Ellen Seiss

Dr. Ellen Seiss is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Bournemouth University, specializing in affective and motivational cognitive neuroscience with applications in clinical populations (OCD, Parkinson’s disease), glucose effects on cognition, and food choice mechanisms. She employs electrophysiological methods (EEG, ERPs) to investigate sensorimotor processing, spatial attention, and subliminal motor priming.

• Education: Diplom (MSc equivalent) in Psychology, PhD in Psychology (University of Birmingham)

Her research spans three primary areas: (1) clinical cognitive neuroscience focusing on Parkinson’s disease and OCD, (2) nutritional psychology examining glucose’s impact on cognition, and (3) virtual reality applications for affective research and health interventions. Recent publications center on VR-based affective databases, biometric sensing in immersive environments, and mHealth solutions for Parkinson’s disease.

Dr. Seiss contributes to affective computing in VR through projects like AVDOS-VR and FACETEQ, advancing emotion detection methodologies. She collaborates extensively with biomedical engineers and clinicians, supported by grants such as Horizon 2020's PD Manager initiative.

Key Grant: PD Manager - mHealth platform for Parkinson’s Disease Management (Horizon 2020, 2015-2020).