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  • Interoception
  • Mental Health
  • Clinical Conditions

  • Anxiety disorders
  • Autism
  • Depressive disorders
  • Equipment & Techniques

  • Behavioural analysis
  • Cross-sectional and cohort studies
  • Neuropsychological testing
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    Dr Lydia Hickman

    (she/her/hers)
    University Position
    Research Associate

    Interests

    I am a Research Associate in the Mental Health Neuroscience Lab (PI: Dr Camilla Nord) at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. Here, I work on a Wellcome-funded project investigating how the perception of bodily signals (interoception) differs in mental health conditions, with a view to developing a range of interoception-based interventions. Prior to this, I completed a BA in Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford, and an MSc and PhD in Psychology at the University of Birmingham (PI: Prof Jennifer Cook). My PhD work focused on movement, social cognition and interoception in clinical conditions (e.g., Parkinson’s Disease, Autism). I am a co-founder of the U21 Autism Research Network (https://www.u21autismresearchnetwork.co.uk), an international network of eight autism research groups aimed at establishing better informed, more inclusive autism research.

    Key Publications

    Cross-cultural variation in experiences of acceptance, camouflaging and mental health difficulties in autism: A registered report.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0299824
    Journal: PLoS One
    E-pub date: 1 Jan 2024
    Authors: CT Keating, L Hickman, P Geelhand, T Takahashi, J Leung, R Monk, B Schuster, A Rybicki, TM Girolamo, E Clin, F Papastamou, M Belenger, I-M Eigsti, JL Cook, H Kosaka, R Osu, Y Okamoto, S Sowden-Carvalho

    Autism-related language preferences of English-speaking individuals across the globe: A mixed methods investigation.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2864
    Journal: Autism Res
    E-pub date: 1 Feb 2023
    Authors: CT Keating, L Hickman, J Leung, R Monk, A Montgomery, H Heath, S Sowden

    Skin Conductance as an Index of Alexithymic Traits in the General Population.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1177/00332941211005118
    Journal: Psychol Rep
    E-pub date: 1 Jun 2022
    Authors: LJ Hickman, CT Keating, A Ferrari, JL Cook

    The relationship between heartbeat counting and heartbeat discrimination: A meta-analysis.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2020.107949
    Journal: Biol Psychol
    E-pub date: 1 Oct 2020
    Authors: L Hickman, A Seyedsalehi, JL Cook, G Bird, J Murphy

    Publications

    Global perspectives on autism acceptance, camouflaging behaviours and mental health in autism spectrum disorder: A registered report protocol.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261774
    Journal: PLoS One
    E-pub date: 1 Aug 2021
    Authors: CT Keating, L Hickman, P Geelhand, T Takahashi, J Leung, B Schuster, A Rybicki, TM Girolamo, E Clin, F Papastamou, M Belenger, I-M Eigsti, JL Cook, H Kosaka, R Osu, Y Okamoto, S Sowden

    Similar time course of fast familiarity and slow recollection processes for recognition memory in humans and macaques.

    DOI: http://doi.org/10.1101/lm.051342.120
    Journal: Learn Mem
    E-pub date: 1 Jul 2020
    Authors: Z Wu, M Kavanova, L Hickman, F Lin, MJ Buckley