Research Projects
I have a range of research projects currently in motion. Read on to learn more, and please contact me if you have any questions about this research or are interested in my contributions towards a research area.
Areas of Interest
I have several areas of interest, and my research serves to contribute to these areas:
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is a large field, combining biology and psychology to study areas of the brain. My focus will be on cognitive functioning, cognitive degeneration, and Lewy Bodies in the diagnosis and care of people with dementia. [Please note: this is not part of my current academic research. It is done in my own time as an ongoing interest.]
Existentialism
Existentialism is an area of philosophy studying the truth of an individual's purpose in living. This extends to theories of consciousness, freedom, and the self. I want to use Existentialist theory to drive new scientific research into the self.
Perceptual Realities
Multisensory perception will play a large part in my research of cognitive functions, cognitive degeneration, and ideas of the self. Our sensory system contributes massively to the way we experience the world, and how we perceive external stimuli determines our reality.
Deconstructing our ideas of perceptual reality
Psychology, Philosophy, and Literature come together to challenge our perceptions of reality.
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What is the difference between sensation and reflection? Do we really sense things as they are, or is what we're feeling an inference of sensation?
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How does time-space metaphysics come into this? Do our past sensations matter when experiencing new sensations? Can we be told, in fiction, what to feel?
Does all of this affect how we perceive reality?
There are so many unanswered questions when it comes to the field of neuroscience and the self. This is a fascinating topic which can be researched and taught through interdisciplinary techniques.
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It is a thrilling journey, so come along with me as we delve deep inside our own minds... and inside the fabric of the universe.
Neo-neuroplasticity: Redefining our brains' limits in a post-pandemic world
The mental demands we make on our own brain has been ever-increasing, especially in an industrialised society where we work both together and in competition with technology. But in a post-pandemic world, can we put those same demanding expectations on such a fragile organ?
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My term Neo-neuroplasticity re-evalutes the limits and thresholds of our brains after the Covid19 pandemic, which for sufferers has been proved to cause nerve damage, memory issues, and cognitive decline/delay.
How has the illness itself and the mental strain of the pandemic changed the plasticity of the organ, and should we change the standards to which we hold ourselves in terms of cognitive ability?
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Also, how will a post-pandemic world cope with a potential increase in cognitive degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, dementia, and Parkinson's, including in younger or early-onset patients?