Daniel Joel Shaw
School of Psychology · Aston University
Biography
As a social cognitive neuroscientist, I develop experimental paradigms and neuroimaging techniques to investigate the brain systems that support social cognition (e.g., perspective taking, empathy). Currently, I am developing interactive ("second-person") paradigms that can be used to measure brain function from two individuals simultaneously whilst they engage in social interaction with one another. This "hyperscanning" allows me to explore the brain systems associated with social cognitive process while they unfold during real interpersonal behaviour.
Education
2016-2017 Postgraduate Certificate of Academic Practice (Lancaster University) 2007-2011 Ph.D. Social Neuroscience (Brain & Body Centre, University of Nottingham) 2006-2007 M.Sc. Psychological Research Methods: Merit (University of Nottingham) 2003-2006 B.Sc. Psychology: 2:1 (University of Nottingham)
Recent Scopus Publications
- Declining trends in adolescent alcohol consumption and related harms: No room for complacency (an empirical reply to Vieira et al. 2025)
- Social competencies mediate relationships between styles of social media usage and psychosocial wellbeing
- Investigating visual perspective taking and belief reasoning in autistic adults: A pre-registered online study
- Altered Patterns of Dynamic Functional Connectivity Underpin Reduced Expressions of Social–Emotional Reciprocity in Autistic Adults
- Are we capturing individual differences? Evaluating the test–retest reliability of experimental tasks used to measure social cognitive abilities
Grants / Consultancy
2025-2028 Grant Agency Czech Republic (€168K, Co-investigator): Neurocognitive foundations of social cognition and interpersonal behaviour.
Links
- ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1139-8301
- Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VKGJy_QAAAAJ
- Scopus https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55653339300
- Personal Weblink https://research.aston.ac.uk/en/persons/daniel-joel-shaw