معرفی
Dr. Edwin Burns is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Swansea University's School of Psychology. His research focuses on visual perception, prosopagnosia (face blindness), neurodevelopmental conditions, and the metascience of diagnostic processes. He explores how social contexts influence facial perception, such as the 'cheerleader effect,' where group dynamics alter perceived attractiveness. His work critiques diagnostic approaches to cognitive impairments and advocates for tailored methodologies.
Dr. Burns is affiliated with the School of Psychology and collaborates across the Faculty of Medicine, Health, and Life Sciences. He teaches modules like PSY211 (Cognition II: Higher Level Processes), emphasizing language, memory, and decision-making.
His research highlights comorbidities in developmental disorders, alcohol's impact on face perception, and the neural basis of face recognition. He actively publishes in journals like Behavior Research Methods, Neuropsychologia, and Cortex.
Dr. Burns is available for postgraduate supervision and contributes to academic networks via ORCID, ResearchGate, and Google Scholar.
