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Neuroscientist & science writer, 12+ years experience - clinical research | mental health | learning | decision making

Profile Summary

Published 30+ peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, 2 book chapters, presented 35+ abstracts at international scientific conferences and on 10+ occasions have been invited to give scientific talks to academic and lay audiences. Peer review for 18+ scientific journals, as well as reviewing grant applications from funding bodies, including the European Research Council (ERC) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Led several pharmacological and non-pharmacological clinical trials (administrative and scientific roles) - involved in all aspects including study design, protocol writing, ethics application, data analysis etc. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DB_iXI4AAAAJ&hl=en https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elliot_Brown *PLEASE NOTE - I am in a full time job so my time is quite limited - therefore can only commit 10 hours maximum for each project*

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Psychology
• ★ Behavioral & Mental Health
• ★ Psychiatry
• ☆ Neuropsychology
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Clinical Psychology
• ☆ Child & Adolescent Psychology
• ☆ Applied Psychology
• ☆ Social Psychology
• ☆ Abnormal Psychology
• ☆ Counseling & Mental Health Support
• ☆ Neuropsychiatry
• ☆ Diagnostic Radiology

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Clinical Trial Documentation, Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Fact Checking

Work Experience

Senior lecturer

Arden University

September 2020 - Present

Senior research fellow

Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

January 2019 - August 2021

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Calgary

May 2015 - November 2018

Honorary Research Fellow

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

November 2013 - October 2016

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Maryland Baltimore

November 2013 - April 2015

Research Assistant

University of Hertfordshire

October 2008 - July 2010

Research Assistant / Clinical Psychologist Assistant

Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre and Neurodisability Service

December 2007 - November 2008

Healthcare Assistant

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

February 2006 - August 2006

Education

PhD Neuroscience (International Graduate School of Neuroscience)

Ruhr-Universität Bochum

August 2010 - October 2013

MSc Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience (Psychology)

Goldsmiths University of London

October 2007 - August 2008

Adv Cert. Psychology (Psychology)

Birkbeck University of London

September 2006 - July 2007

BSc Biological Sciences (Biological Sciences)

University of Reading School of Biological Sciences

October 2000 - July 2004

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ghaderi, A., Brown, E.C., Clark, D.L., Ramasubbu, R., Kiss, Z.H.T., Protzner, A.B.(2022). Role of the serotonergic system in subcallosal DBS for treatment-resistant depression . Brain Stimulation. 15. (1). p. 211-213.

Williams, R.J., Brown, E.C., Clark, D.L., Pike, G.B., Ramasubbu, R.(2021). Early post-treatment blood oxygenation level-dependent responses to emotion processing associated with clinical response to pharmacological treatment in major depressive disorder . Brain and Behavior. 11. (8).

Anna Melkonyan, Lu Liu, Elliot C. Brown, Willi Meyer, Apoorva Rajiv Madipakkam, Lina Ringelmann, Franziska Lange, Sebastian M. Schmid, Thomas F. Münte, Soyoung Q. Park(2020). Unchanged food approach‐avoidance behaviour of healthy men after oxytocin administration . Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 32. (12). Wiley

Brown, E.C., Clark, D.L., Forkert, N.D., Molnar, C.P., Kiss, Z.H.T., Ramasubbu, R.(2020). Metabolic activity in subcallosal cingulate predicts response to deep brain stimulation for depression . Neuropsychopharmacology. 45. (10). p. 1681-1688.

Brown, E.C., Park, S.Q.(2020). Obesity and addiction . Nature Human Behaviour. 4. (1). p. 10-11.

Clark, D.L., MacMaster, F.P., Brown, E.C., Kiss, Z.H.T., Ramasubbu, R.(2020). Rostral anterior cingulate glutamate predicts response to subcallosal deep brain stimulation for resistant depression . Journal of Affective Disorders. 266. p. 90-94.

Wei, Q., Bai, T., Brown, E.C., Xie, W., Chen, Y., Ji, G., Ramasubbu, R., Tian, Y., Wang, K.(2020). Thalamocortical connectivity in electroconvulsive therapy for major depressive disorder . Journal of Affective Disorders. 264. p. 163-171.

