Dr Myles Jones

BSc, MSc, PhD, SFHEA

Department of Psychology

Senior Lecturer

M.Jones@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6551

Cathedral Court

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Dr Myles Jones
Department of Psychology
Cathedral Court
1 Vicar Lane
Sheffield
S1 2LT

Research interests

Signal Processing and EEG

I spent two decades investigating the neurovascular coupling relationships that underpin blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic imaging (fMRI). I now use the signal processing techniques inherent in neurovascular research to analyse EEG and fMRI signals from cognitive neuroscience studies investigating differences in neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g. ASC with Professor Liz Milne) and underlying genetic syndromes (e.g. Copy Number Variants such as 16p11.2 & 22q11.2 with Dr Alisdair McNeil). Analyses include time frequency (e.g. Wavelets) and Entropy (e.g. MSE).

Individual Differences

Both EEG signals and psychophysical task performance differ in neurodevelopmental conditions and correlate with the corresponding traits in the general population. However, such traits are often correlated with one another and with general personality dimensions. As such, I am examining the interrelations between these personality variables and whether their relationships with EEG metrics and psychophysical task performance are unique

EEG and fMRI

Data is collected here in Sheffield (EEG) or obtained from ‘big data’ sets (EEG, FMRI). I am also using EEG to investigate the role of anticipation in Sports (with Professor Richard Rowe).

Neuromodulation (tDCS)

Using neuromodulation techniques (e.g. tDCS) to attempt to alter psychophysical task performance and EEG signals in neurotypical subjects can aid the interpretation of differences observed in neurodevelopmental conditions. I am also using tDCS to attempt to enhance working memory training and analysing clinical trial data that use tDCS to ameliorate tinnitus symptoms.

Publications

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Journal articles

Bin Dawood A, Dickinson A, Aytemur A, Howarth C, Milne E & Jones M (2020) Investigating the effects of tDCS on visual orientation discrimination task performance: “the possible influence of placebo”. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 4, 235-249. View this article in WRRO
Al-Jawahiri R, Jones M & Milne E (2019) Atypical neural variability in carriers of 16p11.2 copy number variants. Autism Research. View this article in WRRO
Dickinson A, Bruyns-Haylett M, Smith R, Jones M & Milne E (2016) Superior orientation discrimination and increased peak gamma frequency in autism spectrum conditions.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 125(3), 412-422. View this article in WRRO
Boorman L, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Zheng Y, Martin CJ, Jones M, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2015) Long-Latency Reductions in Gamma Power Predict Hemodynamic Changes That Underlie the Negative BOLD Signal. Journal of Neuroscience, 35(11), 4641-4656. View this article in WRRO
Bruyns-Haylett M, Harris S, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Berwick J & Jones M (2013) The resting-state neurovascular coupling relationship: rapid changes in spontaneous neural activity in the somatosensory cortex are associated with haemodynamic fluctuations that resemble stimulus-evoked haemodynamics.. Eur J Neurosci, 38(6), 2902-2916.
Jones M, Berwick J, Johnston D & Mayhew J (2001) Concurrent optical imaging spectroscopy and laser-Doppler flowmetry: the relationship between blood flow, oxygenation, and volume in rodent barrel cortex.. Neuroimage, 13(6 Pt 1), 1002-1015.

