Personal profile

Personal profile

I am interested in understanding how we make decisions and how we come to feel in control of actions and their consequences, i.e. have a sense of agency. Our experience of agency is foundational for our societal notions of responsibility, and freedom of choice.

Using behavioural, computational, and neuroimaging methods, I investigate influences on learning and decision-making, such as external stimuli, freedom of choice, confidence in a decision (aka metacognition), and how these also interact with our sense of agency. Moreover, I'm exploring the relevance of this work to better understanding the mechanisms that drive maladaptive cognition linked to mental health symptoms, such as depression.

I am actively engaged in promoting equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI), namely through chairing of Psychology department EDI team, being a member of other EDI groups at the university, and co-leading the European chapter of Women+ in Cognitive Science.

You can find more information about my research and EDI work on my website.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Cognitive Neuroscience, PhD, Prospective sense of agency: cognitive and neural mechanisms, UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience

Award Date: 28 May 2016

Keywords

  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Experimental psychology
  • Psychology
  • Cognitive modelling
  • Psychology of higher cognitive processes

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