Bio
Manos Tsakiris is Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London where he leads the Lab of Action & Body and the INtheSELF ERC-funded project. He is also leading the BIAS (Body & Image in Arts & Science) project, funded by the NOMIS Foundation, at the Warburg Institute, School of Advanced Study, University of London.
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Research
What is the link between the body and the self? How do we become aware of ourselves and of others? How do we relate to and respond to the images that power human culture? These are some of the key questions that we research.
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People
Academics are fortunate enough to spend their whole career surrounded by young minds. A privilege that few other professions can give you. These are the people who make our research possible, successful and most enjoyable. The people to whom I am grateful for their creativity, skills and openness.
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Publications
Since 2003, our research has resulted in numerous publications in peer-reviewed international journals. In addition to the research articles we publish, we think it is important to take the time to consolidate our findings in original theoretical and review papers.Several of our papers are among the most-cited articles in our field of research (source: Thomson Reuters Citation Thresholds).
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News
We are trying to stay on top of things, be aware of the most important news in our field and whenever possible to contribute to what is timely and important.
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Media
Our research has attracted interest from media around the world, and has appeared in major international news organizations, such Reuters, BBC, The Times, The Guardian, El Pais, Le Figaro, Wall Street Journal, El Mundo, Huffington Post, and Scientific American.
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Events
Ideas
Engagement
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Ola Herman
After completing my BSc degree in Neuroscience at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, I moved on to the University of Gdansk to do my MSc, where I studied the neural mechanisms underlying appetitive behaviours in animal models. Following this, I pursued the Sussex Neuroscience 4-year PhD Programme, working with Prof. Theodora Duka and Prof. Hugo Critchley to investigate the factors that drive impulsive behaviour. I have recently joined the Lab of Action and Body to research the relationship between interoception and sense of self as well as sense of agency.
Research Interests
I am primarily interested in how bodily cues impact our actions and decisions and what the mechanisms underlying these processes are. To study this I employ behavioural measures, mood state and pharmacological manipulations, as well as neuroimaging techniques.
Publications
Herman, A. M., & Duka, T. (2018). Facets of impulsivity and alcohol use: What role do emotions play? Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev., in press.
Herman, A. M., Critchley, H. D., & Duka, T. (2018). Binge drinking is associated with attenuated frontal and parietal activation during successful response inhibition in fearful context. European Journal of Neuroscience, in press. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.14108
Herman, A. M., Critchley, H. D., & Duka, T. (2018). Risk-Taking and Impulsivity: The Role of Mood States and Interoception. Front. Psychol., 9(August), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01625
Rae, C. L., Botan, V. E., Gould van Praag, C. D., Herman, A. M., Nyyssönen, J. A. K., Watson, D. R., … Critchley, H. D. (2018). Stopping from the heart: Response inhibition improves during cardiac contraction. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 9136. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27513-y.
Herman, A. M., Critchley, H. D., & Duka, T. (2018). The role of emotions and physiological arousal in modulating impulsive behaviour. Biological Psychology, 133, 30–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2018.01.014
Makovac, E., Meeten, F., Watson, D. R., Herman, A., Garfinkel, S. N., D Critchley, H., & Ottaviani, C. (2016). Alterations in Amygdala-Prefrontal Functional Connectivity Account for Excessive Worry and Autonomic Dysregulation in Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Biological Psychiatry, 80(10), 786–795. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2015.10.013
Contact
All rights reserved. Copyright © 2017 Manos Tsakiris
Manos Tsakiris
Department of Psychology
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
tel: +44 (0) 1784 276266
fax: +44 (0) 1784 434347
e-mail: manos.tsakiris@rhul.ac.uk
Manos Tsakiris
Department of Psychology
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
tel: +44 (0) 1784 276266
fax: +44 (0) 1784 434347
e-mail: manos.tsakiris@rhul.ac.uk
All rights reserved. Copyright © 2017 Manos Tsakiris