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Journal articles

Dawood AB, Dickinson A, Aytemur A, Milne E & Jones M (2022) No effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on visual evoked potential and peak gamma frequency. Cognitive Processing.
Giannadou A, Jones M, Freeth M, Samson AC & Milne E (2022) Investigating neural dynamics in autism spectrum conditions outside of the laboratory using mobile electroencephalography. Psychophysiology.
Hao Y, Yadollahpour A, Rashidi S, Jones M, Murillo-Rodriguez E & Machado S (2021) Transcranial direct current stimulation for auditory verbal hallucinations: a systematic review of clinical trials. Neural Regeneration Research, 16(4), 666-666.
Al-Jawahiri R, Jones M & Milne E (2020) Spontaneous neural activity relates to psychiatric traits in 16p11.2 CNV carriers: An analysis of EEG spectral power and multiscale entropy. Journal of Psychiatric Research.
Bin Dawood A, Dickinson A, Aytemur A, Howarth C, Milne E & Jones M (2020) Investigating the effects of tDCS on visual orientation discrimination task performance: “the possible influence of placebo”. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 4, 235-249. View this article in WRRO
Cox A, Benson-Marshall M, Burnham JAJ, Care L, Herrick T & Jones M (2020) Mapping the campus learning landscape. Pedagogy, Culture and Society. View this article in WRRO
Dunn S & Jones M (2020) Binocular rivalry dynamics associated with high levels of self-reported autistic traits suggest an imbalance of cortical excitation and inhibition. Behavioural Brain Research, 388. View this article in WRRO
Milne E, Gomez R, Giannadou A & Jones M (2019) Atypical EEG in autism spectrum disorder: Comparing a dimensional and a categorical approach. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 128(5), 442-452. View this article in WRRO
Al-Jawahiri R, Jones M & Milne E (2019) Atypical neural variability in carriers of 16p11.2 copy number variants. Autism Research. View this article in WRRO
Milne E, Dunn S, Zhao C & Jones M (2019) Altered neural dynamics in people who report spontaneous out of body experiences.. Cortex, 111, 87-99. View this article in WRRO
Dickinson A, Gomez R, Jones M, Zemon V & Milne E (2018) Lateral inhibition in the autism spectrum: An SSVEP study of visual cortical lateral interactions. Neuropsychologia, 111, 369-376. View this article in WRRO
Bruyns-Haylett M, Luo J, Kennerley AJ, Harris S, Boorman L, Milne E, Vautrelle N, Hayashi Y, Whalley BJ, Jones M , Berwick J et al (2017) The neurogenesis of P1 and N1: A concurrent EEG/LFP study. NeuroImage, 146, 575-588. View this article in WRRO
Bray N, Burrows FE, Jones M, Berwick J, Allan SM & Schiessl I (2016) Decreased haemodynamic response and decoupling of cortical gamma-band activity and tissue oxygen perfusion after striatal interleukin-1 injection. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 13(1), 195-195. View this article in WRRO
Slack R, Boorman L, Patel P, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Jones M & Berwick J (2016) A novel method for classifying cortical state to identify the accompanying changes in cerebral haemodynamics. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 267, 21-34. View this article in WRRO
Dickinson A, Jones M & Milne E (2016) Measuring neural excitation and inhibition in autism: different approaches, different findings and different interpretations.. Brain Research. View this article in WRRO
Dickinson A, Bruyns-Haylett M, Smith R, Jones M & Milne E (2016) Superior orientation discrimination and increased peak gamma frequency in autism spectrum conditions.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 125(3), 412-422. View this article in WRRO
Jang J, Jones M, Milne E, Wilson D & Lee K-H (2016) Contingent negative variation (CNV) associated with sensorimotor timing error correction. NeuroImage, 127, 58-66. View this article in WRRO
Dickinson A, Bruyns-Haylett M, Jones M & Milne E (2015) Increased peak gamma frequency in individuals with higher levels of autistic traits. European Journal of Neuroscience, 41(8), 1095-1101. View this article in WRRO
Boorman L, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Zheng Y, Martin CJ, Jones M, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2015) Long-Latency Reductions in Gamma Power Predict Hemodynamic Changes That Underlie the Negative BOLD Signal. Journal of Neuroscience, 35(11), 4641-4656. View this article in WRRO
Dickinson A, Jones M & Milne E (2014) Oblique orientation discrimination thresholds are superior in those with a high level of autistic traits.. J Autism Dev Disord, 44(11), 2844-2850. View this article in WRRO
Bruyns-Haylett M, Harris S, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Berwick J & Jones M (2013) The resting-state neurovascular coupling relationship: rapid changes in spontaneous neural activity in the somatosensory cortex are associated with haemodynamic fluctuations that resemble stimulus-evoked haemodynamics.. Eur J Neurosci, 38(6), 2902-2916.
Saka M, Berwick J & Jones M (2012) Inter-trial variability in sensory-evoked cortical hemodynamic responses: the role of the magnitude of pre-stimulus fluctuations. Frontiers in Neuroenergetics, 4. View this article in WRRO
Kennerley AJ, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Jones M & Berwick J (2012) Early and late stimulus-evoked cortical hemodynamic responses provide insight into the neurogenic nature of neurovascular coupling. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 32(3), 468-480.
McKinney P, Jones M & Turkington S (2011) Information literacy through inquiry: A Level One psychology module at the University of Sheffield. Aslib Proceedings: New Information Perspectives, 63(2-3), 221-240. View this article in WRRO
Bruyns-Haylett M, Zheng Y, Berwick J & Jones M (2010) Temporal coupling between stimulus-evoked neural activity and hemodynamic responses from individual cortical columns.. Phys Med Biol, 55(8), 2203-2219.
Boorman L, Kennerley AJ, Johnston D, Jones M, Zheng Y, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2010) Negative blood oxygen level dependence in the rat: a model for investigating the role of suppression in neurovascular coupling.. J Neurosci, 30(12), 4285-4294.
