Personal profile
Research interests
I am interested in memory and related functions in human health and disease. My research investigates a variety of questions including: How does memory change as we grow older and in Alzheimer's Disease? How are new memories processed in the brain? How do different post-learning conditions (e.g. quiet rest, being busy) affect the early processing and transformation of new memories? How do we find our way in new and familiar environments? Are there differences in memory functions between hearing and deaf individuals? To do this, I use a range of behavioural and electrophysiological methods, including electroencephalogram (EEG) brain activity recording, sensitive memory measures, neuropsychological tests, and virtual reality. The ultimate goals of my work are to provide new insights into memory in human health and disease in order to develop new diagnostic tools / measures of disease progression (e.g. for Alzheimer’s Disease) and safe, low-cost interventions to support those with and without memory problems to live as healthy and independently as possible, for as long as possible.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, Effect of cognitive state on the consolidation of basic and complex memories, University of Edinburgh
2011 → 2015
Award Date: 28 Jun 2016
Neurosciences, MRes, Newcastle University
2010 → 2011
Biomedical Science, BSc (Hons), Northumbria University
2007 → 2010
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Rest-related consolidation protects the fine detail of new memories
Craig, M. & Dewar, M., Dec 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 9 p., 6857.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rapid improvement of cognitive maps in the awake state
Craig, M., Wolbers, T., Strickland, S., Achtzehn, J. & Dewar, M., 1 Sept 2019, In: Hippocampus. 29, 9, p. 862-868 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rest on It: Awake Quiescence Facilitates Insight
Craig, M., Ottaway, G. & Dewar, M., 1 Dec 2018, In: Cortex. 109, p. 205-214 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wakeful Rest Promotes the Integration of Spatial Memories into Accurate Cognitive Maps
Craig, M., Dewar, M., Harris, M., Della Sala, S. & Wolbers, T., 1 Feb 2016, In: Hippocampus. 26, 2, p. 185-193 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparable rest-related promotion of spatial memory consolidation in younger and older adults
Craig, M., Wolbers, T., Hauff, P., Della Sala, S. & Dewar, M., 1 Dec 2016, In: Neurobiology of Aging. 48, p. 143-152 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Heriot-Watt University Principal’s Research IMpact and Engagement (PRIME) Pioneer Award 2019
Craig, M. (Recipient), Dec 2019
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Northumbria Psychology Sustainability Research Prize 2024
Craig, M. (Recipient) & Vijaykumar, S. (Recipient), 27 Mar 2024
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Impacts
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Developed framework for online research dissemination with Alzheimer's Society
Craig, M. (Participant)
Impact: Economic, commercial and technological