Christopher Reid ~ Lecturer

Christopher A. R. Reid is a Lecturer and  the Academic Advisor for the undergraduate degree within the discipline of psychology at James Cook University (JCU), based at the Townsville campus in Australia.

Teaching

Christopher lectures several subjects within the Bachelor of Psychological Science; including, Memory and Cognition, Behavioural Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Environmental Psychology.

Supervision

Christopher has supervised various students within the Honours programs for the disciplines of Psychology and Biomedical Science at JCU. Contact Christopher for a list of available projects in 2024.

Research

Christopher has conducted various preclinical studies, employing rodent neurological disease models of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder. 

As Head of the Psychological Neuroenergetics Lab, Christopher's primary research interest surrounds brain energetics. Of particular interest is the potential benefits of naturally occurring bioactive substances such as fungi in improving cognitive and behavioural function. For further enquiries relating to psychological neuroenergetic research, please click here.

As a member of the Clinical Psychedelic Research Lab, Christopher is interested in the neuromechanistic attributes of the bioactive components of psychedelics in health and disease. For enquiries relating to clinical psychedelic research please click here. 

Teaching

• PY2101: Behavioural Neuroscience (Level 2; TSV)
• PY2109: The World Around Us: Environmental Psychology (Level 2; TSV)
• PY2112: Memory and Cognition (Level 2; TSV)
• PY3109: Cognitive Neuroscience (Level 3; TSV)

Interests

Research

• Psychological Neuroenergetics
• Nutritional Psychology
• Psychedelics
• Behavioural Neuroscience/Psychology
• Cognitive Neuroscience/Psychology
• Mental Imagery
• Aphantasia
• Preclinical Research

Research Disciplines

• Neurosciences (3209)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Public health (2004)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU.

Other research outputs

• Reid C, Roth C, Finlay S, Robertson M and Sarnyai Z (2022) Metabolic Therapy to Normalize Impaired Social Behaviour in a Pharmacological Animal Model of Schizophrenia. [Presented at the 5th Annual Metabolic Health Summit]. In: MHS 2022: 5th Annual Metabolic Health Summit, 5-8 May 2022, Santa Barbara, CA, USA