Andrew Bell
BSc(Hons), PhD, FHEA
Career Development Lecturer
- Stipendiary Lecturer, University College
Research Summary
Existing in a social environment requires that we have at least some ability to assess the mental states of others. We do this by interpreting facial expressions, body language, and other social cues and use this information to guide our own decisions and actions. This ability is mediated by a number of regions in the brain. My research seeks to understand how these regions interact to form networks that contribute to our ability to successfully interact with one another. Characterising these networks is essential if we are to identify the underlying causes of deficits associated with face recognition and social cognition, such as those that accompany certain developmental disorders including autism spectrum disorders and Down’s Syndrome.
Key publications
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Encoding of Stimulus Probability in Macaque Inferior Temporal Cortex.
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Bell AH. et al, (2016), Curr Biol, 26, 2280 - 2290
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A Putative Multiple-Demand System in the Macaque Brain.
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Mitchell DJ. et al, (2016), J Neurosci, 36, 8574 - 8585
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Hierarchical Encoding of Social Cues in Primate Inferior Temporal Cortex.
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Morin EL. et al, (2015), Cereb Cortex, 25, 3036 - 3045
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Amygdala lesions disrupt modulation of functional MRI activity evoked by facial expression in the monkey inferior temporal cortex.
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Hadj-Bouziane F. et al, (2012), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 109, 3640 - 3648
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Perception of emotional expressions is independent of face selectivity in monkey inferior temporal cortex
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Hadj-Bouziane F. et al, (2008), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 105, 5591 - 5596
Recent publications
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Rapid event-related, BOLD fMRI, non-human primates (NHP): choose two out of three.
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Pelekanos V. et al, (2020), Sci Rep, 10
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Behavioral flexibility is associated with changes in structure and function distributed across a frontal cortical network in macaques.
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Sallet J. et al, (2020), PLoS Biol, 18
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Preserved extrastriate visual network in a monkey with substantial, naturally occurring damage to primary visual cortex.
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Bridge H. et al, (2019), Elife, 8
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Functional reorganisation and recovery following cortical lesions: A preliminary study in macaque monkeys.
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Ainsworth M. et al, (2018), Neuropsychologia, 119, 382 - 391
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Methods matter: A primer on permanent and reversible interference techniques in animals for investigators of human neuropsychology.
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Bell AH. and Bultitude JH., (2018), Neuropsychologia, 115, 211 - 219