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Dianne Parker is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a substantial contribution to several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, developmental neuroscience, pathology and forensic medicine, as well as the history and philosophy of science.

The scientist's work covers various main topics, which include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neuroethics, human enhancement, biomedical innovations
  • Neuroscience, education and cognitive function
  • Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Nerve injury and regeneration
  • Spinal cord injury research
  • Philosophy and history of science

Dianne Parker has published numerous papers across diverse venues. Among the recent notable publications are:

  • Changes to the acoustic properties of Gromphadorhina portentosa defensive sounds when exposed to the molting hormone, 20-hydroxyecdysone, 2024, Ethology
  • Neurobiological reduction: From cellular explanations of behavior to interventions, 2022, Frontiers in Psychology
  • The functional properties of synapses made by regenerated axons across spinal cord lesion sites in lamprey, 2022, Neural Regeneration Research
  • Assumptions of twentieth-century neuroscience: reductionist and computational paradigms, 2022, Interdisciplinary Science Reviews
  • Editorial: Mathematical, Computational, and Empirical Approaches to Exploring Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying Cognitive Functions, 2022, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Parker has coauthored papers with:

  • Vipin Srivastava
  • Hrithik Basak
  • Patricia Foltynski
  • Lindsey Swierk
  • John Bickle

The most common publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Neural Regeneration Research
  • Interdisciplinary Science Reviews
  • Ethology

This research profile demonstrates engagement with both experimental and theoretical aspects of neuroscience, emphasizing neural mechanisms underlying cognitive functions, neural regeneration, and the intersection of neuroscience with broader ethical and educational contexts.

Best Publications

  • Making psychological theory useful for implementing evidence based practice: a consensus approach

    S Michie;M Johnston;Charles Abraham;R Lawton

  • Driving errors, driving violations and accident involvement

    Dianne Parker;James T. Reason;Antony S. R. Manstead;Stephen G. Stradling

  • Intention to commit driving violations: An application of the theory of planned behavior

    Dianne Parker;Antony Stephen Reid Manstead;Stephen G. Stradling;James T. Reason

  • Extending the theory of planned behaviour: The role of personal norm

    Dianne Parker;Antony Stephen Reid Manstead;Stephen G. Stradling

  • The Role of Affect in Predicting Social Behaviors: The Case of Road Traffic Violations

    Rebecca Lawton;Dianne Parker;Antony S. R. Manstead;Stephen G. Stradling

  • The Manchester Driver Behaviour Questionnaire: a cross-cultural study

    Timo Juhani Lajunen;Dianne Parker;Heikki Summala

  • Are aggressive people aggressive drivers? A study of the relationship between self-reported general aggressiveness, driver anger and aggressive driving

    Timo Juhani Lajunen;Dianne Parker

  • Evaluating and extending the theory of planned behaviour

    Antony Stephen Reid Manstead;D. Parker

  • Behavioural characteristics and involvement in different types of traffic accident

    Dianne Parker;Robert West;Steve Stradling;Antony Stephen Reid Manstead

  • Organizational controls and safety: The varieties of rule‐related behaviour

    Dianne Parker;Rebecca Lawton

  • A framework for understanding the development of organisational safety culture

    Dianne Parker;Matthew Lawrie;Patrick Hudson

  • Cross-cultural differences in driving behaviours: A comparison of six countries

    Türker Özkan;Timo Juhani Lajunen;Joannes E. Chliaoutakis;Dianne Parker

  • Dimensions of driver anger, aggressive and highway code violations and their mediation by safety orientation in UK drivers

    Timo Juhani Lajunen;Dianne Parker;Stephen G. Stradling

  • Attitudinal predictors of interpersonally aggressive violations on the road

    Dianne Parker;Timo Juhani Lajunen;Stephen G. Stradling

  • Modifying beliefs and attitudes to exceeding the speed limit: An intervention study based on the theory of planned behavior

    Dianne Parker;Stephen G. Stradling;Antony S. R. Manstead

  • Determinants of intention to commit driving violations.

    Dianne Parker;Antony Stephen Reid Manstead;Stephen G. Stradling;James T. Reason

  • Elderly drivers and their accidents : the Aging Driver Questionnaire

    Dianne Parker;Lorraine McDonald;Patrick Rabbitt;Paul Sutcliffe

  • Patient safety culture in primary care: developing a theoretical framework for practical use

    Susan Kirk;Dianne Parker;Tanya Claridge;Aneez Esmail

  • Application of the theory of planned behaviour to the prediction of objectively assessed breaking of posted speed limits

    Mark Conner;Rebecca Lawton;Dianne Parker;Kathryn Chorlton

  • Anger and aggression among drivers in three European countries

    Dianne Parker;Timo Juhani Lajunen;Heikki Summala

  • A social psychological approach to driving violations in two Chinese cities

    Cheng Qiu Xie;Dianne Parker

Frequent Co-Authors

Rebecca Lawton
Rebecca Lawton University of Leeds
Timo Lajunen
Timo Lajunen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Heikki Summala
Heikki Summala University of Helsinki
Kieran Walshe
Kieran Walshe University of Manchester
Patrick Rabbitt
Patrick Rabbitt University of Oxford
Mark Conner
Mark Conner University of Leeds
Marie Johnston
Marie Johnston University of Aberdeen
Charles Abraham
Charles Abraham University of Exeter
Susan Michie
Susan Michie University College London

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