Rebecca Lawson

Rebecca Lawson is a Fellow at the University of Cambridge, affiliated with the School of Biological Sciences and the Department of Psychology. She serves as Deputy Head of School for Research Strategy. Her research focuses on cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychiatry, development, learning, neuromodulation, and mental health. She employs computational models, pharmacology, and brain imaging to investigate how humans learn to build expectations about their environment. Her work explores how predictive brain processes may contribute to individual differences in experience among those with neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric conditions.

Professor Rebecca P Lawson is a Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge. Her research focuses on Cognitive Neuroscience, Computational Psychiatry, Perception, and Decision Making. She investigates how cognitive processes and neural mechanisms underpin psychiatric conditions, particularly through computational models. Her work explores topics such as autism, depression, and the role of brain regions like the habenula in mental health. She also examines perception and decision-making under uncertainty, with a focus on how these processes are altered in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. Her research integrates computational approaches with neuroimaging and behavioral studies to advance understanding of mental health.