative links with NHS partners, including Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Western General Hospital in Edinburgh and Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
Cognition in complex environments
Scientific study of mind and brain in adults and children.
Roger Watt
Peter Cahusac
Martin Doherty
David Donaldson
Paul Dudchenko
Ross Goutcher
Peter Hancock
Elena Hoicka
Stephen Langton
Funding:BBSRC, ESRC, EPSRC, TSB, Nuffield, Leverhulme Wellcome, British Academy.
Facilities:Divisional Playgroup, ERP lab, Faces lab with eye-tracking and 3D face image processing, Vision lab with stereoscopic viewing system, off site physiological and animal facilities.