A collective approach to cognition

We are a collective of interdisciplinary and international teams conducting collaborative research on cognition using a variety of approaches, such as:

  • Cross-cultural comparisons

  • Evolutionary neuroanatomy

  • Phylogenetic comparative methods

  • Sensory substitution

  • Virtual and augmented reality

Alexandra A. de Sousa, Ph.D.

Director

Evolutionary Neuroscience

Bath Spa University

https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/our-people/alexandra-de-sousa/

Michael J. Proulx, Ph.D.

Director

Cognitive Science

University of Bath

https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/michael-proulx

Online Laboratory

Below are some studies we would like you to participate in. Thank you!

Describe tactile images blindfolded through touch, or through sight:

https://bathpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4IvKFeQmLdxfwZ8. To participate in person, please email kp421@bath.ac.uk


EEG study of multisensory perception and imagination:

We measure your neural activity whilst you do imagination tasks. This study takes place at the University of Bath and involves 1-3 separate experiment sessions. For more information, please contact hlw69@bath.ac.uk. To participate, book yourself in using this doodle calendar: https://doodle.com/bp/hollywilson/eeg-study.


Body image and social media use has on visually impaired and sighted individuals:

Primary Researcher: Olivia Churchill

https://bathspa.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/differences-in-the-effects-of-body-image-social-media-use-2


Research into differences in personality and behaviour in light of COVID-19:

Primary Researcher: Christine Dunn

https://bathspa.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/ppb-questionnaire-2


Research into imagination, person perception, and face perception among Chinese university students in the UK:

Primary Researcher: Lingxue Jiang

https://bathpsychology.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0j53XJyTkorK0Cy


Research into proximity and the effect it has on mate preferences with people in relationships:

Primary Researcher: Dominic Lucas

https://bathspa.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/mate-preferences-survey


Research into sex and social isolation and the effect it has on mater preferences:

Primary Researcher: Emily Chappell https://bathspa.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/matepreference_sex_socialisolation

Motor skill acquisition and digital agents (Learn to Dance): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1awo9IVw-jbYnbMmPQcGfU0dGXUdPe5WJPDlbWw5BPa8/edit

Visual-Haptic Cueing and Dominance in Virtual Reality:

Respond to objects appearing in your virtual hands (Oculus Quest 2). 20-30 minute duration, location flexible. Contact jmehh20@bath.ac.uk for more details!

A "crossmodal cognition" web page should not just appeal to a single sense, so here we have a collaborator's conception of what our approach to cognition and evolutionary neuroscience might sound like! It is accompanied by a visualisation that provides a synaesthetic-like experience of sound and sight.