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Location: Cambridge
Telephone: 0845 196 2647
International Tel no: +44 (0)1223 363271 (ext.2647)
Email: peter.bright@anglia.ac.uk

Qualifications

• PhD: University of Cambridge
• MSc: University of Reading

Research

- Neuropsychological/neuroimaging studies of object processing and conceptual knowledge
My primary focus is on the representation of meaning in the brain, particularly with respect to the role of anteromedial temporal subregions (including the perirhinal cortex) in fine-grained object and conceptual level processing.

• The neural bases of learning and memory

My focus is on the theoretical basis of retrograde amnesia, targeting the conflicting predictions of consolidation, reconsolidation, and multiple trace theories of remote memory retrieval. My most recent work indicates that a widely distributed network of regions underlies the retrieval of past memories, and that the extent of lateral temporal damage appears to be critical to the emergence of a severe remote memory impairment.

• Cognitive Control and Intelligence

I have been involved in a long term collaborative project exploring the relationship between frontal lobe function, intelligence (Spearman's general factor or 'g') and the effective organisation of goal directed behaviour. Our most recent series of studies suggests that g is not so much reflected by the real time demands of actual task execution, but with the perceived complexity of the whole body of facts, rules and requirements that define the task. Functional neuroimaging work indicates the importance of specific prefrontal and parietal regions in such task modelling functions.

My research profile on other academic websites

Centre for Speech Language and the Brain
Cambridge Neuroscience

Publications:

Published papers

Bright, P., Moss, H. E., Stamatakis, E. A., & Tyler, L. K. (2008). Longitudinal studies of semantic dementia: The relationship between structural and functional changes over time. Neuropsychologia, 46, 2177-2188.

Duncan, J., Parr, A., Woolgar, A., Thompson, R., Bright, P., Cox, S., Bishop, S., & Nimmo-Smith, I. (2008). Goal neglect and Spearman's g: Competing parts of a complex task. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 137, 131-148

Kopelman, M.D., Bright, P., Buckman, J., Fradera, A., Yoshimasu, H., Jacobson, C., & Colchester, A.C.F. (2007). Recall and recognition memory in amnesia: patients with hippocampal, medial temporal, temporal lobe or frontal pathology. Neuropsychologia, 45, 1232-1246.

Bright, P., Moss, H.E., Longe, O., Stamatakis, E.A., & Tyler, L.K. (2007). Conceptual Structure Modulates Anteromedial Temporal Involvement in Processing Verbally Presented Object Properties. Cerebral Cortex, 17, 1066-1073.

Noppeney, U., Patterson, K., Tyler, L.K., Moss, H., Stamatakis, E.A., Bright, P., Mummery, C., & Price, C. (2007). Temporal lobe lesions and semantic impairment: A comparison of Herpes Simplex Virus Encephalitis and Semantic Dementia. Brain, 130, 1138-1147.

Bright, P., Moss, H.E., Longe, O., Stamatakis, E.A., & Tyler, L.K. (2007). Conceptual Structure Modulates Anteromedial Temporal Involvement in Processing Verbally Presented Object Properties. Cerebral Cortex, 17, 1066-1073.

Bright, P., Buckman, J., Fradera, A., Yoshimasu, H., Colchester, A.C.F., & Kopelman, M.D. (2006). Retrograde amnesia in patients with hippocampal, medial temporal, temporal lobe, or frontal pathology. Learning and Memory, 13, 545-557.

Bright, P., Moss, H.E., Stamatakis, E.A. & Tyler, L.K. (2005). The anatomy of object processing: The role of anteromedial temporal cortex. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 58B, 361-377.

Moss, H.E., Fletcher, P.C., Abdallah, S., Pilgrim, L.K., Acres, K., Bright, P., & Tyler, L.K. (2005). Selecting among competing alternatives: Selection and Controlled Retrieval in the Left Prefrontal Cortex, Cerebral Cortex, 15, 1723-1735.

Moss, H.E., Rodd, J.M., Stamatakis, E.A., Bright, P., & Tyler, L.K. (2005). Anteromedial temporal cortex supports fine grained differentiation among objects. Cerebral Cortex, 15, 616-627.

Reed, L.J., Lasserson, D., Marsden, P., Bright, P., Stanhope, N., & Kopelman, M.D. (2005). Correlations of regional cerebral metabolism with memory performance and executive function in patients with herpes encephalitis or frontal lobe lesions. Neuropsychology. 19, 555-565.

Bright P., Moss, H.E., & Tyler L.K. (2005). Invited commentary on Keith R Laws: "Illusions of normality": A methodological critique of category-specific naming. Cortex, 41, 852-853.

Bright, P. & Kopelman, M. D. (2004). Remote memory. In The Cognitive Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease (R. G. Morris & J. T. Becker, eds.). Oxford University Press: Oxford, 141-151, 2004.

Bright, P., Moss, H.E & Tyler, L.K. (2004). Unitary versus multiple semantics: PET studies of word and picture processing. Brain & Language, 89, 3, 417-32.

