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Forensic & Neurodevelopmental Science
|MPhil/PhD
|Part Time, Full Time
RESEARCH PROFILE
- Number of academic staff: 8.
- Number of research students: 9.
- Recent publications and current research projects: Details at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/iop
Our work has led to: the development of new reliable and accurate diagnostic ‘biomarkers’ for neurodevelopmental disorders associated with abnormalities in social behaviour; the first in vivo studies of infant brain myelination, and the effect of maternal stress and mental illness on this process; innovative methods for measuring the development of brain ‘connectivity’; understanding how abnormalities in this lead to deficits in language/ empathy, and to antisocial behaviour; the strongest evidence yet that psychopathy is a distinct neuro-developmental sub-group of anti-social personality disorder (ASPD), using evidence from MRI scans.
KEY FACTS
Head of group/division
Professor Declan Murphy
Awarding institution
King's College London
Duration
Three years FT; six years PT. Accelerated PT rates available - email iop.educationsupport@kcl.ac.uk for further information. Registration is carried out at four points in the year: October, January, April and July.
Location
Denmark Hill Campus.
Student destinations
Students pursue further research and enhanced careers in mental health and social care as research-oriented clinicians, managers and policy makers.
Year of entry 2013
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