Dr Daniel Bor
Senior Lecturer (& Wellcome Trust Fellow)
School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
dementia, ageing, neuroimaging, consciousness, information theory, Alzheimer's Disease
Interests
The two main current research areas of my lab are dementia, where in particular we study the neural basis of resilience to dementia symptoms, as well as using novel brain-scanning methods to boost early dementia diagnosis. In addition we explore information based neural markers to explore the brain-basis of consciousness and cognition. We tend to use information theory tools in order to explore both of these questions.Previously I’ve researched a wide range of cognitive topics (working memory, attention, IQ, etc.) on normal and patient populations.
Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Brain and Behaviour2024
Luppi AI, Mediano PA, Rosas FE, Allanson J, Pickard J, Carhart-Harris RL, Williams GB, Craig MM, Finoia P, Owen AM, Naci L, Menon DK, Bor D and Stamatakis EA (2024). A synergistic workspace for human consciousness revealed by Integrated Information Decomposition. eLife, eLife vol. 12 18-07-2024
Proca AM, Rosas FE, Luppi AI, Bor D, Crosby M and Mediano PAM (2024). Synergistic information supports modality integration and flexible learning in neural networks solving multiple tasks. PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science (PLoS) vol. 20 (6) 03-06-2024
Estarellas M, Huntley J and Bor D (2024). Neural markers of reduced arousal and consciousness in mild cognitive impairment. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 39 (6) 01-06-2024
Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Timmermann C, Roseman L, Nutt DJ, Feilding A, Kaelen M, Kringelbach ML, Barrett AB, Seth AK, Muthukumaraswamy S, Bor D and Carhart-Harris RL (2024). Effects of External Stimulation on Psychedelic State Neurodynamics. ACS Chemical Neuroscience, American Chemical Society (ACS) vol. 15 (3), 462-471. 12-01-2024
2023
Frohlich J, Crone JS, Mediano PAM, Toker D and Bor D (2023). Editorial: Dissociations between neural activity and conscious state: a key to understanding consciousness. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Frontiers vol. 17 02-08-2023
Huntley JD, Bor D, Owen AM and Howard RJ (2023). Assessing awareness in severe Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia, Wiley vol. 19 (S3) 01-06-2023
Schwartzman DJ, Oblak A, Rothen N, Bor D and Seth AK (2023). Extensive Phenomenological Overlap Between Training-Induced and Naturally-Occurring Synaesthetic Experiences. Collabra Psychology, University of California Press vol. 9 (1) 24-04-2023
Luppi AI, Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Allanson J, Pickard JD, Williams GB, Craig MM, Finoia P, Peattie ARD, Coppola P, Menon DK, Bor D and Stamatakis EA (2023). Reduced emergent character of neural dynamics in patients with a disrupted connectome. NeuroImage, Elsevier vol. 269 03-02-2023
Huntley J, Bor D, Deng F, Mancuso M, Mediano PAM, Naci L, Owen AM, Rocchi L, Sternin A and Howard R (2023). Assessing awareness in severe Alzheimer’s disease. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, Frontiers vol. 16 01-02-2023
Proca A, Rosas F, Luppi A, Bor D, Crosby M and Mediano P (2023). Synergistic information supports modality integration and flexible learning in neural networks solving multiple tasks. 2023 Conference on Cognitive Computational Neuroscience. 01-01-2023
2022
Rajpal H, Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Timmermann CB, Brugger S, Muthukumaraswamy S, Seth AK, Bor D, Carhart-Harris RL and Jensen HJ (2022). Psychedelics and schizophrenia: Distinct alterations to Bayesian inference. NeuroImage, Elsevier vol. 263 22-09-2022
Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Bor D, Seth AK and Barrett AB (2022). The strength of weak integrated information theory. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Cell Press vol. 26 (8), 646-655. 01-08-2022
Luppi AI, Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Holland N, Fryer TD, O’Brien JT, Rowe JB, Menon DK, Bor D and Stamatakis EA (2022). A synergistic core for human brain evolution and cognition. Nature Neuroscience, Nature Research vol. 25 (6), 771-782. 26-05-2022
Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Luppi AI, Jensen HJ, Seth AK, Barrett AB, Carhart-Harris RL and Bor D (2022). Greater than the parts: A review of the information decomposition approach to causal emergence. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, The Royal Society vol. 380 (2227) 23-05-2022
