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Andy Young (psychologist)

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British psychologist

Andrew William Young is a British cognitive neuropsychologist whose primary research has been on face perception.

Career

Young obtained a BSc (Psychology) from Bedford College, London in 1971 followed by a PhD from the University of Warwick in 1974. He initially worked as a Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen (1974-1976) and at the University of Lancaster (1976-1989). He then moved to the University of Durham as Professor (1989-1993) followed by four years at the MRC Applied Psychology Unit at the University of Cambridge. In 1997 he was appointed Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of York.

Research

He has conducted research on aspects of face perception. This has included functional neuroimaging and studies of people with different types of brain injury and psychiatric conditions.

He has discussed his work at different forums.

He has been President of the Experimental Psychology Society and the Psychology Section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Awards

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Books

  • Young, A. (2016). Facial Expression Recognition: The Selected Works of Andy Young (World Library of Psychologists).
  • Bruce, V., & Young, A. (2011). Face Perception.

References

  1. "Andy Young, Professor". University of York. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. Young, Andy (2006). "Why I study - the effects of brain injury". The Psychologist. 19: 222–224.
  3. "Andy Young". Google Scholar. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. "Loop Andy Young". Loop. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. "The Interview". The Psychologist. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. Mallow, Richard (2013). "President's column: Lifetime achievement award". The Psychologist. 26: 668–671.
  7. "Professor Andrew Young FBA". British Academy. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  8. "Prestigious BPS Award for Andy Young". University of York. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  9. Facial Expression Recognition: The Selected Works of Andy Young (World Library of Psychologists). Psychology Press. 2016. p. 340. ISBN 978-1138884717.
  10. Bruce, Vicki (2011). Face Perception. Psychology Press. p. 496. ISBN 978-1841698786.
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