Dr Tim Riley
School of Psychology
Senior University Teacher
+44 114 222 6565
Full contact details
School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
- Profile
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BSc (Hons) in Psychology, University of Hull
MSc in Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
PhD in Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
I am currently the director of undergraduate programmes
- Qualifications
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- BSc (Hons) in Psychology, University of Hull
- MSc in Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
- PhD in Neuroscience, University of Sheffield
- Research interests
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In my research, I investigate the neural mechanisms of action of pharmacological interventions for ADHD. Specifically, I am interested in how these drugs manipulate serotonin transmission in order to alter the signal-to-noise ratio in subcortical attention systems. Our current work aims to identify potential candidate drugs that mimic the mechanism of current ADHD drugs, whilst providing a safer profile of side effects.
I am also involved in projects which aim to understand how interneuron expression in the basal ganglia may underpin certain behaviour changes that are hallmarks of ASD.
- Teaching activities
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I teach on the following modules within the department of Psychology:
- PSY1003 Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology I
- PSY303 Neural Bases of Learning and Development (Module Organiser)
- PSY331 Extended Essay in Psychology
- PSY346 Research Project in Psychology
- PSY6424 Neuroimaging Techniques (Module Organiser)
I am a member of the Psychology Education Committee, the undergraduate exams board, and the staff students committee
- PhD Opportunities
I am not currently accepting applications for PhD study.
We advertise PhD opportunities (Funded or Self-Funded) on FindAPhD.com
For further information, please see the department PhD Opportunities page.