Dr Tim Riley

School of Psychology

University Teacher

T.B.Riley@ºù«Ӱҵ.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6565
Cathedral Court

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Dr Tim Riley
School of Psychology
Cathedral Court
1 Vicar Lane
ºù«Ӱҵ
S1 2LT
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BSc (Hons) in Psychology, University of Hull

MSc in Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, University of ºù«Ӱҵ

PhD in Neuroscience, University of ºù«Ӱҵ

I am currently the director of undergraduate programmes

Qualifications
  • BSc (Hons) in Psychology, University of Hull
  • MSc in Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience, University of ºù«Ӱҵ
  • PhD in Neuroscience, University of ºù«Ӱҵ
Research interests

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

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.

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