Dr Richard Binney
Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience | Director, Bangor Imaging Unit | Co-Director, North Wales Centre for Human Anatomy

Overview
Richard has responsibilty for the following facilities and activities at 飯排眻畦 (click for more info) :
North Wales Centre for Human Anatomy
Visceral Mind Functional Neuroanatomy Summer School
Research
Richard conducts research into where and how the human brain stores and flexibly uses our knowledge of people, objects, and words (in other words, our semantic memory). To do so, he employs a multi-method approach that includes behavioural measures (e.g., accuracy and reaction times), brain imaging and non-invasive brain stimulation.泭 Further, his research seeks to advance our understanding of language and behavioural impairments that result from brain injury and dementia, and use research findings to help people manage their language disabilities and social difficulties.
For further information regarding my research activity, please visit these external websites:
Teaching and Mentoring
Richard teaches both on undergraduate and postgraduate modules, specialising in the following:
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Cognitive Neuropsychology
- Neuroimaging
- Neuromodulation (e.g., TMS, tES)
- Neuroanatomy
- Semantic Cognition
- Language
- Cognitive Communication Disorders
Additional Contact Information
Room 307
Brigantia Building
Penrallt Road
Bangor
LL57 2DG
You can also connect with me via the following social media:
Qualifications
- MSc
University of Bristol, - BSc
University of Exeter, - PhD
University of Manchester, - Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Teaching and Supervision
Richard is Module Co-Organiser for:
PPP-2014: Biological Psychology
PPP-4005: Methods in Cognition and Brain Research
Richard supervises dissertations/projects at both the Batchelors' and Masters' level, and also supervises PhD candidates.
He is lead supervisor on the PhD projects undertaken by the following:
Research Interests
Richard's research spans several themes, including but not limited to:
- where and how the human brain stores our knowledge of people, objects, words and actions (in other words, our semantic memory).泭
- how processes involved in semantic memory contribute to our engagement in social interactions (social cognition)
- what are the consequences of social and semantic processes泭 being impaired by brain damage or disease
- how is the brain wired to give rise to various cognitive functions
- how can we improve methods to study brain functions and connectivity (e.g., brain imaging methods)
For further information regarding my research activity, please visit these external websites:
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
Self-funded (inc. agency-funded) projects:
Richard welcomes informal enquiries from prospective PhD students interested in projects related to semantic cognition, social cognition, cognitive communication impairment, and/or brain anatomy and connectivity. Please submit a draft research proposal (1-2 pages) to the above email address.
Funded/Studentships:
Studentship opportunities within the schol can be found at /studentfinance/postgraduate/funding#psychology泭
Publications
2025
- E-pub ahead of print
Mahmood, F., Muraki, E. J., Diveica, V., Binney, R. J., Protzner, A. B. & Pexman, P. M., 24 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Diveica, V., Muraki, E. J., Binney, R. J. & Pexman, P. M., 3 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Muraki, E. J., Pexman, P. M. & Binney, R. J., 15 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Human Brain Mapping. 46, p. e70210
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Binney, R. J., Smith, L. J., Rossit, S., Demeyere, N., Learmonth, G., Olgiati, E., Halai, A. D., Rounis, E., Evans, J., Edelstyn, N. M. J. & McIntosh, R. D., 28 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Brain Communications.
Research output: Contribution to journal Review article peer-review - Published
Giurgea, I., Pexman, P. M. & Binney, R. J., 29 Jul 2025, In: Behavior Research Methods.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Armas, P., Zsadanyi, S. E., MorcilloNieto, A. O., Ill獺nGala, I., MarquesKiderle, S. K., Ciongoli, F., RubioGuerra, S., Lleo, A., Fortea, J., Grasso, S. M., Binney, R. J., Calabria, M., Hernando, J., Bejanin, A. & SantosSantos, M. A., 3 Jan 2025, In: Alzheimer's and Dementia. 20, S3, e092396.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Diveica, V., Muraki, E. J., Binney, R. J. & Pexman, P. M., 1 Jul 2025, In: Cortex. 188, p. A7-A14
Research output: Contribution to journal Editorial
2024
- Published
Rouse, M. A., Binney, R. J., Patterson, K., Rowe, J. B. & Lambon Ralph, M. A., 3 Jun 2024, In: Brain. 147, 6, p. 1953-1966 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Review article peer-review - Published
Diveica, V., Muraki, E. J., Binney, R. J. & Pexman, P. M., Jul 2024, In: Cognition. 248, 105794.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Balgova, E., Diveica, V., Jackson, R. L. & Binney, R. J., Jul 2024, In: Neuropsychologia. 200, 108904.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Diveica, V., Muraki, E. J., Binney, R. J. & Pexman, P. M., 21 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2023
- Published
Jackson, R. L., Humphreys, G. F., Rice, G. E., Binney, R. J. & Lambon Ralph, M. A., Aug 2023, In: Cortex. 165, p. 141-159
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Diveica, V., Riedel, M. C., Salo, T., Laird, A. R., Jackson, R. L. & Binney, R. J., 27 Nov 2023, In: Cerebral Cortex. 33, 23, p. 11384-11399 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Bara, I., Binney, R. & Ramsey, R., May 2023, In: Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 76, 5, p. 10261044
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Diveica, V., Pexman, P. M. & Binney, R. J., Feb 2023, In: Behavior Research Methods. 55, 2, p. 461-473 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Pexman, P. M., Diveica, V. & Binney, R. J., 13 Feb 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378, 1870, 20210363.
