Exploring metacognition

Exploring metacognition

Metacognition literally means cognition about cognition or thinking about our own thinking. But in our research, it's a broader topic than that. It refers to reflection on our own mental states, our own perceptions, our memories, our decisions.
I am Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the Department of Experimental Psychology and Group Leader at the Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry. The group’s research focuses on the mechanisms supporting human subjective experience and metacognition by employing a combination of psychophysics, brain imaging and computational modelling. I am a 2018 Philip Leverhulme Prize Winner.
About Steve Fleming