Dr Nikki Hunkin BSc, MSc, DPhil
Address
The University of Sheffield
Sheffield S10 2TP, UK
Tel: (+44) 0114 222 6522
Fax: (+44) 0114 276 6515
Email: n.m.hunkin@sheffield.ac.uk
Room: 2-12
Qualifications
BSc Comparative Physiology (Queen Mary College), MSc Experimental Psychology (Sussex), DPhil Experimental Neuropsychology (Sussex)
Teaching and administrative duties
I teach on module 301.
Research Interests
My major research interest is the neuropsychology of memory.
Memory performance
This research has used both single-case and group studies in order to relate patients´ memory performance to their underlying neuropathology. Recent studies have focussed on the hippocampus, and whether it is involved in all aspects of memory or whether its role is limited to recollection and contextual aspects of memory.
Functional neuroimaging collaboration
This neuropsychological work has been complemented by the use of functional neuroimaging to investigate the role of medial temporal lobe structures in normal memory, in collaboration with colleagues at the Universities of Sheffield, Manchester and at the Institute of Psychiatry.
In addition to these theoretical studies of memory, I am interested in the application of theoretically-driven techniques to the rehabilitation of memory-impaired patients.
Activities and Distinctions
- Peer review of articles for both national and international journals
Key Publications
PASCALIS, O., HUNKIN, N.M., HOLDSTOCK, J.S., ISAAC, C.L. & MAYES, A.R. (2004)
Visual paired comparison is impaired in a patient with selective hippocampal lesions and relatively intact item recognition.
Neuropsychologia 42, 1293-1300.
HUNKIN, N.M., MAYES, A.R., GREGORY, L.J., NICHOLAS, A.K., NUNN, J.A., BRAMMER, M.J., BULLMORE, E.T. & WILLIAMS, S.C.R. (2002)
Novelty-related activation within the medial temporal lobes.
Neuropsychologia 40, 1456-1464.
STONE, J.V., HUNKIN, N.M. & HORNBY, A. (2001)
Predicting spontaneous recovery of memory.
Nature 414, 167-168.
STONE, J.V., HUNKIN, N.M., PORRILL, J., WOOD, R., KEELER, V., BEANLAND, M. & PORT, M. (2001)
When is now? Perception of simultaneity.
Proceedings of the Royal Society (B), 268, 31-38. (Reported in New Scientist 11/1/01.)