Dr Chris Dodds
Senior Lecturer
C.M.Dodds@exeter.ac.uk
4650
Washington Singer 100
Washington Singer Laboratories, University of Exeter, Perry Road, Prince of Wales Road, Exeter, EX4 4QG, UK
Overview
Research interests:
- Habits and cognitive control - how does the human brain develop habits and when and why do these become dysfunctional?
- Cyberpsychology - how can we detect and respond to emerging threats such as deepfakes?
- Addiction - what are the cognitive and neural systems underlying craving? How can we target these systems to reduce addictive behaviour?
Qualifications
PhD University of Cambridge
Research group links
Publications
Journal articles
Lawn W, Mithchener L, Freeman TP, Benattayallah A, Bisby JA, Wall MB, Dodds CM, Curran HV, Morgan CJA (2020). Value-based decision-making of cigarette and nondrug rewards in dependent and occasional cigarette smokers: an FMRI study. Addict Biol, 25(4). Abstract. Author URL.
Dodds CM, Magner B, Cooper E, Chesterman T, Findlay S (2019). Effects of working memory on naturally occurring cravings. Behav Res Ther, 122 Abstract. Author URL.
O'Neill BV, Dodds CM, Miller SR, Gupta A, Lawrence P, Bullman J, Chen C, Dewit O, Kumar S, Dustagheer M, et al (2019). The effects of GSK2981710, a medium-chain triglyceride, on cognitive function in healthy older participants: a randomised, placebo-controlled study. Hum Psychopharmacol, 34(3). Abstract. Author URL.
Morein-Zamir S, Voon V, Dodds CM, Sule A, van Niekerk J, Sahakian BJ, Robbins TW (2016). Divergent subcortical activity for distinct executive functions: stopping and shifting in obsessive compulsive disorder. Psychol Med, 46(4), 829-840. Abstract. Author URL.
Ziauddeen H, Nestor LJ, Subramaniam N, Dodds C, Nathan PJ, Miller SR, Sarai BK, Maltby K, Fernando D, Warren L, et al (2016). Opioid antagonists and the A118G polymorphism in the μ-opioid receptor gene: Effects of GSK1521498 and naltrexone in healthy drinkers stratified by OPRM1 genotype. Neuropsychopharmacology, 41(11), 2647-2657. Abstract.
Ellison-Wright I, Nathan PJ, Bullmore ET, Zaman R, Dudas RB, Agius M, Fernandez-Egea E, Müller U, Dodds CM, Forde NJ, et al (2014). Distribution of tract deficits in schizophrenia. BMC Psychiatry, 14(1). Abstract.
Morein-Zamir S, Dodds C, van Hartevelt TJ, Schwarzkopf W, Sahakian B, Müller U, Robbins T (2014). Hypoactivation in right inferior frontal cortex is specifically associated with motor response inhibition in adult ADHD. Human Brain Mapping, 35(10), 5141-5152. Abstract.
Soltész F, Suckling J, Lawrence P, Tait R, Ooi C, Bentley G, Dodds CM, Miller SR, Wille DR, Byrne M, et al (2014). Identification of BDNF sensitive electrophysiological markers of synaptic activity and their structural correlates in healthy subjects using a genetic approach utilizing the functional BDNF Val66Met polymorphism. PLoS One, 9(4). Abstract. Author URL.
Teo JTH, Bentley G, Lawrence P, Soltesz F, Miller S, Willé D, McHugh S, Dodds C, Lu B, Croft RJ, et al (2014). Late cortical plasticity in motor and auditory cortex: role of met-allele in BDNF Val66Met polymorphism. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 17(5), 705-713. Abstract. Author URL.
Morgan CJA, Dodds CM, Furby H, Pepper F, Fam J, Freeman TP, Hughes E, Doeller C, King J, Howes O, et al (2014). Long-term heavy ketamine use is associated with spatial memory impairment and altered hippocampal activation. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 5(OCT). Abstract.
Pironti VA, Lai MC, Müller U, Dodds CM, Suckling J, Bullmore ET, Sahakian BJ (2014). Neuroanatomical abnormalities and cognitive impairments are shared by adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their unaffected first-degree relatives. Biological Psychiatry, 76(8), 639-647. Abstract.
Pironti VA, Lai M-C, Müller U, Dodds CM, Suckling J, Bullmore ET, Sahakian BJ (2014). Neuroanatomical abnormalities and cognitive impairments are shared by adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and their unaffected first-degree relatives. Biol Psychiatry, 76(8), 639-647. Abstract. Author URL.
Forde NJ, Ronan L, Suckling J, Scanlon C, Neary S, Holleran L, Leemans A, Tait R, Rua C, Fletcher PC, et al (2014). Structural neuroimaging correlates of allelic variation of the BDNF val66met polymorphism. Neuroimage, 90, 280-289. Abstract. Author URL.
Dodds CM, Henson RN, Suckling J, Miskowiak KW, Ooi C, Tait R, Soltesz F, Lawrence P, Bentley G, Maltby K, et al (2013). Effects of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and met allele load on declarative memory related neural networks. PLoS One, 8(11). Abstract. Author URL.
Dodds CM, Henson RN, Miller SR, Nathan PJ (2013). Overestimation of the effects of the BDNF val66met polymorphism on episodic memory-related hippocampal function: a critique of a recent meta-analysis. Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 37(4), 739-741. Author URL.
Nathan PJ, Watson J, Lund J, Davies CH, Peters G, Dodds CM, Swirski B, Lawrence P, Bentley GD, O'Neill BV, et al (2013). The potent M1 receptor allosteric agonist GSK1034702 improves episodic memory in humans in the nicotine abstinence model of cognitive dysfunction. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 16(4), 721-731. Abstract. Author URL.
