Andrew Parton
Lecturer
Psychology
Brunel University
Uxbridge, UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
Biography
Qualifications
- PhD Psychology (Surrey)
- MSc Cognitive Science (Birmingham)
- BSc Computing and business Studies (Liverpool)
Personal Biography
Having worked for 4-years as a programmer in a clinical chemistry research unit I returned to higher education. I gained a distinction in my ESRC-funded masters in Cognitive Science. My PhD at Surrey University examined the interaction of motion and binocular disparity information in the perception of depth. This was followed by post-doctoral work in projects at Imperial College, UCL, Southampton, Birkbeck College and Aston University. These posts developed my research interests to examine the cognitive effects of neurological conditions and basic neural mechanisms for encoding cognition. I joined Brunel in 2006 where I have further developed my research.Research
Research Overview
To survive we have to rapidly identify and select relevant the information from the world to guide behaviour. This requires the encoding of relevant sensory information into memory and its use to control the body. My research attempts to understand the cognitive and neurological bases of these processes using behavioural experiments, neuroimaging and examination of the effects of neurological disease (esp. Parkinsons Disease and Stroke). Current projects include examinations of motor sequence learning, the role of neural oscillations in coding cognition, and early cognitive deficits in Parkinsons.
PhD Supervision
Mazda Beigi: Cognitive mechanisms of motor sequence learning (ESRC 1+3 Studentship); 2008 - 2012
Karol Wereszczynski: Alpha oscillatory activity and cognitive control; 2010 - 2014
Parminder Dhiman: Role of cognitive and psycho-social variables in prospects for recovery following a stroke; 2007 - 2012
Rachel Sumner: Cognitive neuropsychological modulation of the immune system; 2008 - 2012
Teaching
Undergraduate Programmes
Module contributor
- Advanced Research Methods
Postgraduate Programmes
Module convenor
- Visual Neuroscience
Module contributor
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Neuro-rehabilitation
Administration
- UG Dissertations Convenor
- BPS Co-ordinator
- Member University Staff Development Steering Group
- Co-organiser Brunel Brain Awareness week
External Activity
- Ad-Hoc Reviewer
- Funding bodies: ESRC; The Stroke Association
- Journals: Brain; Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology; Cortex; Perception; Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry; Neuropsychologia; Brain and Cognition; and others
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Publications
Publications
Journal Papers
(2011) Cheadle, SW., Parton, A., Mueller, HJ. and Usher, M., Subliminal Gamma Flicker Draws Attention Even in the Absence of Transition-Flash Cues, JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY 105 (2) : 827- 833
(2011) Sumner, R., Parton, A., Nowicky, AV., Kishore, U. and Gidron, Y., Hemispheric lateralisation and immune function: A systematic review of human research, Journal of Neuroimmunology 240-241 1- 12
(2009) Bauer, F., Cheadle, SW., Parton, A., Müller, HJ. and Usher, M., Gamma flicker triggers attentional selection without awareness, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106 (5) : 1666- 1671
(2008) Dhiman, P., Myers, LB. and Parton, A., A systematic review of psychosocial variables which may predict physical recovery after stroke (Abstract), Psychology and Health 23 (S1) : 105-
(2008) Bauer, F., Cheadle, S., Parton, A., Müller, HJ., Bonneh, Y. and Usher, M., Spatial structure affects temporal discrimination (Abstract), Perception 37 (ECVP Abstract Supplement) : 163- 164
(2008) Cheadle, S., Bauer, F., Parton, A., Müller, H., Bonneh, YS. and Usher, M., Spatial structure affects temporal judgments: evidence for a synchrony binding code, Journal of Vision 8 (7) : 1- 12
(2007) PARTON., Hodgson, Timothy L.., Mort, Dominic. and Nachev, Parashkev., Role of the human supplementary eye field in the control of saccadic eye movements, Neuropsychologia 45 (5) : 997- 1008
(2007) Coulthard, E., Parton, A. and Husain, M., The modular architecture of the neglect syndrome: Implications for action control in visual neglect, NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA 45 (8) : 1982- 1984
(2006) Bird, CM., Malhotra, P., Parton, A., Coulthard, E., Rushworth, MFS. and Husain, M., Visual neglect after right posterior cerebral artery infarction, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 77 (9) : 1008- 1012 Download publication
(2006) Parton, A., Malhotra, P., Nachev, P., Ames, D., Ball, J., Chataway, J. and Husain, M., Space re-exploration in hemispatial neglect., Neuroreport 17 (8) : 833- 836 Download publication
(2006) Coulthard, E., Parton, A. and Husain, M., Action control in visual neglect., Neuropsychologia 44 (13) : 2717- 2733 Download publication
(2006) PARTON., Greenwood, Richard., Husain, Masud. and Malhotra, Paresh A.., Brief communications: Noradrenergic modulation of space exploration in visual neglect, Annals of Neurology 59 (1) : 186- 190
(2006) Parton, A., Donner, TH., Donnelly, N. and Usher, M., Perceptual grouping based on temporal structure: Impact of subliminal flicker and visual transients, Visual Cognition 13 (4) : 481- 502
(2005) Parton, A., Coulthard, E. and Husain, M., Neuropharmacological modulation of cognitive deficits after brain damage., Curr Opin Neurol 18 (6) : 675- 680 Download publication
(2005) Kennard, C., Mannan, SK., Nachev, P., Parton, A., Mort, DJ., Rees, G., Hodgson, TL. and Husain, M., Cognitive processes in saccade generation., Ann N Y Acad Sci 1039 176- 183 Download publication
(2005) Malhotra, P., Jäger, HR., Parton, A., Greenwood, R., Playford, ED., Brown, MM., Driver, J. and Husain, M., Spatial working memory capacity in unilateral neglect., Brain 128 (Pt 2) : 424- 435 Download publication
(2005) PARTON., Kennard, Christopher., Nachev, Parashkev. and Rees, Geraint., Volition and conflict in human medial frontal cortex, Current Biology 15 (2) : 122- 128
(2004) Parton, A., Malhotra, P. and Husain, M., Hemispatial neglect., J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 75 (1) : 13- 21 Download publication
(2003) Donner, TH., Parton, A., Usher, M. and Donnelly, N., The role of visual synchrony in perceptual grouping revisited, PERCEPTION 32 120- 120
(2001) Parton, A., Donnelly, N. and Usher, M., The effects of temporal synchrony on the perceived organization of elements in spatially symmetric and asymmetric grids, VISUAL COGNITION 8 (3-5) : 637- 654
(2001) Donnelly, N., Parton, A. and Usher, M., Detecting contour targets amongst temporally segmented and non-segmented distractors, Journal of Vision 1 (3)
(2000) Donnelly, N., Usher, M. and Parton, A., The effect of visual synchrony on grouping increases with display size., INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE 41 (4) : S438- S438
