Chris Brown

Dr. Chris Brown is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Bournemouth University. His research bridges cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and health psychology to investigate attentional mechanisms, emotion regulation, and mental health.

• Research Focus: Attention processing, interoceptive awareness, affective neuroscience, and pandemic-related stress impacts.
• Key Themes: Cognitive control, threat processing, ADHD, smoking cessation, and health communication.

His recent work explores how interoceptive attention interacts with automatic thought processes and how goal relevance shapes visual search templates. Publications span journals like Emotion, Cortex, and Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Awards & Grants:

• Leverhulme Trust grant (2024) for "Mapping the distortion of visual search templates".

Collaborations with neuroscientists and clinicians focus on attentional traits in interpersonal distancing and addiction neuroscience.