Philip Benson - University of Aberdeen

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Course

Description

Level 1
BioPsych

Here is a sample of starting references are available to get you started thinking about debating for or against your discussion topic:
GROUPS A+B: Can fMRI be used to read someone's mind?, and
GROUPS C+D: Should cognitive enhancers be available for everyone to take to enhance memory and performance?
A handout version of the slides I showed for group W22 is here .

PS2009

Behavioural Neuroscience material can be found here. You will need your University username and password to access the materials.

PS4029/30

Critical Review essays for Perception - see school website for information.

PS4529/30

Materials for Applications of Cognitive Neuroscience are available via WebCT.

MRes/MSc

Materials for Ethical Issues and Multivariate Statistics are available via WebCT.

Level 3

See Level 3 noticeboard for tutorial group names.
Behavioural Studies, Designated, Non-graduating, and Neuroscience induction/registration notes .

BPS Accreditation

BPS accreditation courses are listed here. Information about Graduate Basis for Registration and postgraduate qualifications is also provided.

Writing

How to write a research paper .
How to write up a hypothesis...
Dr Carey's L3 notes on How to Write a Practical Report (also relevant to L3 tutorial essays) is here.

APA style referencing (an annotated work in progress, reflecting APA (6edn., 2010) standards)

Sphericity

A note on Mauchly's test of within-subjects/level variance (sphericity) in repeated measures ANOVAs . Dr Thom Baguley's detailed notes can be found here.

Punctuation

Your punctuation and grammar is poor. Buy and read either of these books . At the very least read this .

Historical

Classic papers in the history of Psychology, from Plato to Chomsky. Papers in German (Kraepelin, Bleuler, &c.)

References

If you would like to nominate me as a referee or to provide you with a personal reference, please speak to me first to ascertain if this is appropriate. It may be that a different tutor, Advisor, or Head of School should be approached. If we proceed, remember it is your responsibility to ensure you provide me with all the necessary information, including why you want the job &c., what experience or training you have, a copy of your up-to-date CV, your career aspirations &c, and contact details to whom the reference should be sent.

Selected Publications

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Juruena MF, Giampietro VP, Smith SD, Surguladze SA, Dalton JA, Benson PJ, Cleare AJ, Fu CHY (2010, in proof). Amygdala activation to masked happy facial expressions. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 16:1-5.

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Bestelmeyer PEG, Phillips LH, Crombie C, Benson P, St.Clair (2009, in press). The P300 as a possible endophenotype for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: evidence from twin and patient studies. Psychiatry Res 169:212-9.

Stewart AD, Benson PJ, Olds T, Marfell-Jones MJ, MacSween A, Nevill AM (2009, in press). Self selection of athletes into sports via skeletal ratios. In DC Lieberman (Ed), Aerobic Exercise and Athletic Performance: Types, Duration and Health Benefits, New York: Nova Science Publishers.

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Johnstone AM, Stewart AD, Benson PJ, Kalafati M, Rectenwald L, Horgan G (2008). Assessment of body image in obesity using a digital morphing technique. J Hum Nutr Diet 21:256-67

Stewart AD, Johnstone AM, Giles K, Benson PJ (2008) Physique relationships in body dissatisfaction. In M Marfell-Jones, T Olds (Eds), Kinanthropometry X (pp. 232-41). London: Routledge.

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Herba CM, Benson P, Landau S, Russell T, Goodwin C, Lemche E, Santosh P, Phillips M (2008). Impact of familiarity upon children's developing facial expression recognition. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 49:201-10

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Benson PJ, Leonards U, Lothian RM, St.Clair DM, Merlo MCG (2007) Visual scan paths in first-episode schizophrenia and cannabis induced psychosis. J Psychiatry Neurosci 31:267-74

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Russell TA, Kucharska-Pietura K, Benson PJ, Phillips ML (2007). Neural responses to dynamic expressions of fear in schizophrenia. Neuropsychologia 45:107-23

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Herba CM, Heining M, Young AW, Browning M, Benson PJ, Phillips ML, Gray JA (2007) Conscious and non-conscious discrimination of facial expressions. Vis Cogn 15:36-47

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Bull R, Benson PJ (2006) Digit ratio (2D:4D) and the spatial representation of magnitude. Hormones Beh 50:194-99

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Bestelmeyer PEG, Tatler BW, Phillips LH, Fraser G, Benson PJ, St.Clair D (2006) Global visual scanning abnormalities in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Schiz Res 87:212-22

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Guo K, Benson PJ, Blakemore C (2004) Pattern motion is present in V1 of awake but not anaesthetized monkeys. Eur J Neurosci 19:1055-66

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Stewart AD, Benson PJ, Michanikou EG, Tsiota DG & Narli MK (2003) Body image and somatotype of athletes and age-matched controls: validation of a new technique. J Sports Sci 21:815-23

Russell TA, Benson PJ, Phillips ML (2003) A novel investigation of symptom-specific deficits in the perception of fear in patients with schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatr 53:336

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Russell TA, Benson PJ, Phillips M (2003) Perception of dynamic expressions of fear by patients with schizophrenia: a symptom-based investigation. Schizophr Res 60:181

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Tovée MJ, Benson PJ, Emery JL, Mason SM, Cohen-Toveée EM (2003) Measurement of body size and shape perception in eating-disordered and control observers using body-shape software. Br J Psychol 94:501-16

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Chang PPW, Levine SC, Benson PJ (2002) Children's recognition of caricatures. Dev Psychol 38:1038-51

Hendriks AW, Benson PJ, Jonkers M, Rietberg S (2002) Do autistics perceive facial expressions in a piecemeal fashion? Perception 31:22

Benson PJ, Counsell CE, McConachie DJA, Liotti M (2002) Assessment of facial expression production in Parkinson's disease. Perception 31:23

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Kircher TTJ, Senior C, Phillips ML, Rabe-Hesketh S, Benson PJ, Bullmore ET, Brammer M, Simmons A, Bartelsa M & David AS (2001) Recognizing one's own face. Cognition 78:B1-15

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