Luppi AI, Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Allanson J, Pickard JD, Williams GB, Craig MM, Finoia P, Peattie ARD, Coppola P, Owen AM, Naci L, Menon DK, Bor D and Stamatakis EA (2022). Whole-brain modelling identifies distinct but convergent paths to unconsciousness in anaesthesia and disorders of consciousness. Communications Biology, Nature Research vol. 5 (1) 20-04-2022
Pascovich C, Castro‐Zaballa S, Mediano PAM, Bor D, Canales‐Johnson A, Torterolo P and Bekinschtein TA (2022). Ketamine and sleep modulate neural complexity dynamics in cats. European Journal of Neuroscience, Wiley vol. 55 (6), 1584-1600. 01-03-2022
Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Farah JC, Shanahan M, Bor D and Barrett AB (2022). Integrated information as a common signature of dynamical and information-processing complexity. Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science, AIP Publishing vol. 32 (1) 01-01-2022
2021
Luppi AI, Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Harrison DJ, Carhart-Harris RL, Bor D and Stamatakis EA (2021). What it is like to be a bit: an integrated information decomposition account of emergent mental phenomena. Neuroscience of Consciousness, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 2021 (2) 16-11-2021
Mediano PAM, Rosas FE, Barrett AB and Bor D (2021). Decomposing Spectral and Phasic Differences in Nonlinear Features between Datasets. Physical Review Letters, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 127 (12) 17-09-2021
Huntley JD, Fleming SM, Mograbi DC, Bor D, Naci L, Owen AM and Howard R (2021). Understanding Alzheimer's disease as a disorder of consciousness. Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions, Wiley vol. 7 (1) 01-01-2021
2020
Rosas FE, Mediano PAM, Jensen HJ, Seth AK, Barrett AB, Carhart-Harris RL and Bor D (2020). Reconciling emergences: An information-theoretic approach to identify causal emergence in multivariate data. PLOS Computational Biology, Public Library of Science (PLoS) vol. 16 (12) 21-12-2020
2019
Schwartzman DJ, Bor D, Rothen N and Seth AK (2019). Neurophenomenology of induced and natural synaesthesia. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, The Royal Society vol. 374 (1787) 21-10-2019
2018
Bor D, Barrett AB, Schwartzman DJ and Seth AK (2018). Response to Ruby et al: On a ‘failed’ attempt to manipulate conscious perception with transcranial magnetic stimulation to prefrontal cortex. Consciousness and Cognition, Elsevier vol. 65, 334-341. 31-07-2018
Rothen N, Schwartzman DJ, Bor D and Seth AK (2018). Coordinated neural, behavioral, and phenomenological changes in perceptual plasticity through overtraining of synesthetic associations. Neuropsychologia, Elsevier vol. 111, 151-162. 31-01-2018
2017
Fallon SJ, Bor D, Hampshire A, Barker RA and Owen AM (2017). Spatial structure normalises working memory performance in Parkinson's disease. Cortex, Elsevier vol. 96, 73-82. 01-09-2017
Bor D, Schwartzman DJ, Barrett AB and Seth AK (2017). Theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation to the prefrontal or parietal cortex does not impair metacognitive visual awareness. PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS) vol. 12 (2) 13-02-2017
Huntley JD, Hampshire A, Bor D, Owen A and Howard RJ (2017). Adaptive working memory strategy training in early Alzheimer's disease: Randomised controlled trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists vol. 210 (1), 61-66. 01-01-2017
2016
Huntley JD, Hampshire A, Bor D, Owen AM and Howard RJ (2016). The importance of sustained attention in early Alzheimer's disease. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Wiley vol. 32 (8), 860-867. 18-07-2016
van Praag CDG, Garfinkel S, Ward J, Bor D and Seth AK (2016). Automaticity and localisation of concurrents predicts colour area activity in grapheme-colour synaesthesia. Neuropsychologia, Elsevier vol. 88, 5-14. 19-04-2016
Gruszka A, Bor D, Barker RR, Necka E and Owen AM (2016). The role of executive processes in working memory deficits in Parkinson’s Disease. Polish Psychological Bulletin, De Gruyter vol. 47 (1), 123-130. 01-04-2016
Bor D (2016). Advances in the Scientific Investigation of Consciousness. Brain Function and Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness 13-24. 01-01-2016
2015
Bor D (2015). Neuroscience: The mechanics of mind. Nature, Springer Nature vol. 526 (7571), 41-42. 01-10-2015
2014
Bor D, Rothen N, Schwartzman DJ, Clayton S and Seth AK (2014). Adults Can Be Trained to Acquire Synesthetic Experiences. Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 4 (1) 18-11-2014
Scott RB, Dienes Z, Barrett AB, Bor D and Seth AK (2014). Blind Insight: Metacognitive Discrimination Despite Chance Task Performance. Psychological Science, SAGE Publications vol. 25 (12), 2199-2208. 10-11-2014
2013
