
Dr Joel Winston
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Neurophysiology
- Consultant Neurophysiologist
Research interests
- Neuroscience
Contact details
Biography
Joel Winston is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Neurophysiology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London.
Clinically, Joel specialises in electroencephalography and the diagnosis and management of patients with epilepsy and related disorders.
Joel undertook undergraduate studies in medicine and neuroscience at the University of Cambridge before moving the University College London to study on the MB PhD program. His PhD concerned emotive aspects of face perception.
After qualification and junior doctor jobs around London via an academic foundation program and academic clinical fellowship, Joe; was awarded a Wellcome Trust postdoctoral research fellowship to study interoception (visceral sensory perception) and symptom perception, with research undertaken at UCL and NorthWestern University (Chicago).
He completed clinical training in neurophysiology and then a clinical fellowship in complex epilepsy at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery.
Research Interests
- Interoception and health perception
- Cognition and epilepsy
- Machine learning from electronic health data in epilepsy
- Neurophysiological diagnosis
Teaching
MSc in Clinical Neuroscience – module 3 co-lead (neurology in clinical practice)
Research
Neuropsychiatry Research & Education Group (NREG)
Interdisciplinary Neuropsychiatry group | Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience | King’s Health Partners (Academic Health Sciences Centre at King’s College London)

King's Epilepsy Research Collective (KERC)
The King’s Epilepsy Research Collective (KERC) provides a platform for researchers from all of King’s faculties to meet and discuss research and to support collaborative activities.
Better Health & Care Hub
A world-leading cross-university development in research and education.
Spotlight
Bringing care home: A new era in diagnostics for children with complex neurological conditions
Children with complex neurological conditions, such as epilepsy and intellectual disabilities, require specialised care and accurate diagnosis to support...

Research
Neuropsychiatry Research & Education Group (NREG)
Interdisciplinary Neuropsychiatry group | Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience | King’s Health Partners (Academic Health Sciences Centre at King’s College London)

King's Epilepsy Research Collective (KERC)
The King’s Epilepsy Research Collective (KERC) provides a platform for researchers from all of King’s faculties to meet and discuss research and to support collaborative activities.
Better Health & Care Hub
A world-leading cross-university development in research and education.
Spotlight
Bringing care home: A new era in diagnostics for children with complex neurological conditions
Children with complex neurological conditions, such as epilepsy and intellectual disabilities, require specialised care and accurate diagnosis to support...
