Paul G. Overton
Paul G. Overton, PhD, is Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Sheffield, UK, and is currently the head of the Department of Psychology. The majority of his research focuses on the basal ganglia, a group of structures involved in action selection, cognition and emotion. Although historically his work has been conducted using infrahuman species, his recent work has moved to include human subjects, particularly in relation to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parkinson’s disease and disgust.
View the author's own website : http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/psychology/staff/academic/paul-overton1
The Revolting Self: Perspectives on the Psychological, Social, and Clinical Implications of Self-Directed Disgust
Self-disgust (viewing the self as an object of abhorrence) is somewhat of a novel subject for psychological research and theory, yet its significance is increasingly being recognised in the clinical... (more)