Professor Oliver Turnbull
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Contact info
Roles: Pro Vice Chancellor (Teaching & Learning)
Professor of Neuropsychology
Telephone: 01248 383670
Email: o.turnbull@bangor.ac.uk
Office: Professors Corridor, Main Arts Building
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Oliver_Turnbull2
Prof Turnbull is a neuropsychologist, with an interest in emotion and its many consequences for mental life. He is also a clinician, whose work is with patients with neurological lesions, especially those who have suffered cerebro-vascular accident (stroke) and traumatic brain injury.
His scientific interests include:
(i) emotion-based learning, including the experience that we describe as 'intuition'
(ii) the role of emotion in delusional beliefs, especially in neurological patients
(iii) the neuroscience of psychotherapy
(iv) the management and control of emotion, often called emotion regulation
(v) emotional memory, and its preservation even in profound amnesia.
He is the author of roughly 150 publications on these topics, and (together with Mark Solms) is the co-author of the popular science book 'The Brain and the Inner World' (now translated into 11 languages). For many years, he was the Editor of the interdisciplinary journal Neuropsychoanalysis, and Secretary of the International Neuropsychoanalysis Society.
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Shades of Rage: Applying the Process Model of Emotion Regulation to Managing Anger After Brain Injury
Witten, J. A., Coetzer, R. & Turnbull, O., 18 Mar 2022, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 13, 834314.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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The neuropsychology of emotion, and emotion regulation: The role of laterality and hierarchy
Turnbull, O. & Salas, C. E., 17 Aug 2021, In: Brain Sciences. 11, 8, 15 p., 1075.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Rehabilitation of the Neurological Patient: A Cognitive Perspective
Della Sala, S. (ed.), Marchetti, C. (ed.) & Turnbull, O., 1996, PI-ME Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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The Brain and The Inner World: An Introduction to the Neuroscience of Subjective Experience
Turnbull, O. H. & Solms, M., 1 Jan 2002, Other Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Bridging the gap between neuroscience and psychoanalysis
Turnbull, O. H., Lovett, V. E., Fotopoulou, A. (ed.), Pfaff, D. (ed.) & Conway, M. A. (ed.), 17 May 2014, From the Couch to the Lab: Trends in Psychodynamic Neuroscience. 2014 ed. Oxford University Press, p. 186-206Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Depth psychological consequences of brain damage.
Turnbull, O. H., Solms, M. & Panksepp, J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2003, A Textbook of Biological Psychiatry. 2003 ed. John Wiley & Sons, p. 571-596Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Emotion and Delusion: Seeking common ground between neuroscience and psychotherapies
Turnbull, O. & Lovett, V., 17 May 2012, From the Couch to the Lab: Trends in Psychodynamic Neuroscience. Fotopoulou, A., Pfaff, D. & Conway, M. A. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 186-208Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Emotion, false beliefs, and the neurobiology of intuition.
Turnbull, O. H., Corrigall, J. (ed.) & Wilkinson, H. (ed.), 1 Jan 2003, Revolutionary Connections: Psychotherapy and Neuroscience. 2003 ed. Karnac Books, p. 135-162Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Glossar
Turnbull, O., 2003, Neuro-Psychoanalys: Eine Einführung mit Fallstudien. 2 ed. p. 285-296Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Memory, amnesia and intuition.
Turnbull, O. H., Solms, M. & Green, V. (ed.), 1 Jan 2003, Emotional Development in Psychoanalysis: Attachment Theory and Neuroscience. 2003 ed. Taylor & Francis, p. 55-85Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Neuropsychology
Turnbull, O. H., 1 Jan 2001, An Encyclopaedia of Psychology. 2001 ed. Grolier Educational, p. 94-99Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Notes on neuroscientific terminology.
Turnbull, O. H., Kaplan-Solms, K. (ed.) & Solms, M. (ed.), 1 Jan 2001, Clinical Studies in Neuro-Psychoanalysis: Introduction to a Depth Neuropsychology. 2001 ed. Karnac Books, p. 293-301Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Tell me, where is [this] fancy bred? The cardiac and cerebral accounts of the lateral cradling bias.
Turnbull, O. H., Lucas, M. D., Mandal, M. K. (ed.), Bulman-Fleming, M. B. (ed.) & Tiwari, G. (ed.), 1 Jan 2000, Side Bias: A neuropsychological perspective. 2000 ed. Springer, p. 267-287Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The biological basis of perception, and disorders of vision.