Dodds CM, O'Neill B, Beaver J, Makwana A, Bani M, Merlo-Pich E, Fletcher PC, Koch A, Bullmore ET, Nathan PJ, et al (2012). Effect of the dopamine D3 receptor antagonist GSK598809 on brain responses to rewarding food images in overweight and obese binge eaters. Appetite, 59(1), 27-33. Abstract. Author URL.
Chamberlain SR, Mogg K, Bradley BP, Koch A, Dodds CM, Tao WX, Maltby K, Sarai B, Napolitano A, Richards DB, et al (2012). Effects of mu opioid receptor antagonism on cognition in obese binge-eating individuals. Psychopharmacology (Berl), 224(4), 501-509. Abstract. Author URL.
Nathan PJ, O'Neill BV, Mogg K, Bradley BP, Beaver J, Bani M, Merlo-Pich E, Fletcher PC, Swirski B, Koch A, et al (2012). The effects of the dopamine D₃ receptor antagonist GSK598809 on attentional bias to palatable food cues in overweight and obese subjects. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol, 15(2), 149-161. Abstract. Author URL.
O'Neill BV, Bullmore ET, Miller S, McHugh S, Simons D, Dodds CM, Koch A, Napolitano A, Nathan PJ (2012). The relationship between fat mass, eating behaviour and obesity-related psychological traits in overweight and obese individuals. Appetite, 59(3), 656-661. Abstract. Author URL.
Dodds CM, Morein-Zamir S, Robbins TW (2011). Dissociating inhibition, attention, and response control in the frontoparietal network using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Cerebral Cortex, 21(5), 1155-1165. Abstract.
Dodds CM, Bullmore ET, Henson RN, Christensen S, Miller S, Smith M, Dewit O, Lawrence P, Nathan PJ (2011). Effects of donepezil on cognitive performance after sleep deprivation. Hum Psychopharmacol, 26(8), 578-587. Abstract. Author URL.
Finke K, Dodds CM, Bublak P, Regenthal R, Baumann F, Manly T, Müller U (2010). Effects of modafinil and methylphenidate on visual attention capacity: a tva-based study. Psychopharmacology, 210(3), 317-329. Abstract.
Camille N, Pironti VA, Dodds CM, Aitken MRF, Robbins TW, Clark L (2010). Striatal sensitivity to personal responsibility in a regret-based decision-making task. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci, 10(4), 460-469. Abstract. Author URL.
Manly T, Dove A, Blows S, George M, Noonan MP, Teasdale TW, Dodds CM, Fish J, Warburton E (2009). Assessment of unilateral spatial neglect: scoring star cancellation performance from video recordings--method, reliability, benefits, and normative data. Neuropsychology, 23(4), 519-528. Abstract. Author URL.
Finke K, Dodds CM, Bublak P, Regenthal R, Baumann F, Manly T, Mueller U (2009). Plasma level-dependent effects of methylphenidate and modafinil on processing speed and short term memory capacity parameters of the theory of visual attention (TVA) task. PHARMACOPSYCHIATRY, 42(5), 217-217. Author URL.
Dodds CM, Clark L, Dove A, Regenthal R, Baumann F, Bullmore ET, Robbins TW, Mueller U (2009). Sulpiride modulates striatal BOLD signal during the manipulation of information in working memory. PHARMACOPSYCHIATRY, 42(5), 216-216. Author URL.
Dodds CM, Clark L, Dove A, Regenthal R, Baumann F, Bullmore E, Robbins TW, Müller U (2009). The dopamine D2 receptor antagonist sulpiride modulates striatal BOLD signal during the manipulation of information in working memory. Psychopharmacology (Berl), 207(1), 35-45. Abstract. Author URL.
Dodds CM, Müller U, Clark L, van Loon A, Cools R, Robbins TW (2008). Methylphenidate has differential effects on blood oxygenation level-dependent signal related to cognitive subprocesses of reversal learning. J Neurosci, 28(23), 5976-5982. Abstract. Author URL.
Dodds CM, van Belle J, Peers PV, Dove A, Cusack R, Duncan J, Manly T (2008). The effects of time-on-task and concurrent cognitive load on normal visuospatial bias. Neuropsychology, 22(4), 545-552. Abstract. Author URL.
Downing PE, Chan AW-Y, Peelen MV, Dodds CM, Kanwisher N (2006). Domain specificity in visual cortex. Cereb Cortex, 16(10), 1453-1461. Abstract. Author URL.
Manly T, Dobler VB, Dodds CM, George MA (2005). Rightward shift in spatial awareness with declining alertness. Neuropsychologia, 43(12), 1721-1728. Abstract. Author URL.
Downing PE, Dodds CM (2004). Competition in visual working memory for control of search. VISUAL COGNITION, 11(6), 689-703. Author URL.
Downing PE, Dodds CM, Bray D (2004). Why does the gaze of others direct visual attention?. VISUAL COGNITION, 11(1), 71-79. Author URL.
Downing PE, Dodds CM (2003). Competition in visual working memory for control of search. PERCEPTION, 32, 92-93. Author URL.
Conferences
Dodds CM, Bullmore ET, Miller S, Henson R, Smith M, Lawrence P, Swirski B, Nathan PJ (2010). THE SLEEP DEPRIVATION MODEL OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND THE EFFECTS OF THE PRO-COGNITIVE DRUG, DONEPEZIL. Author URL.
External Engagement and Impact
Awards and distinctions
2010 International College of Neuropsycho-pharmacology Young Investigator of the Year