Hofmann-Shen, C., Vogel, B.O., Kaffes, M., Rudolph, A., Brown, E.C., Tas, C., Brüne, M., Neuhaus, A.H.(2020). Mapping adaptation, deviance detection, and prediction error in auditory processing . NeuroImage. 207.

Wiesenfeller, J., Flasbeck, V., Brown, E.C., Brüne, M.(2020). Approach and Avoidance Behavior in Female Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder . Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 14.

Brown, E.C., Park, S.Q.(2020). Erratum: Author Correction: Obesity and addiction (Nature human behaviour (2020) 4 1 (10-11)) . Nature human behaviour. 4. (1). p. 119.

Ramasubbu, R., Brown, E.C., Marcil, L.D., Talai, A.S., Forkert, N.D.(2019). Automatic classification of major depression disorder using arterial spin labeling MRI perfusion measurements . Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 73. (8). p. 486-493.

Hernaus, D., Frank, M.J., Brown, E.C., Brown, J.K., Gold, J.M., Waltz, J.A.(2019). Impaired Expected Value Computations in Schizophrenia Are Associated With a Reduced Ability to Integrate Reward Probability and Magnitude of Recent Outcomes . Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 4. (3). p. 280-290.

Brown, E.C., Clark, D.L., Hassel, S., Macqueen, G., Ramasubbu, R.(2019). Intrinsic thalamocortical connectivity varies in the age of onset subtypes in major depressive disorder . Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 15. p. 75-82.

Elliot C Brown, Darren L Clark, Stefanie Hassel, Glenda MacQueen, Rajamannar Ramasubbu(2018). Intrinsic thalamocortical connectivity varies in the age of onset subtypes in major depressive disorder . Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. Volume 15. p. 75--82. Dove Medical Press Ltd.

Tas, C., Brown, E.C., Eskikurt, G., Irmak, S., Aydın, O., Esen-Danaci, A., Brüne, M.(2018). Cortisol response to stress in schizophrenia: Associations with oxytocin, social support and social functioning . Psychiatry Research. 270. p. 1047-1052.

Waltz, J.A., Xu, Z., Brown, E.C., Ruiz, R.R., Frank, M.J., Gold, J.M.(2018). Motivational Deficits in Schizophrenia Are Associated With Reduced Differentiation Between Gain and Loss-Avoidance Feedback in the Striatum . Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 3. (3). p. 239-247.

Hernaus, D., Xu, Z., Brown, E.C., Ruiz, R., Frank, M.J., Gold, J.M., Waltz, J.A.(2018). Motivational deficits in schizophrenia relate to abnormalities in cortical learning rate signals . Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience. 18. (6). p. 1338-1351.

Clark, D.L., Konduru, N., Kemp, A., Bray, S., Brown, E.C., Goodyear, B., Ramasubbu, R.(2018). The impact of age of onset on amygdala intrinsic connectivity in major depression . Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment. 14. p. 343-352.

(2017). Thalamocortical connectivity in major depressive disorder . Journal of affective disorders.

Brown, E.C., Clark, D.L., Hassel, S., MacQueen, G., Ramasubbu, R.(2017). Thalamocortical connectivity in major depressive disorder . Journal of Affective Disorders. 217. p. 125-131.

Martin, F., Flasbeck, V., Brown, E.C., Brüne, M.(2017). Altered mu-rhythm suppression in Borderline Personality Disorder . Brain Research. 1659. p. 64-70.

Clark, D.L., Brown, E.C., Ramasubbu, R., Kiss, Z.H.T.(2016). Intrinsic Local Beta Oscillations in the Subgenual Cingulate Relate to Depressive Symptoms in Treatment-Resistant Depression . Biological Psychiatry. 80. (11). p. e93-e94.

Brown, E.C., Gonzalez-Liencres, C., Tas, C., Brüne, M.(2016). Reward modulates the mirror neuron system in schizophrenia: A study into the mu rhythm suppression, empathy, and mental state attribution . Social Neuroscience. 11. (2). p. 175-186.

Gonzalez-Liencres, C., Brown, E.C., Tas, C., Breidenstein, A., Brüne, M.(2016). Alterations in event-related potential responses to empathy for pain in schizophrenia . Psychiatry Research. 241. p. 14-21.

