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Research

Memory, executive functioning and OCD

My name is Elise Campbell and I am a postgraduate completing the MRes course at the University of Strathclyde.

What is the purpose of this investigation?

We are interested in looking at the relationship between two brain processes and obsessive compulsive symptoms. The first process relates to how we remember to perform previously planned actions (prospective memory) and the second process relates to our capacity to plan how to complete a task (executive functioning).

The main purpose is to investigate whether scores relating to obsessive and compulsive type behaviours are associated with differences in brain processes when looking at planning, memory and the ability to stop a response. We are also looking to see if these behaviours relate to how we switch attention from one thing to another ‘attentional flexibility’ and how we remember to perform previously planned actions (prospective memory).

If you would like to contact me for any further information then feel free to email me:

lorna.elise.campbell@strath.ac.uk.