Personal profile
Research Interests
My current research interests are in the use of magnetoencephalography (MEG) to understand sensory processing in healthy development and in neurodevelopmental disorders. I am also interested in the use of MEG in clinical disorders such as epilepsy. The underlying theme which unites these topics is a desire to refine and apply physiological measurement methods for use in real-world clinical questions. My background is in psychophysics, a method to which I also often return.
Teaching Activity
BSc Psychology Undergraduate Modules.
- Psychology and the Brain (PY1135, first year)
- Music and the Brain (PY3365, final year option)
Employment
I have worked at Aston University since 2001 when I joined as a lecturer.
Before that, I was a post-doctoral researcher in the University Laboratory of Physiology at Oxford University.
Qualifications
PhD, Physiological Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
BSc, Physiological Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Contact Details
mailto: [email protected]
telephone: +44 (0) 121 204 4087
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Biofluid-based predictors of post-concussion symptoms: A narrative review of mild traumatic brain injury biomarkers
UK m TBI-Predict Consortium, 18 Dec 2025, In: Brain Communications. 8, 1, 17 p., fcaf501.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Current and prospective roles of magnetic resonance imaging in mild traumatic brain injury
Sassani, M., Ghafari, T., Arachchige, P. R. W., Idrees, I., Gao, Y., Waitt, A., Weaver, S. R. C., Mazaheri, A., Lyons, H. S., Grech, O., Thaller, M., Witton, C., Bagshaw, A. P., Wilson, M., Park, H., Brookes, M., Novak, J., Mollan, S. P., Hill, L. J. & Lucas, S. J. E. & 5 others, , 16 Apr 2025, In: Brain Communications. 7, 2, 19 p., fcaf120.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A systematic review of optical coherence tomography findings in adults with mild traumatic brain injury
Lyons, H. S., Sassani, M., Hyder, Y., Mitchell, J. L., Thaller, M., Mollan, S., Sinclair, A. J., Blanch, R. J., Sinclair, A., Finch, A., Hampshire, A., Sitch, A., Mazaheri, A., Bagshaw, A., Palmer, A., Strom, A., Waitt, A., Yiangou, A., Abdel-Hay, A. & Bennett, A. & 68 others, , Apr 2024, In: Eye (Basingstoke). 38, 6, p. 1077-1083 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Dynamic relationships between phonological memory and reading: a five year longitudinal study from age 4 to 9
Cunningham, A. J., Burgess, A. P., Witton, C., Talcott, J. B. & Shapiro, L. R., Jan 2021, In: Developmental Science. 24, 1, e12986.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of maternal folic acid supplementation during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy on neurocognitive development in the child: an 11-year follow-up from a randomised controlled trial
Caffrey, A., McNulty, H., Rollins, M., Prasad, G., Gaur, P., Talcott, J. B., Witton, C., Cassidy, T., Marshall, B., Dornan, J., Moore, A. J., Ward, M., Strain, J. J., Molloy, A. M., McLaughlin, M., Lees-Murdock, D. J., Walsh, C. P. & Pentieva, K., 10 Mar 2021, In: BMC Medicine. 19, 1, 73.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Aston literacy project dataset
Shapiro, L. (Creator), Cunningham, A. (Creator), Witton, C. (Creator), Talcott, J. (Creator), Burgess, A. (Creator) & Rochelle, K. (Creator), UK Data Service, 30 Mar 2017
DOI: 10.5255/UKDA-SN-852671, https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/853894/ and one more link, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027715300251 (show fewer)
Dataset
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Reading Measures from the Aston Literacy Project and Reading and Vocabulary Project datasets (forming the Literacy in Birmingham and Solihull, LIBS, Dataset)
Shapiro, L. (Creator), Ricketts, J. (Creator), Van Der Kleij, S. (Creator), Burgess, A. (Creator), Cunningham, A. (Creator), Witton, C. (Creator) & Talcott, J. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 19 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.17036/researchdata.aston.ac.uk.00000644, https://researchdata.aston.ac.uk/id/eprint/644/
Dataset