Dr Alex Kafkas PhD
Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience

Overview
I am currently a Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience investigating long-term memory and amnesia. I teach on the BSc in Psychology, BSc in Cognitive Neuroscience & Psychology degrees as well as in postgraduate programmes within the School of Biological Sciences.I am also co-Chair of the DNEP ethics panel and a member of the University Research Ethics Committee 2.
Biography
I gained my first degree in Psychology from the University of Athens, followed by an MSc in Cognitive Neuropsychology from University College London (UCL). I obtained my PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory from the University of Manchester. I was a postdoctoral researcher and then a Research Fellow at the University of Manchester since 2012 and I am currently a Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience.
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Psychology-Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory (University of Manchester)
M.Sc. in Cognitive Neuropsychology (University College London)
B.Sc. in Psychology (University of Athens, Greece)
Memberships of committees and professional bodies
Experimental Psychology Society
Society for Neuroscience
Organisation for Human Brain Mapping
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
British Psychological Society
British Neuroscience Association
Biology, Medicine and Health (BMH) Domains
Keywords
- Memory, Novelty, fMRI, Eye tracking, EEG, Hippocampus, Neuropsychology
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Publications
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively