Paul Mullins

Reader/Senior Lecturer
Psychology
Bangor University
United Kingdom

Professor Psychiatry
Biography

Dr Mullins liaises done his BSc Undergraduate from the James Cook University of Far North Queensland, Australia in the year of 1993. Dr Mullins liaises done his Postgraduate from James Cook University of Far North Queensland, Townsville, Australia in the year of 1995. Dr Mullins liaises Postgraduate University of Queensland, Australia in the year of 2002. Presently he is working as Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Research) Psychology Bangor University from the year 3 Sep 2007 - 31 Dec 2099. He is a wise chairman for Vice Chair NHS Wales Research Ethics Committee 5 United Kingdom 1 Jun 2012 – present.

Research Intrest

Dr Mullins liaises Currently the Director of the Bangor Imaging Centre, Dr Mullins liaises with researchers from the College of Health and Behavioural Sciences on study design, data acquisition and processing and resources available to help with their research questions, his aim is to build a world-class centre for neuroimaging research in North Wales. Actively involved in research using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to measure neurochemistry in central nervous system function, Dr Mullins' research primarily focuses on measuring functional dynamics of the neurotransmitters Glutamate and GABA in response to external and internal stimuli. In addition to developing functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy (fMRS), he has research programs applying neuroimaging and MRS in chronic pain, ageing and dementia, and recently mindfulness. Working with colleagues in the School of Sports and Exercise Sciences Dr Mullins is also interested in the physiological affects of hypoxia on the brain. Most recently work has focused on the simultaneous acquisition of MRS with other measures of neural activity such as EEG and BOLD to better elucidate the neurochemical correlates of neuronal activity.

List of Publications
Lawley JS, Macdonald JH, Oliver SJ, Mullins PG. Unexpected reductions in regional cerebral perfusion during prolonged hypoxia. The Journal of physiology. 2017 Feb 1;595(3):935-47.
Lindner M, Bell T, Iqbal S, Mullins PG, Christakou A. In vivo functional neurochemistry of human cortical cholinergic function during visuospatial attention. PloS one. 2017 Feb 13;12(2):e0171338.
Featherstone H, Butler ML, Ciblis A, Bokde AL, Mullins PG, McNulty JP. What do people with dementia and their carers want to know about neuroimaging for dementia?. Dementia. 2017 May;16(4):461-70.