Tyler, L.K., Bright, P., Fletcher, P. & Stamatakis, E.A. (2004). Neural processing of nouns and verbs: the role of inflectional morphology. Neuropsychologia, 42 (4), 512-523.

Tyler, L.K., Stamatakis, E.A., Bright, P., Acres, K., Abdallah, S., Rodd, J.M. & Moss, H.E. (2004). Processing objects at different levels of specificity. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 16(3), 1-12.

Tyler, L.K., Stamatakis, E.A., Jones, R.W., Bright, P., Acres, K, & Marslen-Wilson, W.D. (2004). Deficits for semantics and the irregular past tense: A causal relationship? Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 16, 1159-1172.

Bright, P., Moss, H.E. & Tyler, L.K. (2003). Unitary versus multiple semantics: Evidence from neuroimaging studies. Brain and Language, 87, 90-91.

Tyler, L.K., Stamatakis, E.A., Dick, E., Bright, P., Fletcher, P., & Moss, H.E. (2003). Objects and their actions: Evidence for a neurally distributed semantic system. NeuroImage, 18, 542-557.

Tyler, L.K., Bright, P., Dick, E., Tavares, P., Pilgrim, L., Fletcher, P., Greer, M., & Moss, H. (2003). Do semantic categories activate distinct cortical regions? Evidence for a distributed neural semantic system. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 20, 541-559.

Rodd, J.M., Bright, P., & Moss, H.E. (2002). Tigers and teapots: what does it mean to be alive? Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 6, 409-410.

Bright, P., Jaldow, E. & Kopelman, M.D. (2002). The National Adult Reading Test as a measure of premorbid intelligence: A comparison with estimates derived from demographic variables. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 8, 847-854.

Bright, P. & Kopelman, M. D. (2001). Learning and memory: Recent findings. Current Opinion in Neurology, 14, 449-455.

Bishop, D.V.M., Bright, P., James, C., Bishop, S.J., & Van der Lely, H.K.J. (2000). Grammatical SLI: A distinct subtype of developmental language impairment? Applied Psycholinguistics. 21, 159-181.

Bishop, D. V. M., Bishop, S. J., Bright, P., James, C., Delaney, T., & Tallal, P. (1999). Different origin of auditory and phonological processing problems in children with language impairment: evidence from a twin study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 42, 155-168.

Bishop, D.V.M., Ross, V.A., Daniels, M.S., & Bright, P. (1996). The measurement of hand preference: A validation study comparing three groups of right-handers. British Journal of Psychology, 87, 269-285.

Published Abstracts

Bright, P., & Kopelman, M.D. (2007). Retrograde amnesia in patients with hippocampal, medial temporal, temporal lobe or frontal pathology. Proceedings of the British Neuropsychological Society, April 2007.

Bright, P., Moss, H.E., & Tyler, L.K. (2006). The neural basis of conceptual knowledge: A correlational approach. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 18, C62, Abstract.

Bright, P., Moss, H.E., Stamatakis, E.A., & Tyler, L.K. (2005). The time course of semantic dementia: MRI and behavioural findings. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 17, Supplement, B237. Abstract.

Bright, P., Moss, H.E., Morgese, C., Rodd, J., Stamatakis, E.A., & Tyler, L.K. (2004). It's not what you're naming, it's how you name it: Process-driven neural recruitment for objects in inferior temporal cortex. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 16, Suppl. D82. Abstract.

Raposo, A., Moss, H.E., Rodd, J., Bright, P., Stamatakis, E.A. & Tyler, L.K. (2003). The representation of conceptual knowledge in the brain. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 15, Suppl. F172. Abstract.

Reed, L.J., Lasserson, D., Marsden, P., Bright, P., Stanhope, N., & Kopelman, M.D. (2004). Retrosplenial and medial temporal cortical metabolism correlate with memory performance in amnesia arising from temporal herpes encephalitis and frontal lobe pathology. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 10, Suppl. 1, 97. Abstract.

Acres, K., Stamatakis, E.A., Moss, H.E., Bright, P., & Tyler, L.K. (2003). The neural basis of object recognition: A new correlational technique. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 15, Suppl. C124. Abstract.

Bright, P., Moss, H.E., & Tyler, L.K. (2003). The representation of conceptual knowledge: An exploration of modality effects using words and pictures. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 15, Suppl. E181. Abstract.

Tyler, L.K., Stamatakis, E.A., Acres, K., Abdallah, S., Bright, P., Rodd, J., & Moss, H.E. (2003). Processing objects at different levels of specificity. NeuroImage, 19, S229. Abstract.

Bright, P. (1998). Exploring the space between goal and behaviour: Frontal lobes, intelligence and "cognitive reversal". Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 10, 105. Abstract.

Kitchener, E.G., Duncan, J., Bright, P., Carey, D.P. (1998). Effects of unilateral frontal lobe damage on encoding and retrieval of episodic memory. Society for Neuroscience, 24, 2114. Abstract.