Research output: Contribution to journal Review article peer-review
2022
- Published
Bara, I., Binney, R. J., Ward, R. & Ramsey, R., 13 Aug 2022, In: Neuropsychologia. 173, 108288.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Balgova, E., Diveica, V., Walbrin, J. & Binney, R. J., 15 Oct 2022, In: Human Brain Mapping. 43, 15, p. 4589-4608 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2021
- Published
Diveica, V., Koldewyn, K. & Binney, R., 15 Dec 2021, In: Neuroimage. 245, 118702.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2020
- Published
Binney, R. & Ramsey, R., May 2020, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 112, May, p. 28-38
Research output: Contribution to journal Review article peer-review
2019
- Published
Costa Beber, B., Mandelli, M. L., Santos-Santos, M. A., Binney, R. J., Miller, B. L., Chaves, M., Gorno-Tempini, M. L. & Shapiro, K., 1 Feb 2019, In: Aphasiology. 33, 2, p. 200-215
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Borghesani, V., Narvid, J., Battistella, G., Shwe, W., Watson, C., Binney, R., Sturm, V., Miller, Z. A., Mandelli, M. L., Miller, B. L. & Gorno-Tempini, M. L., Jun 2019, In: Cortex. 115, p. 72-85 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2018
- Published
Binney, R., Zuckerman, B., Waller, H., Hung, J., Ashaie, S. & Reilly, J., Mar 2018, In: Neuropsychologia. 111, p. 62-71
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Rice, G. E., Hoffman, P., Binney, R. J. & Ralph, M. A. L., 5 Aug 2018, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 373, 1752
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Rice, G., Hoffman, P., Binney, R. J. & Lambon Ralph, M., 5 Aug 2018, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 373, 20170136.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Jung, J., Visser, M., Binney, R. J. & Lambon Ralph, M., Dec 2018, In: Brain Structure and Function. 223, 9, p. 4023-4038
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Binney, R. J., Ashaie, S., Zuckerman, B., Hung, J. & Reilly, J., May 2018, In: Brain and Language. 180-182, p. 14-23
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2017
- Published
Brown, J. A., Hua, A. Y., Trujillo, A., Attygalle, S., Binney, R. J., Spina, S., Lee, S. E., Kramer, J. H., Miller, B. L., Rosen, H. J., Boxer, A. L. & Seeley, W. W., 2017, In: NeuroImage: Clinical. 16, p. 564-574 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Binney, R. J., Pankov, A., Marx, G., He, X., McKenna, F., Staffaroni, A. M., Kornak, J., Attygalle, S., Boxer, A. L., Schuff, N., Gorno-Tempini, M. L., Weiner, M. W., Kramer, J. H., Miller, B. L. & Rosen, H. J., 12 Apr 2017, In: Brain and behavior. 7, 4, p. e00675
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Jung, J., Cloutman, L., Binney, R. & Lambon Ralph, M., Dec 2017, In: Cortex. 97, December, p. 221-239
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2016
- Published
Binney, R. J., Zuckerman, B. & Reilly, J., Sept 2016, In: Current neurology and neuroscience reports. 16, 9, p. 79
Research output: Contribution to journal Review article peer-review - Published
