Well done to Connor for writing a neat, jargon-free, summary of his recent review paper and making a video to explain his findings
Read our summary, published in The Conversation, here: https://theconversation.com/research-on-facial-expressions-challenges-the-way-we-think-about-autism-134053
Keating, C. T., & Cook, J. L., (2020). Facial Expression Production and Recognition in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Shifting Landscape. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. Epub ahead of print. pdf
Congratulations to Lydia on the publication of her first article ‘The importance of assessing alexithymia in psychological research’ out now in PsyPAG Quarterly:
http://www.psypag.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/PsyPag-111-WEB.pdf (page 29)
MRC-funded PhD on social cognition, body movement & interoception in autism and Parkinson’s Disease. Deadline is midday Friday 15 February 2019. Find out more here:
Well done Rosy on the publication of a great new paper in Autism Research:
Edey, R., Cook, J., Brewer, R., Bird, G., & Press, C. (in press) Adults with autism spectrum disorder are sensitive to the kinematic features defining natural human motion. Autism Research.
Read it here:
I’m looking for a full-stack and mobile application developer to work with my team to develop a battery of computerised tests which index cognitive ability and
manual dexterity. Ideally I’m looking for someone to start asap. and work full-time for 9 months. However, there is a lot of flexibility, so this job can be taken on a part-time basis. The starting salary is normally in the range of £29,799 to £38,832 depending on skills and experience. There is also the possibility of sub-contracting this job to a team/company so if you, or your team, are interested let me know.
Please get in touch if you’d like more details! My email is j.l.cook@bham.ac.uk.
(Very) flexible Clinical Research Fellow Position helping us to run psychopharmacology experiments @UoB_SoP Great if you’re a medic interested in psychology. LOTS of flexibility re. hours/length of contract. Deadline 4/10: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/BMK153/clinical-research-fellow … @GaleaLab @EatingBehaviour
Congratulations to Monja on her new paper which investigates the role of catecholamines in the avoidance of cognitive control. Click here for the preprint.
Froböse, M.I., Swart, J.C., Cook, J.L., Geurts, D.E.M., den Ouden, H.E.M., Cools, R. (in press). Catecholaminergic modulation of the avoidance of cognitive control. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
Eddy, C. & Cook, J.L. (in press) Emotions in action: The relationship between motor function and social cognition across multiple clinical populations. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. link pdf preprint
New preprint available here: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2018/04/29/303982
Cook, J.L., Swart, J.C., Froböse, M.I., Diaconescu, A., Geurts, D.E.M., den Ouden, H.E.M., Cools, R. Catecholamine Challenge Uncovers Distinct Mechanisms For Direct Versus Indirect, But Not Social Versus Non-Social, Learning.
