Prof David Donaldson
Professor of Psychology
Research areas
David is a Cognitive Neuroscientist, primarily interested in understanding human episodic memory - asking questions such as 'why does memory decline with age?', 'why is it so easy to recognise familiar faces, but so difficult to recognise unfamiliar faces?' and 'when I leave work, why can’t I recall where I parked my car that day?'
David moved to the University of St Andrews on 1st January 2020, becoming a Professor in the School of Psychology and Neuroscience. David uses mobile EEG to examine human behaviour during real-world activity. As well as taking the study of memory outside of the lab, he is also interested in extending the range of topics that EEG is used for, including spatial navigation and attention, and applied issues such as understanding sporting behaviour.
David is looking for exciting new collaborations - he remains curious and interested in how brain imaging can help inform psychological models of the mind, and he is keen to learn new techniques, paradigms and approaches.
PhD supervision
- Annah Mccurry
- Amelia Newton
Selected publications
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Characterizing neurocognitive impairments in Parkinson's disease with mobile EEG when walking and stepping over obstacles
Mustile, M., Kourtis, D., Edwards, M. G., Ladouce, S., Volpe, D., Pilleri, M., Pelosin, E., Learmonth, G., Donaldson, D. I. & Ietswaart, M., 2023, In: Brain Communications. 5, 6, fcad326.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The use of biofluid markers to evaluate the consequences of sport-related subconcussive head impact exposure: a scoping review
Lember, L-M., Ntikas, M., Mondello, S., Wilson, L., Di Virgilio, T., Hunter, A., Kobeissy, F., Mechref, Y., Donaldson, D. I. & Ietswaart, M., 25 Jan 2024, In: Sports Medicine - Open. 10, 40 p., 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characterizing neurocognitive impairments in Parkinson’s with mobile EEG when walking and stepping over obstacles
Mustile, M., Kourtis, D., Edwards, M., Ladouce, S., Volpe, D., Pilleri, M., Pelosi, E., Learmouth, G., Donaldson, D. I. & Ietswaart, M., 1 Dec 2023, In: Brain Communications. 5, 6, 16 p., fcad326.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Teachers’ emotions in the time of COVID: thematic analysis of interview data reveals drivers of professional agency
Porter, K., Miles, P. J. & Donaldson, D. I., 3 Nov 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 18 p., 987690.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The neural response is heightened when watching a person approaching compared to walking away: evidence for dynamic social neuroscience
Mustile, M., Kourtis, D., Edwards, M. G., Donaldson, D. I. & Ietswaart, M., 10 Oct 2022, In: Neuropsychologia. 175, 10 p., 108352.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Bayesian approach to exploring expertise and putting success in adolescent and young adult golfers
Carey, L. M., Stone, J. A., Hunter, A. M. & Donaldson, D. I., 1 Nov 2021, In: Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 57, 9 p., 102032.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do doorways really matter: investigating memory benefits of event segmentation in a virtual learning environment
Logie, M. R. & Donaldson, D. I., Apr 2021, In: Cognition. 209, 104578.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mobile EEG reveals functionally dissociable dynamic processes supporting real-world ambulatory obstacle avoidance: evidence for early proactive control
Mustile, M., Kourtis, D., Ladouce, S., Learmonth, G., Donaldson, D. I., Edwards, M. G. & Ietswaart, M., 7 Feb 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Neuroscience. Early View, 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The morning after the night before: alcohol-induced blackouts impair next day recall in sober young adults
Jackson, J., Donaldson, D. I. & Dering, B., 3 May 2021, In: PLoS ONE. 16, 5, e0250827.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dissociable effects of prediction and integration during language comprehension: evidence from a largescale study using brain potentials
Nieuwland, M. S., Barr, D. J., Bartolozzi, F., Busch-Moreno, S., Darley, E., Donaldson, D. I., Ferguson, H. J., Fu, X., Heyselaar, E., Huettig, F., Husband, E. M., Ito, A., Kazanina, N., Kogan, V., Kohút, Z., Kulakova, E., Mézière, D., Politzer-Ahles, S., Rousselet, G., Rueschemeyer, S. A., & 3 others , 3 Feb 2020, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 375, 1791, 20180522.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review