Devin Terhune
Devin Blair Terhune is a Cognitive Neuroscientist, a University Professor at the University of London, director of its TAS Laboratory, co-director of the Goldsmiths Consciousness Research Unit, and frequent public speaker. He is primarily known for his work on synesthesia, time perception, awareness, and suggestion, as well as his numerous public lectures on these subjects.
His contributions to the field of neuroscience have earned him a number of awards, grants, and honors from the BBSRC, the Bial Foundation, the Cogito Foundation, the European Commission, the Gyllenbergs Foundation, and the Templeton Foundation. His research has also been covered by major national and international news outlets such as the New York Times, The Guardian, New Scientist, ABC News, and Science Magazine.Biography
Terhune began his academic career by obtaining a bachelor's degree in Psychology and an honours degree in Philosophy from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada in 2003. He went on to obtain a master's degree in Psychology from the University of Liverpool a year later, and then became a research assistant at Boston University's Department of Psychiatry.
Terhune left that position to begin a PhD in Psychology from Lunds University, which completed in 2010. He then became a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Oxford's Department of Experimental Psychology, where he published notable papers on synesthesia working alongside Roi Cohen Kadosh.
As of 2015, Terhune is a professor at the University of London, heads the institution's Timing Awareness and Suggestion Laboratory, and co-directs the Goldsmiths Consciousness Research Unit. During his time, he has increased his public outreach, both by authoring articles in various publications and giving numerous public lectures.Selected publications
Devin Terhune has an . A selection of works are listed below:
