This was part of my PhD research. It had the following aims: - Extension of the Think/No-Think paradigm - The ability to suppress unwanted using the Think/No-Think paradigm in relation to two psychological traits (OCD and PTSD) - Using the Think/No-Think paradigm as a countermeasure in Brain Fingerprinting This project was completed in collaboration with Prof Michael Anderson at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, UK.
Preregistration on OSF.
Achievements
- I supervised early career research students undertaking Think/No-Think studies.
- I work on an international Think/No-Think project as a Principal Investigator.
- I was awarded a PhD scholarship to conduct this research.
Publications
- Afzali et al. (2023). Detection of concealed knowledge via the ERP-based technique Brain Fingerprinting: Real-life and real-crime incidents.
- Afzali. (2022). Suppressing unwanted memories and thoughts: Psychological traits and forensic brainwave investigations. PhD Dissertation.
- Afzali et al. (2022).. Classification accuracy of the event-related potentials-based Brain Fingerprinting and its robustness to direct-suppression and thought-substitution countermeasures.
In preparation
Afzali et al. Behavioural evidence of suppression-induced forgetting and its interaction with psychological traits.