Dr Carly Anderson
Lecturer in NeuroscienceResearch Overview
I am a Lecturer in Neuroscience and lead a research programme examining multimodal communication and plasticity. My work focuses on the benefits of visual information during communication, particularly when auditory access varies or is changing. I am particularly interested in how variations in sensory and language experience shape how the brain processes auditory and visual signals.
To answer these questions, I work with profoundly deaf individuals, cochlear implant users, and bi-/multilinguals (both spoken and sign language users). My research typically uses eye-tracking, and neuroimaging (fNIRS and EEG). I am comitted to improving the inclusivity of neuroimaging practices that disproportionately exclude people from underserved groups, including those with dark and textured hair, and those who use head-based devices such as hearing aids and cochlear implants.
Research Grants
Toward equitable functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) neuroimaging practices. (Principal Investigator).Funder: UCL Grand Challenge: Decolonising Research Methodologies and Practices at UCL - Special Initiative. Date: 2024 – 2025. Value: ?4,000.
Selected Publications
Anderson, C.A., Cushing, S.L., Papsin, B.C., Gordon, K.A. 15/08/2022 In: Human Brain Mapping. 43, 12, p. 3662-3679. 18 p.
Journal article
Anderson, C.A., Wiggins, I.M., Kitterick, P.T., Hartley, D.E.H. 19/09/2017 In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 114, 38, p. 10256-10261. 6 p.
Journal article
Wiggins, I.M., Anderson, C.A., Kitterick, P.T., Hartley, D.E.H. 30/09/2016 In: Hearing Research. 339, p. 142-154. 13 p.
Journal article
All Publications
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01/12/2025 → 31/07/2026
Research
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
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Fellowship awarded competitively
Fellowship awarded competitively
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Neuroscience and Neurocognition