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Petar Raykov holds the position of Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Sussex. His research focuses on cognitive neuroscience, particularly exploring how the brain integrates prior knowledge with ongoing sensory input, processes event structures, and represents social and semantic information. He employs neuroimaging techniques like fMRI to investigate neural mechanisms underlying memory, perception, and goal-directed behavior.
Raykov earned his PhD in Psychology from the University of Sussex in 2020, with a thesis titled Neurobiology of specific and general prior knowledge. His work bridges experimental psychology and computational neuroscience, addressing topics such as episodic memory, predictive coding, and the neural correlates of social cognition.
His recent publications analyze brain activity during movie watching, event perception, and the role of semantic networks in dialogue comprehension. He also contributes to longitudinal studies like the Cam-CAN project, examining aging-related cognitive changes. Despite his prolific output, no scientific awards have been explicitly mentioned in the provided texts.
Raykov collaborates on interdisciplinary projects involving cognitive genetics (e.g., APOE genotype studies) and neuroimaging protocols for white matter analysis. His research further extends to Tourette syndrome neurobiology and functional connectivity in older adults. He maintains an active presence in Sussex’s psychology research community without listed academic advising responsibilities.