Pankov, A., Binney, R. J., Staffaroni, A. M., Kornak, J., Attygalle, S., Schuff, N., Weiner, M. W., Kramer, J. H., Dickerson, B. C., Miller, B. L. & Rosen, H. J., Feb 2016, In: NeuroImage: Clinical. 12, p. 332-40 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Reilly, J., Garcia, A. & Binney, R. J., Aug 2016, In: Brain and Language. 159, p. 45-59 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Santos-Santos, M. A., Mandelli, M. L., Binney, R. J., Ogar, J., Wilson, S. M., Henry, M. L., Hubbard, H. I., Meese, M., Attygalle, S., Rosenberg, L., Pakvasa, M., Trojanowski, J. Q., Grinberg, L. T., Rosen, H., Boxer, A. L., Miller, B. L., Seeley, W. W. & Gorno-Tempini, M. L., 1 Jun 2016, In: JAMA neurology. 73, 6, p. 733-42 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Mandelli, M. L., Vilaplana, E., Brown, J. A., Hubbard, H. I., Binney, R. J., Attygalle, S., Santos-Santos, M. A., Miller, Z. A., Pakvasa, M., Henry, M. L., Rosen, H. J., Henry, R. G., Rabinovici, G. D., Miller, B. L., Seeley, W. W. & Gorno-Tempini, M. L., Oct 2016, In: Brain: A journal of Neurology. 139, Pt 10, p. 2778-2791 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Binney, R., Hoffman, P. & Ralph, M. A. L., 17 Oct 2016, In: Cerebral Cortex. 26, 11, p. 4227-4241
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Dutt, S., Binney, R., Heuer, H., Luong, P., Attygalle, S., Bhatt, P., Marx, G., Elofson, J., Tartaglia, M., Litvan, I., McGinnis, S., Dickerson, B., Kornak, J., Waltzman, D., Voltarelli, L., Schuff, N., Rabinovici, G., Kramer, J. H., Jack, C. & Miller, B. L. & 2 others, Rosen, H. J. & Boxer, A. L., 8 Nov 2016, In: Neurology. 87, 19, p. 2016-2025
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Binney, R. J., Henry, M. L., Babiak, M., Pressman, P. S., Santos-Santos, M. A., Narvid, J., Mandelli, M. L., Strain, P. J., Miller, B. L., Rankin, K. P., Rosen, H. J. & Gorno-Tempini, M. L., Sept 2016, In: Cortex. 82, p. 147-63 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2015
- Published
Hoffman, P., Binney, R. J. & Lambon Ralph, M., Feb 2015, In: Cortex. 63, p. 250-66 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Humphreys, G. F., Hoffman, P., Visser, M., Binney, R. J. & Lambon Ralph, M., 23 Jun 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 25, p. 7857-62 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Binney, R. J. & Ralph, M. A. L., Sept 2015, In: Neuropsychologia. 76, p. 170-81 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2014
- Published
Mandelli, M. L., Caverzasi, E., Binney, R. J., Henry, M. L., Lobach, I., Block, N., Amirbekian, B., Dronkers, N., Miller, B. L., Henry, R. G. & Gorno-Tempini, M. L., 16 Jul 2014, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 34, 29, p. 9754-67 14 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Robson, H., Zahn, R., Keidel, J., Binney, R. J., Sage, K. & Lambon Ralph, M., 1 Mar 2014, In: Brain: A journal of Neurology. 137, 3, p. 931-43 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2013
- Published
Cloutman, L., Binney, R. J., Morris, D. M., Parker, G. J. M. & Lambon Ralph, M., Nov 2013, In: Brain and Language. 127, 2, p. 230-40 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2012
- Published
Binney, R. J., Parker, G. J. M. & Lambon Ralph, M. A., Oct 2012, In: Journal of Cognitive Neurosience. 24, 10, p. 1998-2014 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review - Published
Cloutman, L., Binney, R. J., Drakesmith, M., Parker, G. J. M. & Lambon Ralph, M. A., 15 Feb 2012, In: Neuroimage. 59, 4, p. 3514-21 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
2010
- Published
Binney, R. J., Embleton, K. V., Jefferies, E., Parker, G. J. M. & Ralph, M. A. L., 1 Nov 2010, In: Cerebral Cortex. 20, 11, p. 2728-38 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal Article peer-review
Activities
2025
Associate Editor
1 Jan 2025
Links:
2022
Meetings Secretary (Executive Committee Member, appointed)
2 Nov 2022
Links:
Projects
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01/04/2020 01/08/2022 (Finished)