Tim Andrews
Professor

Profile

Biography

• Kingston University
  BSc Biology
• University of London
  PhD Neurobiology

Career

• Duke University
  Postdoc, Department of Neurobiology
• University of Oxford
  Postdoc, University Laboratory of Physiology
• University of Durham
  Lecturer, Department of Psychology

Departmental roles

• Director, MSc Cognitive Neuroscience

Research

Overview

Vision begins with light waves exciting photoreceptors in the eye. This primary pattern of excitation is relayed to the brain, but does not correspond directly with our perception. Rather, through a succession of processing stages the brain constructs a representation of what lies outside, transforming patterns of light into objects we can use, people we can recognize and places we can go. My research interests are based around understanding the brain processes that transform patterns of light into our perception of the visual world.

Exploring the neural representation of natural images

Trouble with Faces 

Research group(s)

• David Watson
• Gabriela Epihova
• Ao Wang
• Kira Noad
• Daniel Rogers

Collaborators

• Mike Burton
• Rich Cook
• Harriet Over
• David Coggan
• Tessa Flack
• Andy Young
• Tom Hartley
• Rob Jenkins
• Dan Baker

Available PhD research projects

I am happy to supervise students who are interested in the brain processes involved in vision

Publications

Full publications list

• Full list of publications
  

Teaching

Undergraduate

BSc Psychology

• Brain and Behaviour
• Neuroimaging of Vision

Postgraduate

MSc Cognitive Neuroscience 

• Basic Principles in Neuroimaging
• Research Design and Analysis in Neuroimaging

External activities

Memberships

• Experimental Psychology Society
• Vision Sciences Society

Editorial duties

• Action Editor, Perception
• Action Editor, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Media coverage

Brain scans reveal football fans access tribal brain

Football fans hardwired to be biased by caveman instinct

Footbal really is a game of two halves for rival fans

Did England and Columbia fans watch the same game

Are you watching the same game?

A bitter soccer rivalry reveals what bias looks like in the brain

Pourquoi les supporters de foot ne voient-ils pas le même match?

Pourquoi les supporters de foot ont-ils une telle différence de point de vue sur un match?