Turnbull, O. H., Swartz, L. (ed.), De La Rey, C. (ed.) & Duncan, N. (ed.), 1 Jan 2005, Psychology: An Introduction. 2005 ed. Oxford University Press, p. 107-108Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The processing of visuo-spatial information: Neuropsychological and neuroimaging investigations
Turnbull, O. H., Denis, M., Mellet, E., Ghaem, O. C., Logie, R. (ed.), Cornoldo, C. (ed.), de Vega, M. (ed.) & EngelKamp, J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2001, Imagery: Language and Visuo-spatial Thinking. 2001 ed. Psychology Press, p. 81-108Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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To sleep, perchance to REM? The rediscovered role of emotion and meaning in dreams.
Solms, M., Turnbull, O. H. & Della Sala, S. (ed.), 1 Jan 2007, Tall Tales About the Mind and Brain. 2007 ed. Oxford University Press, p. 478-500Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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What Is Neuropsychoanalysis?
Solms, M. & Turnbull, O. H., 2016, A Neuro-Psychoanalytical Dialogue for Bridging Freud and the Neurosciences. Weigel, S. & Scharbert, G. (eds.). Springer International Publishing, p. 13-32Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The quantitative analyses of copy drawing and drawing from memory in brain-damaged patients
Leek, C., Turnbull, O. & Tainturier, MJ., 1999, In: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. p. 37-37Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
- Book/Film/Article review › Research › Peer-reviewed
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In the Mind Fields: Exploring the New Science of Neuropsychoanalysis by Casey Schwartz
Turnbull, O., 21 Oct 2016, In: British Journal of Psychotherapy. 32, 4, p. 557-559Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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When is a view unusual? A single case study of orientation-dependent visual agnosia – Discussion
Humphreys, G. W. & Turnbull, O., 1996, In: Brain Research Bulletin. 40, p. 502-503Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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"Opening an emotional dimension in me": Changes in emotional reactivity and emotion regulation in a case of executive impairment after left fronto-parietal damage
Salas, C. E., Radovic, D., Yuen, K. S., Yeates, G. N., Castro, O. & Turnbull, O. H., 1 Dec 2014, In: Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic. 78, 4, p. 301-334Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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"Talk and Chalk": an emotion regulation intervention for anger after acquired brain injury
Witten, J. A., Coetzer, R., Rowlands, L. & Turnbull, O., 20 Jun 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Neuropsychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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2D but not 3D: Pictorial-depth deficits in a case of visual agnosia.
Turnbull, O. H., Driver, J. & McCarthy, R. A., 1 Sept 2004, In: Cortex. 40, 4-5, p. 723-738Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Neuropsychoanalytic Approach to Case Studies
Salas, C. E., Casassus, M. & Turnbull, O., Sept 2017, In: Clinical Social Work Journal. 45, 3, p. 201-214Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A double dissociation between knowledge of object identity and object orientation
Turnbull, O., Feb 1997, In: Neuropsychologia. 35, 4, p. 567-570Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel 'set-shifting' modification of the Iowa Gambling Task: Flexible emotion-based learning in schizophrenia.
Roberts, C. E., Turnbull, O. H., Evans, C. E., Kemish, K., Park, S. & Bowman, C. H., 1 May 2006, In: Neuropsychology. 20, 3, p. 290-298Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A positive emotional bias in confabulatory false beliefs about place.
Berry, H. E., Roberts, C. E., Turnbull, O. H., Berry, H. & Evans, C. E., 1 Aug 2004, In: Brain and Cognition. 55, 3, p. 490-494Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Affective bias in complex decision making: Modulating sensitivity to aversive feedback
Davies, J. L., Davies, J. & Turnbull, O. H., 1 Jun 2011, In: Motivation and Emotion. 35, 2, p. 235-248Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Agnosia for object orientation: Implications for theories of object recognition
Turnbull, O., Beschin, N. & Della Sala, S., Jan 1997, In: Neuropsychologia. 35, 2, p. 153-163Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Agnosia for object orientation: Naming and mental rotation evidence
Turnbull, O. H., Della Sala, S. & Beschin, N., 1 Jan 2002, In: Neurocase. 8, 4, p. 296-305Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alcohol exposure during pregnancy altered childhood developmental trajectories in a rural South African community
Davies, L-A., Cockcroft, K., Olinger, L., Chersich, M., Urban, M., Makkan, C. M. C., Turnbull, O. H., Olivier, L. & Viljoen, D., Nov 2017, In: Acta Paediatrica. 106, 11, p. 1802-1810Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ambient temperature and the occurrence of collective violence: A South African replication
Tyson, G. A. & Turnbull, O., 1990, In: South African Journal of Psychology. 20, 3, p. 159-162Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Animal minds: The case for emotion, based on neuroscience
Turnbull, O. H. & Bär, A., 2020, In: Neuropsychoanalysis. 22, 1-2, p. 109-128Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anosognosia as motivated unawareness: The ‘defence’ hypothesis revisited
Turnbull, O. H., Fotopoulou, A. & Solms, M., 4 Dec 2014, In: Cortex. 61, p. 18-29Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Artificial time constraints on the Iowa Gambling Task: The effects on behavioural performance and subjective experience.
