 My aim in this project is to draw together what is known about evolution, development and pathology of social cognition. A long-term plan is to write a book together with Chris on Social Cognitive Neuroscience. I have recently written a book on autism in the Oxford University Press series of Very Short Introductions which has appeared in October 2008. In January 2010 I will be giving the Bartlett Lecture at the meeting of the Experimental Psychology Society. The title is: Why we need cognitive explanations of autism. With Francesca Happé I edited a Special Issue of
Philosophical Transactions B on Autism and Talent, published in May 2009. This will shortly appear as a book by Oxford University Press. Throughout my career I have been developing a neuro-cognitive approach to developmental disorders. In particular, I have been investigating specific cognitive processes and their failure in autism and dyslexia. My aim still is to discover the underlying cognitive causes of these disorders and to link them to behavioural symptoms as well as to brain systems. Another aim is to make this research relevant to the education of people with developmental disorders to contribute to a better quality of their everyday life. My past work was funded by the Medical Research Council. Some details of the research and publications can be seen via the links on the left. There is also a link to my outstanding colleagues and collaborators who are continuing this research in many different and creative ways.
Contact details UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK t: e: u.frith @ ucl.ac.uk |