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Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

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Psychology
UK
2026

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Neuroscience

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Psychology

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103
Citations
59710
World Ranking
534
National Ranking
73

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2006 - Spearman Medal, British Psychological Society

Overview

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore is a researcher affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans psychology and social sciences, with notable contributions in clinical psychology, applied psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, and education. The research largely focuses on child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, digital mental health interventions, behavioral health and interventions, mindfulness and compassion interventions, early childhood education and development, the impact of technology on adolescents, and aspects related to anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, and cognitive processes.

The scientist has published extensively in several key academic venues, including:

  • Evidence-Based Mental Health
  • Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Biological Psychiatry

Among the recent papers featuring their research contributions are:

  • The effects of social deprivation on adolescent development and mental health, 2020, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • The Lancet Psychiatry Commission on youth mental health, 2024, The Lancet Psychiatry
  • Windows of developmental sensitivity to social media, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Navigating the Social Environment in Adolescence: The Role of Social Brain Development, 2020, Biological Psychiatry
  • Peer Influence in Adolescence: Public-Health Implications for COVID-19, 2020, Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Tim Dalgleish
  • Willem Kuyken
  • Tamsin Ford
  • Jesús Montero-Marín
  • Obioha C. Ukoumunne

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore's work is noted for its emphasis on understanding developmental stages in adolescence, particularly considering the influence of social environments and digital media. Their studies address how social deprivation impacts mental health as well as the timing of sensitive developmental periods related to social media exposure.

The scope of their research also extends to interventions in mental health, focusing on methods involving mindfulness and compassion, alongside behavioral health strategies tailored for young populations. The blending of psychological theory and applied research informs various aspects of education and social well-being.

In recognition of their contributions to psychological science, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore received the Spearman Medal from the British Psychological Society in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Development of the adolescent brain: implications for executive function and social cognition.

    Sarah-Jayne Blakemore;Suparna Choudhury

  • Adolescence: a foundation for future health

    Susan M. Sawyer;Susan M. Sawyer;Rima A. Afifi;Linda H. Bearinger;Sarah Jayne Blakemore

  • The social brain in adolescence

    Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

  • Is Adolescence a Sensitive Period for Sociocultural Processing

    Sarah-Jayne Blakemore;Kathryn L. Mills

  • Central cancellation of self-produced tickle sensation.

    Sarah-J. Blakemore;Daniel M. Wolpert;Chris D. Frith

  • Abnormalities in the awareness and control of action.

    Christopher D. Frith;Sarah-Jayne Blakemore;Daniel M. Wolpert

  • From the perception of action to the understanding of intention

    Sarah-Jayne Blakemore;Jean Decety;Jean Decety

  • The role of puberty in the developing adolescent brain.

    Sarah-Jayne Blakemore;Stephanie Burnett;Ronald E. Dahl

  • Why can't you tickle yourself?

    Sarah-Jayne Blakemore;Daniel Wolpert;Chris Frith

  • Adolescence as a Sensitive Period of Brain Development

    Delia Fuhrmann;Lisa J. Knoll;Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

  • Abnormalities in the awareness of action

    Sarah Jayne Blakemore;Daniel M. Wolpert;Christopher D. Frith

  • The effects of social deprivation on adolescent development and mental health.

    Amy Orben;Livia Tomova;Sarah Jayne Blakemore;Sarah Jayne Blakemore

  • Spatio-Temporal Prediction Modulates the Perception of Self-Produced Stimuli

    Sarah-J. Blakemore;Chris D. Frith;Daniel M. Wolpert

  • An interference effect of observed biological movement on action.

    J.M Kilner;Y Paulignan;S.J Blakemore

  • Explaining the symptoms of schizophrenia: abnormalities in the awareness of action.

    Chris D Frith;Sarah-Jayne Blakemore;Daniel M Wolpert

  • The learning brain: Lessons for education.

    Sarah-Jayne Blakemore;Uta Frith

  • Decision-making in the adolescent brain

    Sarah-Jayne Blakemore;Trevor W Robbins

  • Online Usage of Theory of Mind Continues to Develop in Late Adolescence.

    Iroise Dumontheil;Ian A. Apperly;Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

  • Social cognitive development during adolescence

    Suparna Choudhury;Sarah-Jayne Blakemore;Tony Charman

  • Somatosensory activations during the observation of touch and a case of vision-touch synaesthesia

    SJ Blakemore;D Bristow;G Bird;C Frith

Frequent Co-Authors

Iroise Dumontheil
Iroise Dumontheil Birkbeck, University of London
Chris D. Frith
Chris D. Frith University College London
Uta Frith
Uta Frith University College London
Geoffrey Bird
Geoffrey Bird University of Oxford
James M. Kilner
James M. Kilner University College London
Essi Viding
Essi Viding University College London
Kathrin Cohen Kadosh
Kathrin Cohen Kadosh University of Surrey
Rogier A. Kievit
Rogier A. Kievit Donders Institute
Jonathan P. Roiser
Jonathan P. Roiser University College London
Tony Charman
Tony Charman King's College London

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