Prof Hugo Critchley
MBChB, DPhil, MRCPsych
Chair in Psychiatry
Area of Expertise:
Psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, affective neuroscience, autonomic psychophysiology, neuroimaging, neurodevelopmental disorders, psychological medicine
Research Area(s):
+44 (0)1273 873818
(office)
+44 (0)1273 678336
(lab)
h.critchley@bsms.ac.uk
Prof Critchley's PA: Hazelle Woodhurst
+44 (0) 1273 873818
h.woodhurst@bsms.ac.uk
Clinical Imaging Sciences Centre (CISC), Rm 05, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, BN1 9RR
Biography
Chair in Psychiatry, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, 2006-present
Co-director Sackler Centre of Consciousness Science, University of Sussex, 2009-present
Consultant Psychiatrist, Sussex Partnership Foundation, NHS Trust, 2006-present
Wellcome Trust Clinical Senior Fellow, UCL Institute of Neurology, Principal Researcher, Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, Group Leader, UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL, 2004-2006
Consultant Neurospsychiatrist, UCLH National Hospital for Neurology, Clinical Senior Lecturer, UCL Institute of Neurology, London, 2003-2006
Wellcome Clinician Scientist Fellow, UCL Institute of Neurology, 2001-20004
Brain Research Trust Fellow, UCL Institute of Neurology, 1998-2001
Clinical Researcher / Honorary Lecturer in Psychiatry, UCL Institute of Psychiatry, 1996-1998
Education
MRCPsych, Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1997
DPhil( Psychological Studies), University of Oxford, 1996
MBChB (Medicine), University of Liverpool, 1990
BSc (Physiology), University of Liverpool, 1987
Research focus
Psychological medicine, biological psychiatry and neuropsychiatry
Current research
Emotional psychophysiology; central autonomic control; interoception; stress and the heart, anxiety and depresssion, expression of neurodevelopment disorders in adults
- Anil Seth
- Alessia Nicotra
- Luciano Bernardi
- Dora Duka
- Peter Gianaros
- Neil Harrison
- Chris Mathias
- Ludovico Minati
- Yoko Nagai
Psychiatry Group
- Mechanisms underlying repetitive behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorders, MRC (PhD Studentship), Dr Neil Harrison, Prof Graham Davey, 2010-2013
- Understanding alcohol's effects on inhibition of behaviour; Implications for treatment. MRC grant to Prof T Duka, Sussex. Co-investigator with M. Field (Liverpool). 2009-2012: £27,318 of £201,406
- Sackler Centre for Consciousness Sciences. Co-director with Dr A Seth, School of Informatics, University of Sussex. 2009-2012: Total £500,000 for 2 postdoc researchers
- Emotional influences on psychophysiological indices of attention in social anxiety: BIAL Foundation Bursary for Scientific Research award to Dr Y Nagai (held at University of Sussex. Status: coapplicant). 2009-2010
- Neural reactivity to stress and atherosclerosis: NIH grant 300955 R01 to Dr Peter Gianaros, Pittsburgh. Status: coapplicant. 2008-2012: $49,743 of total award