About the Electroencephalography (EEG) laboratories
The Electroencephalography (EEG) facility at the University is a key resource for investigating the brain’s electrical activity in real time.
EEG involves placing sensors on the scalp to non-invasively measure neural signals with high temporal precision, allowing researchers to examine how the brain processes information from moment to moment. Housed within our social and cognitive neuroscience laboratories, the facility supports a wide range of research into the neural mechanisms underlying attention, perception, action, memory, emotion, and decision-making.
Within the facility, the Social Neuroscience Laboratory focuses on how social, emotional, and personality processes are reflected in the brain.
Using EEG, researchers study how people respond to feedback, manage their emotions, make moral decisions, and form impressions of others. A key focus is understanding how the brain supports our sense of self, including how we see ourselves (the representational self), how identity guides our decisions (the executive self), and how it shapes our relationships (the relational self).
The facility is used for both undergraduate and postgraduate research and supports externally funded studies.
