Dr Fionnuala Murphy University positionInvestigator Scientist InstitutesMRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit fionnuala.murphy@mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk Home pagehttp://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/... (personal home page) Research ThemesInterestsMy research focuses on how cognition and emotion interact - in healthy individuals, in individuals that suffer from mood disorders, and in brain-injured individuals. Executive control over neutral and emotional materials has featured prominently in this work. Current work focuses on how affective and motivational processes are compromised in individuals with brain injury. It is our belief that a better understanding of these factors and their relationship to the management of day to day goals and executive impairments will ultimately inform rehabilitation efforts. Research Focus
EquipmentBehavioural analysis Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Neuropsychological testing Collaborators
Associated News ItemsPublications2020Elliot R, McKinnon A, Dixon C, Boyle A, Murphy FC, Dahm T, Travers-Hill E, Mul C, Archibald S-J, Smith P, Dalgleish T, Meiser-Stedman R, Hitchcock C (2020), “Prevalence and predictive value of ICD?11 post?traumatic stress disorder and Complex PTSD diagnoses in children and adolescents exposed to a single?event trauma” Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Kusec A, Murphy FC, Peers PP, Lawrence C, Cameron E, Morton C, Bateman A, Watson P, Manly T (2020), “Mood, Activity Participation, and Leisure Engagement Satisfaction (MAPLES): a randomised controlled pilot feasibility trial for low mood in acquired brain injury” Pilot and Feasibility Studies 6(1): 135 Peers PV, Astle DE, Duncan JD, Murphy FC, Hampshire A, Das T, Manly T (2020), “Dissociable effects of attention vs working memory training on cognitive performance and everyday functioning following fronto-parietal strokes” Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 30(6):1092-1114 2019Ji JL, Holmes EA, MacLeod C, Murphy FC (2019), “Spontaneous cognition in dysphoria: reduced positive bias in imagining the future” Psychological Research 83: 817-831 Murphy FC, Peers PV, Blackwell SE, Holmes EA, Manly T (2019), “Anticipated and imagined futures: prospective cognition and depressed mood following brain injury” British Journal of Clinical Psychology 58(1):91-109 Renner F, Murphy FC, Ji JL, Manly T, Holmes EA (2019), “Mental imagery as a “motivational amplifier” to promote activities” Behaviour Research and Therapy 114: 51-59 2017Gadeikis D, Bos N, Schweizer S, Murphy FC, Dunn BD (2017), “Engaging in an experiential processing mode increases positive emotional response during recall of pleasant autobiographical memories” Behaviour Research and Therapy 92:68-76 2014Murphy FC, Bishop DVM, Sigala N (2014), “Women scientists in psychology - time for action” Psychologist 27(12): 918-922 2013Murphy F, Macpherson K, Jeyabalasingham T, Manly T, Dunn B (2013), “Modulating mind-wandering in dysphoria.” Front Psychol 4:888 Details 2012Manly T, Murphy FC (2012), “Rehabilitation of executive function and social cognition impairments after brain injury.” Curr Opin Neurol 25(6):656-61 Details Manly T, Murphy, FC (2012), “Rehabilitation of executive function and social cognition impairments after brain injury” Current Opinion in Neurology 25(6): 656-661 Murphy FC, Ewbank MP, Calder AJ (2012), “Emotion and personality factors influence the neural response to emotional stimuli.” Behav Brain Sci 35(3):156-7 Details Murphy FC, Michael A, Sahakian BJ (2012), “Emotion modulates cognitive flexibility in patients with major depression.” Psychol Med 42(7):1373-82 Details 2011Barnard PJ, Murphy FC, Carthery-Goulart MT, Ramponi C, Clare L (2011), “Exploring the basis and boundary conditions of SenseCam-facilitated recollection.” Memory 19(7):758-67 Details Croucher CJ, Calder AJ, Ramponi C, Barnard PJ, Murphy FC (2011), “Disgust enhances the recollection of negative emotional images.” PLoS One 6(11):e26571 Details Murphy FC, Barnard PJ, Terry KA, Carthery-Goulart MT, Holmes EA (2011), “SenseCam, imagery and bias in memory for wellbeing.” Memory 19(7):768-77 Details 2010Murphy FC, Hill EL, Ramponi C, Calder AJ, Barnard PJ (2010), “Paying attention to emotional images with impact.” Emotion 10(5):605-14 Details Ramponi C, Murphy FC, Calder AJ, Barnard PJ (2010), “Recognition memory for pictorial material in subclinical depression.” Acta Psychol (Amst) 135(3):293-301 Details 2009Murphy FC, Wilde G, Ogden N, Barnard PJ, Calder AJ (2009), “Assessing the automaticity of moral processing: efficient coding of moral information during narrative comprehension.” Q J Exp Psychol (Colchester) 62(1):41-9 Details 2004Lawrence AD, Murphy FC & Calder AJ (2004), “Dissociating fear and disgust: implications for the structure of emotions” Cognition, Emotion, and Psychopathology: Theoretical, Empirical and Clinical Directions In J Yiend (Ed.) , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 149–171 2003Murphy FC, Michael A, Robbins TW, Sahakian BJ (2003), “Neuropsychological impairment in patients with major depressive disorder: the effects of feedback on task performance.” Psychol Med 33(3):455-67 Details Murphy FC, Nimmo-Smith I, Lawrence AD (2003), “Functional neuroanatomy of emotions: a meta-analysis.” Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 3(3):207-33 Details 2002Hutton SB, Murphy FC, Joyce EM, Rogers RD, Cuthbert I, Barnes TRE, McKenna PJ, Sahakian BJ, & Robbins TW (2002), “Decision making deficits in patients with first-episode and chronic schizophrenia” Schizophrenia Research 55: 249-257 Murphy FC, Smith KA, Cowen PJ, Robbins TW, Sahakian BJ (2002), “The effects of tryptophan depletion on cognitive and affective processing in healthy volunteers.” Psychopharmacology (Berl) 163(1):42-53 Details 2001Murphy FC, Rubinsztein JS, Michael A, Rogers RD, Robbins TW, Paykel ES, Sahakian BJ (2001), “Decision-making cognition in mania and depression.” Psychol Med 31(4):679-93 Details Murphy FC, Sahakian BJ (2001), “Neuropsychology of bipolar disorder.” Br J Psychiatry Suppl 41:s120-7 Details 1999Murphy FC, Sahakian BJ, Rubinsztein JS, Michael A, Rogers RD, Robbins TW, Paykel ES (1999), “Emotional bias and inhibitory control processes in mania and depression.” Psychol Med 29(6):1307-21 Details 1998Murphy FC, Klein RM (1998), “The effects of nicotine on spatial and non-spatial expectancies in a covert orienting task.” Neuropsychologia 36(11):1103-14 Details Murphy FC, Sahakian BJ & O'Carroll RE (1998), “Cognitive impairment in depression: psychological models and clinical issues” New Models for Depression, Adv Biol Psychiatry In D Ebert & KP Ebmeier (Eds) 19, Basel: Karger, pp. 1–33 |