Neufeld, E., Brown, E.C., Lee-Grimm, S.-I., Newen, A., Brüne, M.(2016). Intentional action processing results from automatic bottom-up attention: An EEG-investigation into the Social Relevance Hypothesis using hypnosis . Consciousness and Cognition. 42. p. 101-112.

Tas, C., Cebi, M., Tan, O., Hizli-Sayar, G., Tarhan, N., Brown, E.C.(2015). EEG power, cordance and coherence differences between unipolar and bipolar depression . Journal of Affective Disorders. 172. p. 184-190.

Brown, E.C., Hack, S.M., Gold, J.M., Carpenter, W.T., Fischer, B.A., Prentice, K.P., Waltz, J.A.(2015). Integrating frequency and magnitude information in decision-making in schizophrenia: An account of patient performance on the Iowa Gambling Task . Journal of Psychiatric Research. 66-67. p. 16-23.

Tas, C., Brown, E.C., Onur, E., Aydemir, O., Brune, M.(2015). The associations between endogenous oxytocin levels and emotion recognition in bipolar disorder . Klinik Psikofarmakoloji Bulteni. 25. (1). p. 19-26.

Tas C, Brown EC, Aydemir O, Brüne M, Lysaker PH, Psychiatry research, 2014, vol. 219, no. 3, pp. 464-469 .

Brown EC, Tas C, Kuzu D, Esen-Danaci A, Roelofs K, Brüne M, Psychiatry research, 2014, vol. 219, no. 3, pp. 436-442 .

Brown EC, Brüne M, The Behavioral and brain sciences, 2014, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 196-197 .

Rüther NN, Brown EC, Klepp A, Bellebaum C, Behavioural brain research, 2014, vol. 261, pp. 328-335 .

Brown EC, Tas C, Can H, Esen-Danaci A, Brüne M, Comprehensive psychiatry, 2014, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 25-32 .

Brown, E.C., Tas, C., Can, H., Esen-Danaci, A., Brüne, M.(2014). A closer look at the relationship between the subdomains of social functioning, social cognition and symptomatology in clinically stable patients with schizophrenia . Comprehensive Psychiatry. 55. (1). p. 25-32.

Brown, E.C., Tas, C., Can, H., Esen-Danaci, A., Brüne, M.(2014). A closer look at the relationship between the subdomains of social functioning, social cognition and symptomatology in clinically stable patients with schizophrenia . Comprehensive Psychiatry. 55. (1). p. 25-32.

Gonzalez-Liencres, C., Tas, C., Brown, E.C., Erdin, S., Onur, E., Cubukcoglu, Z., Aydemir, O., Esen-Danaci, A., Brüne, M.(2014). Oxidative stress in schizophrenia: A case-control study on the effects on social cognition and neurocognition . BMC Psychiatry. 14. (1).

Rüther, N.N., Brown, E.C., Klepp, A., Bellebaum, C.(2014). Observed manipulation of novel tools leads to mu rhythm suppression over sensory-motor cortices . Behavioural Brain Research. 261. p. 328-335.

Rüther, N.N., Brown, E.C., Klepp, A., Bellebaum, C.(2014). Observed manipulation of novel tools leads to mu rhythm suppression over sensory-motor cortices . Behavioural Brain Research. 261. p. 328-335.

Brown, E.C., Brüne, M.(2014). Reward in the mirror neuron system, social context, and the implications on psychopathology . Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 37. (2). p. 196-197.

Brown, E.C., Tas, C., Kuzu, D., Esen-Danaci, A., Roelofs, K., Brüne, M.(2014). Social approach and avoidance behaviour for negative emotions is modulated by endogenous oxytocin and paranoia in schizophrenia . Psychiatry Research. 219. (3). p. 436-442.

Tas, C., Brown, E.C., Aydemir, O., Brüne, M., Lysaker, P.H.(2014). Metacognition in psychosis: Comparison of schizophrenia with bipolar disorder . Psychiatry Research. 219. (3). p. 464-469.

Tas, C., Brown, E., Cubukcuoglu, Z., Aydemir, O., Danaci, A.E., Brüne, M.(2013). Towards an integrative approach to understanding quality of life in schizophrenia: The role of neurocognition, social cognition, and psychopathology . Comprehensive Psychiatry. 54. (3). p. 262-268.

