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Welcome to the Lab

The Wilson-Medimorec MIND Lab is a collaborative research group co-led by Dr Christopher Wilson and Dr Srdan Medimorec, who are based in the Department of Psychology at Teesside University. The lab’s work is organised into two primary research streams, each led by a Principal Investigator.

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Risk & Gambling Harms.

Learn more about gambling research here

Language, meta-cognition, implicit learning.

Learn more about language and learning research here

We use a range of methods, including functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), eye-tracking, and virtual reality, to study these processes in both healthy and clinical populations.

NoneJoining the lab

If you are interested in joining the lab, the fist step is reading the Lab Manual. This will give you an overview of the lab’s research, methods, and culture.

Lab News

UKRI Funding Award for Gambling Evidence Review
The MIND Lab has been awarded a grant by UKRI / AHRC as part of the Rapid Evidence Reviews into Gambling Harms. Dr Wilson (PI) will be working with Dr Andrew Richardson…

Autumn 2025 Review: New Grants, Papers and Training
It has been a busy and productive semester for the Lab. As we head into the break, here is a roundup of the key developments from the last few months.

The MIND Lab Research Challenge
We are looking for participants to take part in two research studies that explore how people think and make decisions. At the end of each study we will give you a code. Take…

New research paper looks at how construal, numeracy and financial literacy predict brain activity during gambling decisions

Construal level has been shown to influence economic decisions, affecting both risk perception and risk-taking. However, there has been some inconsistency as to the exact…

Lab meeting schedule for Semester 1 published
The lab meeting schedule for Semester 1 of the 2025/2026 academic year has been published. The seminars will cover a range of topics related to research training in…

MIND Lab at Teesside University Research Fair
The TU Research Fair took place on June 24th, 2025, at the Hub exhibition space in the SU Building. The MIND Lab showcased posters from several currently active research…

New project examines the links between sports engagement and gambling
The MIND Lab has been awarded a grant by the Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling (AFSG) to explore links between sports engagement and gambling behaviour.
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Upcoming Events

The full lab meeting and event schedule can be found on the Lab Schedule page.

Research Talk: “The Cognitive Neuroscience of Risk and Gambling Behaviour: A multidimensional approach to understanding Gambling Harms”

Dr Christopher Wilson will be delivering a talk on 26th November 2025 at 2:00 PM in CL1.06. The talk will outline the programme of research currently being conducted the The…
2025-11-26
CL1.06 Themis Building, Teesside University

Research Talk: The Language of Learning: Linguistic Characteristics of Lectures and Their Impact on Memory.

Dr Srdan Medimorec will be giving a research talk titled “The Language of Learning: Linguistic Characteristics of Lectures and Their Impact on Memory” on October 29, 2025…
2025-10-29
CL2.02 Themis Building, Teesside University

MIND Lab @ Teesside University Research Fair

This event is part of the Teesside University Research Fair, showcasing research and impact in creative ways and explore research happening at Teesside and with our…
2025-06-24
The Hub exhibition space, SU Building
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