Research in this theme aims to decode the dialogues of the mind by investigating the neurocognitive mechanisms that shape our thoughts, emotions, and disorders of consciousness.

Examples include: how the emotional content of verbal material affects language processing; breakdowns in multisensory integration underpinning the out-of-body experience (OBE); and the spectrum of voice-hearing from benign experiences to distressing auditory verbal hallucinations. These striking experiences are explored in non-clinical populations as well as patient groups.