Tas, C., Brown, E., Cubukcuoglu, Z., Aydemir, O., Danaci, A.E., Brüne, M.(2013). Towards an integrative approach to understanding quality of life in schizophrenia: The role of neurocognition, social cognition, and psychopathology . Comprehensive Psychiatry. 54. (3). p. 262-268.

Brüne, M., Tas, C., Brown, E.C., Armgart, C., Dimaggio, G., Lysaker, P.(2013). Metacognitive and social cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. Impact on functioning and treatment strategies | Metakognitive und sozial- cognitive Defizite bei Schizophrenien. Funktionelle Bedeutung und Behandlungsstrategien . Zeitschrift fur Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie. 61. (4). p. 231-237.

Brüne, M., Tas, C., Brown, E.C., Armgart, C., Dimaggio, G., Lysaker, P.(2013). Metacognitive and social cognitive deficits in schizophrenia. Impact on functioning and treatment strategies | Metakognitive und sozial- cognitive Defizite bei Schizophrenien. Funktionelle Bedeutung und Behandlungsstrategien . Zeitschrift fur Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie. 61. (4). p. 231-237.

Brown, E.C., Wiersema, J.R., Pourtois, G., Brüne, M.(2013). Modulation of motor cortex activity when observing rewarding and punishing actions . Neuropsychologia. 51. (1). p. 52-58.

Brown, E.C., Wiersema, J.R., Pourtois, G., Brüne, M.(2013). Modulation of motor cortex activity when observing rewarding and punishing actions . Neuropsychologia. 51. (1). p. 52-58.

Brown, E.C., Brüne, M.(2012). Evolution of social predictive brains? . Frontiers in Psychology. 3. (OCT).

Brown, E.C., Brüne, M.(2012). Evolution of social predictive brains? . Frontiers in Psychology. 3. (OCT).

Tas, C., Brown, E.C., Esen-Danaci, A., Lysaker, P.H., Brüne, M.(2012). Intrinsic motivation and metacognition as predictors of learning potential in patients with remitted schizophrenia . Journal of Psychiatric Research. 46. (8). p. 1086-1092.

Tas, C., Brown, E.C., Esen-Danaci, A., Lysaker, P.H., Brüne, M.(2012). Intrinsic motivation and metacognition as predictors of learning potential in patients with remitted schizophrenia . Journal of Psychiatric Research. 46. (8). p. 1086-1092.

Brown, E.C., Tas, C., Brüne, M.(2012). Potential therapeutic avenues to tackle social cognition problems in schizophrenia . Expert review of neurotherapeutics. 12. (1). p. 71-81.

Brown, E.C., Tas, C., Brüne, M.(2012). Potential therapeutic avenues to tackle social cognition problems in schizophrenia . Expert review of neurotherapeutics. 12. (1). p. 71-81.

Brown, E.C., Brüne, M.(2012). The role of prediction in social neuroscience . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. (JUNE 2012).

Brown, E.C., Brüne, M.(2012). The role of prediction in social neuroscience . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. (MAY 2012). p. 1-19.

Brown, E.C., Brüne, M.(2012). The role of prediction in social neuroscience . Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. (MAY 2012). p. 1-19.

Tas, C.(2012). Towards an integrative approach to understanding quality of life in schizophrenia: The role of neurocognition, social cognition, and psychopathology . Comprehensive Psychiatry.

OTHER

Dennis, H., Frank, M.J., Brown, E.C., Brown, J.K., Gold, J.M., Waltz, J.A.(2018). Impaired expected value computations in schizophrenia are associated with a reduced ability to integrate reward probability and magnitude of recent outcomes . bioRxiv.

BOOK

Tas, C., Brown, E.C., Gonzalez, C., Brüne, M.(2014). Experimental Usage of Oxytocin to Combat Deficits in Social Cognition in Schizophrenia . Social Cognition and Metacognition in Schizophrenia: Psychopathology and Treatment Approaches. p. 301-312.

Brown, E.C., Tas, C., Gonzalez, C., Brüne, M.(2014). Neurobiologic Underpinnings of Social Cognition and Metacognition in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders . Social Cognition and Metacognition in Schizophrenia: Psychopathology and Treatment Approaches. p. 1-27.