Research Centre for Brain and Behaviour

Research with the human experience at its heart

Our centre is home to many research approaches that aim to understand the psychology of human experience and – broadly speaking – investigate how we experience, feel, think, and behave. We employ a large variety of research methodologies, including many neuroscientific tools to study the role of the brain in these processes.

We use a whole toolbox of psychological methods – quantitative and qualitative alike – to drill deep into the emotions, motivations, cognitions, and habits that influence and govern our behaviours. We focus on mental and physical health and wellbeing, on various factors that play a role in preserving health and factors that can be enlisted to promote and enhance health and wellbeing. Our research covers the whole human lifespan, starting even before birth and covering the ageing process.