Dr Marina Kilintari
- Senior Lecturer in Psychology
- Poole House P256a, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
Research
I have two major research interests within the broad field of cognitive neuroscience of voluntary action.
My first interest centres on the interaction of voluntary action with perception and cognition. Within this theme, I attempt to examine how perceptual (e.g., saliency) and/or cognitive factors (e.g., priming) can influence our actions, and conversely, how our voluntary actions can manifest perceptual and cognitive processes (e.g., motivation). I am interested in understanding the neurophysiological correlates of these functions as well as transferring insights gained from these topics to real-world applications with specific focus on health and disease. For example, several neurodegenerative disorders have a clear motor component which is often underexplored compared to the cognitive aspects.
My second interest is the subjective experience of intentionality and sense-of-agency when performing or intending to perform voluntary actions, the factors that might influence this experience as well as the topic of motor cognition that is, how we understand other people’s actions, and how we distinguish ourselves from other actors. In this theme too, I am interested in studying the brain processes underlying these functions, the factors that affect them as well as their application in developmental, neurological and mental health disorders. For example, motor cognition, viewed through the lens of the theory of mind, plays a significant role in autism, while addictions or eating disorders are, at least partially, linked to self-regulation dysfunction...
In my research, I usually employ behavioural tasks and neuroscience methods to address these questions.
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- Aydin, T., Parris, B.A., Arabaci, G., Kilintari, M. and Taylor, J., 2024. Trait-level non-clinical ADHD symptoms in a community sample and their association with technology addictions. Current Psychology, 43 (12), 10682-10692.
- Kilintari, M., Bufacchi, R.J., Novembre, G., Guo, Y., Haggard, P. and Iannetti, G.D., 2018. High-precision voluntary movements are largely independent of preceding vertex potentials elicited by sudden sensory events. Journal of Physiology, 596 (16), 3655-3673.
- Kilintari, M. and Papanicolaou, A.C., 2017. Imaging the Networks of Voluntary Actions. In: Papanicolaou, A.C., ed. The Oxford Handbook of Functional Brain Imaging in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences. Oxford University Press.
- Kilintari, M. and Papanicolaou, A.C., 2017. Imaging the Networks of Motor Cognition. In: Papanicolaou, A.C., ed. The Oxford Handbook of Functional Brain Imaging in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences. Oxford University Press.
- Kilintari, M., Raos, V. and Savaki, H.E., 2011. Grasping in the dark activates early visual cortices. Cerebral Cortex, 21 (4), 949-963.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:
Good health and well-being
"Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages"
Quality education
"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"