Woolgar A, Bor D and Duncan J (2013). Global Increase in Task-related Fronto-parietal Activity after Focal Frontal Lobe Lesion. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, MIT Press vol. 25 (9), 1542-1552. 01-09-2013
Bor D (2013). Consciousness: what does it look like? The New Scientist, Elsevier vol. 218 (2917), 30-34. 01-05-2013
2012
Rudebeck SR, Bor D, Ormond A, O’Reilly JX and Lee ACH (2012). A Potential Spatial Working Memory Training Task to Improve Both Episodic Memory and Fluid Intelligence. PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS) vol. 7 (11) 01-01-2012
Bor D and Seth AK (2012). Consciousness and the Prefrontal Parietal Network: Insights from Attention, Working Memory, and Chunking. Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers vol. 3 01-01-2012
2011
Huntley J, Bor D, Hampshire A, Owen A and Howard R (2011). Working memory task performance and chunking in early Alzheimer's disease. The British Journal of Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists vol. 198 (5), 398-403. 01-05-2011
2010
Woolgar A, Thompson R, Bor D and Duncan J (2010). Multi-voxel coding of stimuli, rules, and responses in human frontoparietal cortex. NeuroImage, Elsevier vol. 56 (2), 744-752. 18-04-2010
2008
Bor D, Billington J and Baron-Cohen S (2008). Savant Memory for Digits in a Case of Synaesthesia and Asperger Syndrome is Related to Hyperactivity in the Lateral Prefrontal Cortex. Neurocase, Taylor & Francis vol. 13 (5-6), 311-319. 15-05-2008
2007
Billington J, Baron-Cohen S and Bor D (2007). Systemizing influences attentional processes during the Navon task: An fMRI study. Neuropsychologia, Elsevier vol. 46 (2), 511-520. 12-09-2007
Baron-Cohen S, Bor D, Billington J, Asher J, Wheelwright S and Ashwin C (2007). Savant memory in a man with colour form-number synaesthesia and asperger syndrome. Journal of Consciousness Studies vol. 14 (9-10), 237-251. 01-09-2007
Boly M, Coleman MR, Davis MH, Hampshire A, Bor D, Moonen G, Maquet PA, Pickard JD, Laureys S and Owen AM (2007). When thoughts become action: An fMRI paradigm to study volitional brain activity in non-communicative brain injured patients. NeuroImage, Elsevier vol. 36 (3), 979-992. 13-03-2007
Bor D and Owen AM (2007). Cognitive Training: Neural Correlates of Expert Skills. Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 17 (3), r95-r97. 01-02-2007
2006
Bor D and Owen AM (2006). A Common Prefrontal–Parietal Network for Mnemonic and Mathematical Recoding Strategies within Working Memory. Cerebral Cortex, Oxford University Press (OUP) vol. 17 (4), 778-786. 17-05-2006
Bor D and Owen AM (2006). Working Memory: Linking Capacity with Selectivity. Current Biology, Elsevier vol. 16 (4), r136-r138. 01-02-2006
2005
Bor D, Duncan J, Lee ACH, Parr A and Owen AM (2005). Frontal lobe involvement in spatial span: Converging studies of normal and impaired function. Neuropsychologia, Elsevier vol. 44 (2), 229-237. 23-06-2005
Cusack R, Cumming N, Bor D, Norris D and Lyzenga J (2005). Automated post‐hoc noise cancellation tool for audio recordings acquired in an MRI scanner. Human Brain Mapping, Wiley vol. 24 (4), 299-304. 27-01-2005
2004
Bor D, Cumming N, Scott CEL and Owen AM (2004). Prefrontal cortical involvement in verbal encoding strategies. European Journal of Neuroscience, Wiley vol. 19 (12), 3365-3370. 01-06-2004
2003
Bor D, Duncan J, Wiseman RJ and Owen AM (2003). Encoding Strategies Dissociate Prefrontal Activity from Working Memory Demand. Neuron, Elsevier vol. 37 (2), 361-367. 01-01-2003
2002
Owen AM, Menon DK, Johnsrude IS, Bor D, Scott SK, Manly T, Williams EJ, Mummery C and Pickard JD (2002). Detecting Residual Cognitive Function in Persistent Vegetative State. Neurocase, Taylor & Francis vol. 8 (5), 394-403. 01-10-2002
2001
Bor D, Duncan J and Owen A (2001). The role of spatial configuration in tests of working memory explored with functional neuroimaging. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, Wiley vol. 42 (3), 217-224. 01-07-2001
Bor D, Owen AM and Duncan J (2001). Prefrontal cortex activation increases in association with an easier variant of the spatial span task. NeuroImage, Elsevier vol. 13 (6) 01-06-2001
2000
Duncan J, Seltz RJ, Kolodny J, Bor D, Herzog H, Ahmed A, Newell FN and Emslie H (2000). A neural basis for general intelligence. American Journal of Ophthalmology, Elsevier vol. 130 (5) 01-11-2000
Duncan J, Seitz RJ, Kolodny J, Bor D, Herzog H, Ahmed A, Newell FN and Emslie H (2000). A Neural Basis for General Intelligence. Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) vol. 289 (5478), 457-460. 21-07-2000
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Brain and BehaviourResearch career re-entry fellowship: The neural markers of cognitive reserve-GRANT TRANSFERDaniel Bor
£220,316 Wellcome Trust (01-10-2021 - 22-06-2024)