Roberts, C. E., Bowman, C. H., Evans, C. E. & Turnbull, O. H., 1 Feb 2005, In: Brain and Cognition. 57, 1, p. 21-25Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessing the Dream-Lag Effect for REM and NREM Stage 2 Dreams
Blagrove, M., Fouquet, N. C., Henley-Einion, J. A., Pace-Schott, E. F., Davies, A. C., Neuschaffer, J. L. & Turnbull, O. H., 26 Oct 2011, In: PLoS ONE. 6, 10, p. 1-7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of Emotional Experience and Emotional Recognition in Complicated Grief
Fernandez-Alcantara, M., Cruz-Quintana, F., Perez-Marfil, M. N., Catena-Martinez, A., Perez-Garcia, M. & Turnbull, O. H., 12 Feb 2016, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Association of salivary-assessed oxytocin and cortisol levels with time of night and sleep stage
Blagrove, M., Fouquet, N. C., Baird, A. L., Pace-Schott, E. F., Davies, A. C., Neuschaffer, J. L., Henley-Einion, J. A., Weidemann, C. T., Thome, J., McNamara, P. & Turnbull, O. H., 15 Aug 2012, In: Journal of Neural Transmission. 119, 10, p. 1223-1232Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Attention and emotion in anosognosia: Evidence of implicit awareness and repression?
Ward, R. A., Nardone, I., Ward, R., Fotopoulou, A. & Turnbull, O. H., 1 Oct 2007, In: Neurocase. 13, 5-6, p. 438-445Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Awareness, desire, and false beliefs: Freud in the light of modern neuropsychology.
Turnbull, O. H. & Solms, M., 1 Nov 2007, In: Cortex. 43, 8, p. 1083-1090Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Batteria testistica per lo studio della capacita‚ di riconoscere identita‚ ed orientamento di stimoli visivi: dati normativi e risultati in un campione di pazienti affetti da demenza di Alzheimer
Caterini, F., Della Sala, S., Spinnler, H., Stangalino, C. & Turnbull, O., 1998, In: Archivio di Psicologia, Neurologia e Psichiatria. 49, p. 298-313Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Big issues, little issues... and non-issues.
Turnbull, O. H. & Solms, M., 1 Nov 2007, In: Cortex. 43, 8, p. 116-1121Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Building the Bond: Predictors of the Alliance in Neurorehabilitation.
Rowlands, L., Coetzer, R. & Turnbull, O., 21 May 2020, In: NeuroRehabilitation. 46, 3, p. 271-285Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive Performance After Facial Botulinum Toxin Treatment in a Cohort of Neurologic Patients: An Exploratory Study
Platho-Elwischger, K., Schmoeger, M., Willinger, U., Abdel-Aziz, C., Algner, J., Pretscherer, S., Auff, E., Kranz, G., Turnbull, O. H. & Sycha, T., 1 Mar 2022, In: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 103, 3, p. 402-408Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive decision modelling of emotion-based learning impairment in schizophrenia: The role of awareness
Cella, M., Dymond, S., Cooper, A. & Turnbull, O. H., 30 Mar 2012, In: Psychiatry Research. 196, 1, p. 15-19Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive neuropsychology comes of age.
Turnbull, O. H., 1 Jan 2001, In: Cortex. 37, 3, p. 445-450Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive vulnerability to bipolar disorder in offspring of parents with bipolar disorder
Pavlickova, H., Turnbull, O. H. & Bentall, R. P., 21 Apr 2014, In: British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 53, 4, p. 386-401Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Concrete behaviour and reappraisal deficits after a left frontal stroke: A case study.
Salas, C. E., Gross, J. J., Rafal, R. D., Vinas-Guasch, N. & Turnbull, O. H., 4 Nov 2013, In: Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. 23, 4, p. 467-500Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Confabulation: Developing the ‘emotion dysregulation’ hypothesis
Turnbull, O. & Salas, C. E., Feb 2017, In: Cortex. 87, p. 52-61Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Coping with Death and Bereavement: A Proactive Intervention Program for Adults with Intellectual Disability
Inmaculada Fernández-Ávalos, M., Fernández Alcántara, M., Cruz-Quintana, F., Turnbull, O., Rosario Ferrer-Cascalesa, R. & Nieves Pérez-Marfil, M., Oct 2023, In: Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 16, 4, p. 339-362Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review