Marios Philiastides

Professor Marios Philiastides is a faculty member at the University of Glasgow's School of Psychology & Neuroscience, specializing in Decision Neuroscience. His work integrates EEG, fMRI, and computational models to study perceptual and value-based decisions, particularly focusing on neural mechanisms underlying reward learning and decision-making.

• Affiliations: School of Psychology & Neuroscience (University of Glasgow), Principal Investigator of the Decision Neuroscience Lab.
• Education: Not explicitly listed in the text; however, extensive publication history suggests advanced training in Neuroscience, Psychology, and related fields.

Research Interests:

His research explores the neural principles guiding human decision-making, including:

• Perceptual decision-making processes using EEG/MEG/fMRI
• Reward-based learning and prediction error signaling
• Computational modeling of neural evidence accumulation
• Clinical applications in psychiatry (e.g., depression treatment prediction)
• Multimodal neuroimaging fusion techniques (EEG-fMRI/TRIUX)

Research Trends in Articles:

Recent work emphasizes:

• Dynamic neural mechanisms in reward/punishment contexts
• Age-related changes in multisensory decision-making
• Inflammation's impact on reward processing
• Social vs. non-social decision neural commonalities

Scientific Awards & Grants

• Wellcome Trust (2025-2030): Investigating punishment's role in reward learning
• European Research Council (2020-2025): Multimodal neuroimaging fusion research
• Multiple grants from BBSRC, ESRC, and MRC for neural decision confidence studies

Advising & Collaborations

Supervised postgraduate students include Kitti Ban, Li Cheng, and Nicole Lai. Collaborators include experts in computational neuroscience (e.g., Tarryn Balsdon, Jessica Diaz) and clinical researchers (e.g., Rajeev Krishnadas).

Labs & Teams

Directs the Decision Neuroscience Lab, focusing on translational research bridging basic neuroscience and clinical applications.