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Anna S Mitchell

BA MSc(Hons) PhD


Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor

  • Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology

Thalamo-cortical interactions

Research Summary

Dr Mitchell's group studies the neurobiology of learning and decision-making focusing on the contributions of the dorsal medial thalamus and interconnected structures in health and disease using animal models and humans. She is also interested in how the thalamus and cortex contribute to learning, remembering, and updating our whereabouts in our visual environment. Her laboratory uses several approaches to investigate their research questions including: neurophysiology, neuroimaging, neuroanatomy, and cognitive, physiological, and behavioral assessments. 

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