Zheng Y, Pan Y, Harris S, Billings S, Coca D, Berwick J, Jones M, Kennerley A, Johnston D, Martin C , Devonshire IM et al (2010) A dynamic model of neurovascular coupling: implications for blood vessel dilation and constriction.. Neuroimage, 52(3), 1135-1147. View this article in WRRO
Saka M, Berwick J & Jones M (2010) Linear superposition of sensory-evoked and ongoing cortical hemodynamics.. Front Neuroenergetics, 2. View this article in WRRO
Harris S, Jones M, Zheng Y & Berwick J (2010) Does neural input or processing play a greater role in the magnitude of neuroimaging signals?. Front Neuroenergetics, 2. View this article in WRRO
Jones M (2010) Optical imaging spectroscopy and laser doppler flowmetry in rodent barrel cortex : the hemodynamic response to whisker stimulation and hypercapnia..
Bartlett K, Saka M & Jones M (2008) Polarographic Electrode Measures of Cerebral Tissue Oxygenation: Implications for Functional Brain Imaging. SENSORS-BASEL, 8(12), 7649-7670.
Jones M, Devonshire IM, Berwick J, Martin C, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2008) Altered neurovascular coupling during information-processing states.. Eur J Neurosci, 27(10), 2758-2772.
Berwick J, Johnston D, Jones M, Martindale J, Martin C, Kennerley AJ, Redgrave P & Mayhew JEW (2008) Fine detail of neurovascular coupling revealed by spatiotemporal analysis of the hemodynamic response to single whisker stimulation in rat barrel cortex.. J Neurophysiol, 99(2), 787-798.
Gias C, Jones M, Keegan D, Adamson P, Greenwood J, Lund R, Martindale J, Johnston D, Berwick J, Mayhew J & Coffey P (2007) Preservation of visual cortical function following retinal pigment epithelium transplantation in the RCS rat using optical imaging techniques. EUR J NEUROSCI, 25(7), 1940-1948.
Martin C, Jones M, Martindale J & Mayhew J (2006) Haemodynamic and neural responses to hypercapnia in the awake rat.. Eur J Neurosci, 24(9), 2601-2610.
Berwick J, Johnston D, Jones M, Martindale J, Redgrave P, McLoughlin N, Schiessl I & Mayhew JEW (2005) Neurovascular coupling investigated with two-dimensional optical imaging spectroscopy in rat whisker barrel cortex.. Eur J Neurosci, 22(7), 1655-1666.
Jones M, Berwick J, Hewson-Stoate N, Gias C & Mayhew J (2005) The effect of hypercapnia on the neural and hemodynamic responses to somatosensory stimulation.. Neuroimage, 27(3), 609-623. View this article in WRRO
Hewson-Stoate N, Jones M, Martindale J, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2005) Further nonlinearities in neurovascular coupling in rodent barrel cortex.. Neuroimage, 24(2), 565-574.
Gias C, Hewson-Stoate N, Jones M, Johnston D, Mayhew JE & Coffey PJ (2005) Retinotopy within rat primary visual cortex using optical imaging.. Neuroimage, 24(1), 200-206.
Berwick J, Redgrave P, Jones M, Hewson-Stoate N, Martindale J, Johnston D & Mayhew JEW (2004) Integration of neural responses originating from different regions of the cortical somatosensory map.. Brain Res, 1030(2), 284-293.
Kong Y, Zheng Y, Johnston D, Martindale J, Jones M, Billings S & Mayhew J (2004) A model of the dynamic relationship between blood flow and volume changes during brain activation.. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 24(12), 1382-1392.
Devonshire IM, Berwick J, Jones M, Martindale J, Johnston D, Overton PG & Mayhew JEW (2004) Haemodynamic responses to sensory stimulation are enhanced following acute cocaine administration.. Neuroimage, 22(4), 1744-1753.
Jones M, Hewson-Stoate N, Martindale J, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2004) Nonlinear coupling of neural activity and CBF in rodent barrel cortex.. Neuroimage, 22(2), 956-965.
Billings SA, Kong Y, Zheng Y, Johnston D, Martindale J, Myles J & Mayhew JEW (2004) A model of the dynamic relationship between blood flow and volume changes during brain activation. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism(24), 1382-1392.
Martindale J, Mayhew J, Berwick J, Jones M, Martin C, Johnston D, Redgrave P & Zheng Y (2003) The hemodynamic impulse response to a single neural event.. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 23(5), 546-555.
Zheng Y, Martindale J, Johnston D, Jones M, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2002) A model of the hemodynamic response and oxygen delivery to brain.. Neuroimage, 16(3 Pt 1), 617-637.
Berwick J, Martin C, Martindale J, Jones M, Johnston D, Zheng Y, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2002) Hemodynamic response in the unanesthetized rat: intrinsic optical imaging and spectroscopy of the barrel cortex.. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 22(6), 670-679.
Jones M, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2002) Changes in blood flow, oxygenation, and volume following extended stimulation of rodent barrel cortex.. Neuroimage, 15(3), 474-487.
Mayhew J, Johnston D, Martindale J, Jones M, Berwick J & Zheng Y (2001) Increased oxygen consumption following activation of brain: theoretical footnotes using spectroscopic data from barrel cortex.. Neuroimage, 13(6 Pt 1), 975-987.
Jones M, Berwick J, Johnston D & Mayhew J (2001) Concurrent optical imaging spectroscopy and laser-Doppler flowmetry: the relationship between blood flow, oxygenation, and volume in rodent barrel cortex.. Neuroimage, 13(6 Pt 1), 1002-1015.
Mayhew J, Johnston D, Berwick J, Jones M, Coffey P & Zheng Y (2001) Spectroscopic analysis of neural activity in brain: Increased oxygen consumption following activation of barrel cortex (vol 12, pg 664, 2000). NEUROIMAGE, 13(3), 540-543.
Paley M, Mayhew JE, Martindale AJ, McGinley J, Berwick J, Coffey P, Redgrave P, Furness P, Port M, Ham A , Zheng Y et al (2001) Design and initial evaluation of a low-cost 3-Tesla research system for combined optical and functional MR imaging with interventional capability.. J Magn Reson Imaging, 13(1), 87-92.
Mayhew J, Johnston D, Berwick J, Jones M, Coffey P & Zheng Y (2000) Spectroscopic analysis of neural activity in brain: increased oxygen consumption following activation of barrel cortex.. Neuroimage, 12(6), 664-675.
Martindale J, Berwick J, Johnston D, Jones M, Zheng Y, Coffey P, Paley M & Mayhew J (2000) Pseudo-random procedures for rapid presentation rates using optical imaging and spectroscopy.. Neuroreport, 11(10), 2247-2252.
Day M, Harris S, Hussein D, Yassin Saka M, Stride C, Jones M, Makin G & Rowe R () The efficacy of interactive group psychoeducation for children with leukaemia: A randomised controlled trial. Patient Education and Counseling.

