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  • 2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

C. Neil Macrae is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience and psychology, with a particular emphasis on cognitive neuroscience. The scholar has contributed extensively to several subfields, including sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, and applied psychology.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Face Recognition and Perception

Among their recent publications are several papers from the years 2020 and 2023, appearing in various scholarly journals:

  • "Self-prioritization during stimulus processing is not obligatory," 2020, Psychological Research
  • "Good Me Bad Me: Prioritization of the Good-Self During Perceptual Decision-Making," 2020, Collabra Psychology
  • "It's not always about me: The effects of prior beliefs and stimulus prevalence on self-other prioritisation," 2020, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
  • "Electrophysiological correlates of self-prioritization," 2023, Consciousness and Cognition
  • "Self-relevance enhances evidence gathering during decision-making," 2020, Acta Psychologica

C. Neil Macrae frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Marius Golubickis, Johanna K. Falbén, Linn M. Persson, Dimitra Tsamadi, and Saga L. Svensson. This collaboration extends across multiple publications and research projects.

Their work has been published frequently in venues such as:

  • Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
  • Psychological Research
  • Consciousness and Cognition
  • Cognition
  • Acta Psychologica

In recognition of their contributions, C. Neil Macrae was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Wandering Minds: The Default Network and Stimulus-Independent Thought

    Malia F. Mason;Michael I. Norton;John D. Van Horn;Daniel M. Wegner

  • Social cognition: thinking categorically about others.

    C. Neil Macrae;Galen V. Bodenhausen

  • Stereotypes as energy-saving devices: A peek inside the cognitive toolbox.

    C. Neil Macrae;Alan B. Milne;Galen V. Bodenhausen

  • Out of mind but back in sight: Stereotypes on the rebound

    C. Neil Macrae;Galen V. Bodenhausen;Alan B. Milne;Jolanda Jetten

  • Dissociable Medial Prefrontal Contributions to Judgments of Similar and Dissimilar Others

    Jason P. Mitchell;C. Neil Macrae;Mahzarin R. Banaji

  • Why self-control seems (but may not be) limited.

    Michael Inzlicht;Brandon J. Schmeichel;C. Neil Macrae

  • The Link between Social Cognition and Self-referential Thought in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex

    Jason P. Mitchell;Mahzarin R. Banaji;C. Neil MacRae

  • Medial Prefrontal Activity Predicts Memory for Self

    C. Neil Macrae;Joseph M. Moran;Todd F. Heatherton;Jane F. Banfield

  • Stereotype activation and inhibition

    Galen V Bodenhausen;C. Neil Macrae

  • The rhythm of rapport: Interpersonal synchrony and social perception

    Lynden K. Miles;Louise K. Nind;C. Neil Macrae

  • Distinct neural systems subserve person and object knowledge

    Jason P. Mitchell;Todd F. Heatherton;C. Neil Macrae

  • Social cognition: Categorical person perception.

    C. Neil Macrae;Galen V. Bodenhausen

  • Medial prefrontal activity differentiates self from close others

    Todd F. Heatherton;Carrie L. Wyland;C. Neil Macrae;Kathryn E. Demos

  • PROCESSING LOAD AND MEMORY FOR STEREOTYPE-BASED INFORMATION

    C. Neil Macrae;Miles Hewstone;Riana J. Griffiths

  • Are You Looking at Me? Eye Gaze and Person Perception

    C. Neil Macrae;Bruce M. Hood;Alan B. Milne;Angela C. Rowe

  • HELP, I NEED SOMEBODY: AUTOMATIC ACTION AND INACTION

    C. Neil Macrae;Lucy Johnston

  • The Look of Love: Gaze Shifts and Person Perception

    Malia F. Mason;Elizabeth P. Tatkow;C. Neil Macrae

  • Moving Through Time

    Lynden K. Miles;Louise K. Nind;C. Neil Macrae

  • Encoding-Specific Effects of Social Cognition on the Neural Correlates of Subsequent Memory

    Jason Paul Mitchell;C. Neil Macrae;Mahzarin R. Banaji

  • On the Activation of Social Stereotypes: The Moderating Role of Processing Objectives

    C.Neil Macrae;Galen V. Bodenhausen;Alan B. Milne;Tania M.J. Thorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Galen V. Bodenhausen
Galen V. Bodenhausen Northwestern University
Jason P. Mitchell
Jason P. Mitchell Harvard University
Alan B. Milne
Alan B. Milne University of Aberdeen
Todd F. Heatherton
Todd F. Heatherton Dartmouth College
William M. Kelley
William M. Kelley Dartmouth College
Lucy Johnston
Lucy Johnston University of Canterbury
William A. Cunningham
William A. Cunningham University of Toronto
Nalini Ambady
Nalini Ambady Stanford University
Bruce M. Hood
Bruce M. Hood University of Bristol
Mahzarin R. Banaji
Mahzarin R. Banaji Harvard University

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