Kathleen Taylor

Kathleen Taylor
Nationality United Kingdom
Fields Neuroscience, Physiology, Psychology
Institutions University of Oxford, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics
Alma mater University of Oxford
Stirling University
Known for Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control
Notable awards First prize, THES/OUP Science Essay competition and THES Humanities and Social Sciences Writing Prize

Kathleen Taylor is a research scientist in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics at the University of Oxford.

Education

Taylor attended the University of Oxford where she studied physiology and philosophy.[1] She obtained a Masters degree in psychology from Stirling University, and received her doctorate in computational neuroscience from the University of Oxford.[1]

Research

Taylor performed postdoctoral research in the areas of neuroimmunology and cognitive neuroscience.[1] She is a neuroscientist at the University of Oxford and works out of the university's Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics.[1][2] She performs research in the areas of physiology, psychology and the neuroscience of belief.[1][3] Taylor presented her research on brainwashing at the Edinburgh International Science Festival in 2005.[4][5]

Published work

In 2003 Taylor won first prize in both the THES/OUP Science Essay competition and the THES Humanities and Social Sciences Writing Prize.[6][7]

Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control, her first book, was "highly commended" and runner-up in the 2005 Times Higher Education Supplement Young Academic Author Award, and also made it to the shortlist for the 2005 MIND "Book of the Year Award".[1][8] The book also made it to the longlist of the 2005 Aventis "Science Book Prize", where it was described as containing "elegant and accessible prose".[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Taylor, Kathleen E. (July 2006). "Intergroup atrocities in war: a neuroscientific perspective". Medicine, Conflict and Survival (Routledge) 22 (3): 230–244. doi:10.1080/13623690600772592. ISSN 1743-9396. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a749207971~db=all. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
  2. ^ Staff (April 12, 2005). "Evil influence is all washed up - Education". The Times (Times Newspapers Ltd): p. Public Agenda 8. 
  3. ^ Szimhart, Joseph (July–August 2005). "Thoughts on thought control". Skeptical Inquirer (Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal) 29 (4): 56–57. 
  4. ^ Price, Stuart (March 26, 2005). "The Independent: BOOKS: PICK OF THE WEEK: Science Festival Talks Fri to 10 Apr Various venues, Edinburgh". The Independent. 
  5. ^ Burne, Jerome (December 18, 2004). "How to win friends and influence people". Financial Times (The Financial Times Limited): p. 30. 
  6. ^ Taylor, Kathleen (November 8, 2002). "Is imagination more important than knowledge? Einstein". Times Higher Education (TSL Education Ltd). http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=172613&sectioncode=26. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 
  7. ^ Taylor, Kathleen (2004). Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control. Oxford University Press. Front matter. ISBN 0-19-920478-0. 
  8. ^ a b "Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control - By Kathleen Taylor - Longlisted, General Prize 2005". The Royal Society. royalsociety.org. Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. http://web.archive.org/web/20080610003558/http://royalsociety.org/book.asp?id=6591. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  9. ^ Staff (2005). "Aventis Prizes 2005 - Special Reports". The Guardian (Guardian News and Media Limited). http://books.guardian.co.uk/aventis2005/0,,1430732,00.html. Retrieved 2008-11-02. 

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