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Dr. Ala Yankouskaya is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Bournemouth University, specializing in cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging. With a second PhD from the University of Birmingham and postdoctoral experience at Oxford University’s Centre of Cognitive Neuropsychology, her research explores how social factors modulate perceptual decision-making and neural integrative processes, particularly through self-, reward-, and emotion-biases.
- Current research integrates functional connectivity analysis, autism spectrum disorders, and social media impact studies.
- Active grants include investigations into cold-water immersion effects on depression biomarkers and resilience in mental health practitioners during the pandemic.
- She supervises PhD students and teaches advanced research methods, biological psychology, and neuroimaging at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels.
Her recent publications focus on social media addiction, emotional preparedness, cybersecurity behavior, and aging cognition. Peer-review activities span journals like Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience and NeuroImage, with media outreach on the mental health benefits of cold-water immersion.
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