Georgina Jackson
Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology
The University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
Biography
Dr. Georgina Jackson is currently working as a Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology in the Department of Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology , University of Nottingham , United Kingdom.
Research Interest
We have demonstrated that the brain networks activated during tic suppression are also implicated in the control of goal directed action. With colleagues in the IoN I have shown cognitive control is actually enhanced in children with Tourette syndrome relative to their age matched controls. We are currently investigating the neural basis of this finding and plan to examine the contribution of social context to the development of control mechanisms.
Publications
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DRAPER A, JACKSON GM,JACKSON SR. Premonitory urges are associated with decreased grey matter thickness within the insula and sensorimotor cortex in young people with Tourette syndrome Journal of Neuropsychology. 10(1), 143-153 .(2016).
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WADMAN R, GLAZEBROOK C, BEER C, JACKSON GM. Difficulties experienced by young people with Tourette syndrome in secondary school: a mixed methods description of self, parent and staff perspectives. BMC Psychiatry. 16, 14 .(2016).
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BROWN BJ, SOYOUNG K, SAUNDERS H, BACHMANN C, THOMPSON J, ROPAR D, JACKSON SR, JACKSON GM. A neural basis for contagious yawning Current Biology. 27, 1-5 .(2017).
