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Prof John King
1-19 Torrington Place
London
WC1E 7HB
Appointment
- Professor of Clinical Cognitive Neuroscience
- Clinical, Edu & Hlth Psychology
- Div of Psychology & Lang Sciences
- Faculty of Brain Sciences
Role
UCL Principal Supervisor
Research Groups


Research Themes


Research Summary
My overarching interest is in human memory, particularly spatial and episodic memory, and how it fails. My background is in pure research in this area; using a variety of techniques including functional brain imaging and virtual realities I was able to observe large-scale spatial behaviour in a controlled environment and design tasks which are sensitive to hippocampal damage. I am now developing a clinical research programme in which I will apply these techniques in clinical populations where memory is impaired. This includes applying sensitive tests for subtle memory deficits, and understanding the role memory plays in a number of mental illnesses, such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, where there is currently considerable confusion about the cause of memory problems and their role in developmental psychopathology. The aim of this research is twofold - to further understand the fundamental neural processes of memory, and importantly, to generate new loci of treatment in mental disorder; by understanding the role of memory impairment in, say, PTSD, it may be possible to develop cognitive remediation treatments which can help in the recovery from these debilitating conditions.
Appointments
01-OCT-2014 | Senior Lecturer | CEHP | UCL, United Kingdom |
01-MAY-2009 | Lecturer (ft) | Research Dept of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology | UCL, United Kingdom |
01-JAN-2006 – 01-MAY-2009 | Trainee Clinical Psychologist (pt) | Research Dept of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology | UCL, United Kingdom |
01-JAN-2006 – 01-MAY-2009 | Lecturer (pt) | Research Dept of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology | UCL, United Kingdom |
01-JAN-1999 – 01-JAN-2006 | Senior Research Fellow | Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience | UCL, United Kingdom |
Academic Background
2009 | Professional degree in Psychology | British Psychological Society | |
1998 | Doctor of Philosophy | University College London | |
1990 | Bachelor of Science (Honours) | University of Birmingham |