PhD funded opportunity (computational cognitive psychology)
https://www.bcu.ac.uk/social-sciences/research/phd_opportunities

Title: Covid-19 effects on Cognitive Health
School: School of Social Sciences

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyday life and cognitive health including sustained attention and depression (Hampshire et al., 2021; Zhou et al., 2020 (a)(b)). However, little is known about whether depression is due to COVID-19 infection, or an effect of cognitive decline caused by the COVID-19, as depression is also linked to changes in attention and memory (Fossati, 2018; Dillon & Pizzagalli, 2018).
Therefore, it is imperative to understand the interaction between cognition and depression, an area of research that is poorly understood in recent work related to COVID-19 and how this is progressing over time. Here, we propose to investigate the link between COVID-19 and cognitive health – depression, cognitive flexibility, and attention. We are using an interdisciplinary approach that combines online behavioural data with computational modelling using a computational approach developed by our team.

Contact information:
Name: Prof. Eirini Mavritsaki
E-mail: eirini.mavritsaki@bcu.ac.uk
Tel: 0121 331 6361

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Prof. Eirini Mavritsaki, Ph.D., CPsychol , SFHEA, SEDA Recognised Supervisor
Professor of Cognitive Psychology
Director of Research for the School of Social Sciences

Department of Psychology

Faculty of Business Law and Social Sciences    

Birmingham City University
The Curzon Building
4 Cardigan Street
Birmingham
B4 7BD
eirini.mavritsaki@bcu.ac.uk
0121 331 6361

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