About the CSI Lab
The CSI Lab is a collaboration hub for researchers and clinicians from around the world who investigate the cognitive processes and neural networks involved in all psychiatric illness. We aim to use the results of our research to help develop new and effective treatments, and to improve services, and the organisations that deliver them.
The Lab was founded, and is led by, Professor Sukhi Shergill, professor of psychiatry at Kent and Medway Medical School; director of research and honorary consultant at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust; and professor of psychiatry and systems neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London.
Our primary areas of research are:
Cognition and Psychosis: led by Professor Sukhi Shergill, whose primary research interest is in investigating the brain mechanisms involved in the symptoms of Schizophrenia, and developing novel ways of ameliorating the difficulties that people often experience because of ongoing cognitive and negative symptoms that affect functioning
Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: led by Professor Teresa D’Oliveira, Professor of Psychology at CCCU, who focuses on the interface between work and working conditions, including Shift Work, and the improvement of individual well-being, health and performance.
Memory: led by Dr Joanne Rodda, looks into new imaging techniques such as Low-Field MRI for early detection and monitoring of memory-related diseases such as Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease.
Wearables and VR: used across a number of projects within the lab, including the work of PhD students Rob Hickman, whose research tests a wearable sleep intervention, and Daniel Lai, who looks at the role of eHealth in Post-Intensive Care Syndrome.
Health Inequalities: our work aims to combat underrepresentation in research through continued collaboration and involvement with young people, socioeconomically disadvantaged groups, and rural and coastal communities.
Are you a researcher, mental health professional or student who is interested in collaborating with members of the CSI Lab, or working on a pertinent project? See our Careers page or Contact us. We hold regular Lab meetings for our collaborators to present and discuss ongoing research and new ideas: the meetings can be attended virtually or in person.
