Dr Reiner Sprengelmeyer

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Phone

+44 (0)1334 46 3049

Email

rhs3@st-andrews.ac.uk

 

Research areas

I am a clinical neuropsychologist and trained fine artist. My scientific interest is in the field of clinical and cognitive human neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry, with emphasis on neuropsychological deficits associated with basal ganglia disorders (Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease) as well as neuropsychiatric disorders (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Autism, Depression and Schizophrenia).



Main focus of research is the neural substrate of facial expression recognition, and other aspects of social cognition, such as cuteness, trustworthiness, and dominance. Previous work includes the FEEST, a neuropsychological test which aims to assess deficits in emotion recognition in people suffering from brain damage.

Selected publications

• The insular cortex and the neuroanatomy of major depression

  Sprengelmeyer, R. H., Steele, J. D., Mwangi, B., Kumar, P., Christmas, D., Milders, M. & Matthews, K., Sept 2011, In: Journal of Affective Disorders. 133, 1-2, p. 120-127 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Open access

  Deficits in facial, body movement and vocal emotional processing in autism spectrum disorders

  Philip, R. C. M., Whalley, H. C., Stanfield, A. C., Sprengelmeyer, R. H., Santos, I. M., Young, A. W., Atkinson, A. P., Calder, A. J., Johnstone, E. C., Lawrie, S. M. & Hall, J., Nov 2010, In: Psychological Medicine. 40, 11, p. 1919-1929 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• The Cutest Little Baby Face: A Hormonal Link to Sensitivity to Cuteness in Infant Faces

  Sprengelmeyer, R. H., Perrett, D. I., Fagan, E. C., Cornwell, E., Lobmaier, J. S., Sprengelmeyer, A., Aasheim, H. B. M., Black, I. M., Cameron, L. M., Crow, S., Milne, N., Rhodes, E. C. & Young, A. W., Feb 2009, In: Psychological Science. 20, 2, p. 149-154 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Loss of disgust - Perception of faces and emotions in Huntington's disease.

  Sprengelmeyer, R. H., Young, AW., Calder, AJ., Karnat, A., Lange, HW., Hömberg, V., Perrett, D. I. & Rowland, D., Oct 1996, In: Brain. 119, p. 1647-1665 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

 

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