Dr. Ala Yankouskaya is a Senior Lecturer at Bournemouth University. She completed second PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at Birmingham University (School of Psychology) in 2012. Prior to coming to Bournemouth, she held postdoctoral and senior postdoctoral positions at the Cognitive Neuropsychology Centre at Oxford University and a lectureship position at Liverpool Hope University. Her research interest lies in social cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging. Dr. Ala Yankouskaya investigates the cognitive and brain mechanisms of human perception and attention. A major focus of her current research is how social factors modulate perceptual decision making and integrative processes in the brain.