Chapters

Jones M & Webb M (2004) "Electroencephalogram:Getting the big picture with EEGs”; “Positron Emission Tomography: Measuring Activity Indirectly with PET”; “Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: The state of the Art”; “Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Turn On and Off Bits of the Brain” In Stafford T & Webb M (Ed.), Mind hacks (pp. 5-9). O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Conference proceedings papers

Berwick J, Patel P, Jones M, Boorman L, Sharp P, Harris S, Martin C & Bruyns-Haylett M (2016) COULD VASOMOTION BE AN EMERGENT EARLY BIOMARKER OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE?. JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM, Vol. 36 (pp 241-242)
Jones M (2009) Ongoing neural activity and hemodynamics. PERCEPTION, Vol. 38 (pp 114-114)
Jones M, Gias C, Martin C, Berwick J, Martindale J, Johnston D, Mayhew J & Coffey P (2002) Optical imaging of visual cortex in unanaesthetised rat. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 43 (pp U1339-U1339)
Gias C, Jones M, Keegan D, Adamson P, Greenwood J, Lund RD, Martindale J, Johnston D, Mayhew J & Coffey P (2002) Optical imagine demonstrates amelioration of cortical visual function in dystrophic rats following transplantation of human immortalised RPE cells. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 43 (pp U201-U201)

Research group: Neuroscience and Cognition

Teaching activities

Examinations Officer

PSY 1003 Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology I
PSY 2003 Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology II
PSY 6305 Fundamentals of Cognition (Module Organiser)
PSY 6306 Fundamentals of Neuroscience

I am also involved in the scholarship of teaching and have published on the efficacy of inquiry based learning and students’ use of teaching spaces. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and a University of Sheffield, Senate Fellow of Learning and Teaching Excellence.

Professional activities and memberships: Cognitive Neuroscience and Mental Health Theme Co-Lead, Neuroscience Research Institute

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