Research projects

Professor Jane Powell

Quality of life after brain injury: Validation of a new cross-cultural assessment instrument, the QOLIBRI.  International collaboration involving teams in more than 15 countries in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.  Funded from various sources including the National Brain Injury Research, Treatment and Training Foundation (USA).

Evaluation of the effects of ECT on autobiographical memory and other aspects of cognitive functioning.  Doctoral research project (Kershaw) involving collaboration with Bunce, Lelliott, and Worrall.  Funded by a CASE studentship (ESRC/Royal College of Psychiatrists).

Cognitive behaviour therapy for mood disturbance in patients with acquired brain injury.  Doctoral research project (Kinnunen).  Funded by Goldsmiths teaching bursary.

Prospective investigation of psychosocial outcomes after subarachnoid haemorrhage.  Collaborators:  Greenwood, Kitchen.  Funded by grant from The Stroke Association.

Randomised controlled trial of specialist clinical nurse support for patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage.  Collaborators: Greenwood, Kitchen.  Funded by grant from BUPA.

Randomised controlled trial of multidisciplinary community-based rehabilitation for patients with traumatic brain injury.  Collaborators:  Greenwood.  Funded by grant from the MRC.

Evaluation of three cognitive interventions to improve face learning in patients with impairments of face recognition.  Collaborators:  Davidoff, Valentine, Greenwood, Letson.  Funded by a grant from the McDonnell Pew Foundation

Dr Karina Linnell

EEG neurofeedback as a rehabilitative tool for stroke patients, particularly neglect patients. Collaborators: Kalra, Gruzelier, Kropotov. Funded by an ESRC 1+3 studentship (Brinson).

The profile of attention and perceptual grouping in patients with parietal and frontal lesions, and in schizophrenia. Collaborators: Humphreys, Giersch. Funded by a Goldsmiths research-student bursary.

Dr Gianna Cocchini

Unawareness for language (aphasia) disorders. Collaborators: Dean, Bullen & Della Sala. Funded by grant from the Wellcome Trust.

Anosognosia for memory disorders. Collaborators: Cocchini, Rado. Funded by endowment from Goldsmiths University of London.

Neglect rehabilitation. Investigation across three techniques. Collaborators: R. Bickell & N. Beschin.

Anosognosia for motor disorder following brain damage. Collaborators: Della Sala. Funded by grant from the Stroke Association.