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I am currently a Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience, in the Division of Psychology, Communication & Human Neuroscience, investigating long-term memory and amnesia. I teach on the BSc in Psychology, BSc in Cognitive Neuroscience & Psychology degrees as well as in postgraduate programmes. I am also co-Chair of the divisional ethics panel and a member of the University Research Ethics Committee 2.
I gained my first degree in Psychology from the University of Athens, followed by an MSc in Cognitive Neuropsychology from University College London (UCL). I obtained my PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory from the University of Manchester. I was a postdoctoral researcher and then a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester since 2012 and I am currently a Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience.
My research aims to explore both theoretical and translational questions in human memory. My expertise includes the cognitive neuroscience of memory, amnesia and ageing. In my studies, I explore the neural substrates of long-term memory and the various factors that affect memory encoding and retrieval. I conduct behavioural, neuropsychological, neuroimaging (fMRI and EEG) and eye-tracking experiments combining multivariate and univariate analyses techniques.
Cognition (PSYC21081) - Year 2 (Unit Lead)
Brain and Behaviour (PSYC11212) - Year 1
Cognitive Neuroscience (PSYC21022) - Year 2
CogNeuro Tutorials (BIOL20000) - Year 2
Advanced Research Methods in Experimental Psychology (BIOL63121) - MRes Psychology
Academic Tutorials Year 1 (BIOL10000 - BSc Biomedical Science)
Undergraduate and postgraduate (MSc, MRes and MSci) research projects
Prof Daniela Montaldi (University of Manchester)
Prof Andrew Mayes (University of Manchester)
Dr Jason Taylor (University of Manchester)
Dr Dimitris Tsivilis (University of Liverpool)
Experimental Psychology Society
Society for Neuroscience
Organisation for Human Brain Mapping
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
British Psychological Society
British Neuroscience Association
Analysis of functional MRI data
Multivariate analysis of fMRI (machine learning)
Eye tracking and pupillometry
Experimental design of behavioural and neuroimaging studies
EEG
Neuropsychological assessment
Ph.D. in Psychology-Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory (University of Manchester)
M.Sc. in Cognitive Neuropsychology (University College London)
B.Sc. in Psychology (University of Athens, Greece)
Medical Research Council (MRC) - New Investigator Research Grant, £880,000; Project title: The functional role of thalamic-mediated brain networks in memory. Chief Investigator, 2024 - 2028.
British Academy/Leverhulme Trust - Research Grant, £10,000. Project title: “Exploring the effect of contextual expectations on memory encoding and retrieval using EEG”. Principal investigator (2017-2018)
The Nelson Butters Award by the International Neuropsychological Society for best research by a postdoctoral fellow (07/2016)
NIHR Support Grant - £2,500, Principal investigator (2014 - 2016)
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Kafkas, A. (Recipient), 22 Sept 2020
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Kafkas, A. (Recipient), 2021
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