Dr Myles Jones

BSc, MSc, PhD, SFHEA

School of Psychology

Senior Lecturer

M.Jones@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 6551
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)

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Dr Myles Jones
School of Psychology
Interdisciplinary Centre of the Social Sciences (ICOSS)
219 Portobello
Sheffield
S1 4DP
Profile

I am a Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of Sheffield. I hold a BSc in Psychology from the University of Sheffield, an MSc in Neuroscience from the Institute of Psychiatry (King’s College London), and a PhD focused on characterizing the cerebral hemodynamic responses underlying functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI). Following post-doctoral research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the MRC, I was appointed to a lectureship in Psychology, where I dedicated two decades to advancing our understanding of cerebral hemodynamics. My current research bridges cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology. Using EEG and psychophysical tasks, I investigate excitation-inhibition (E/I) balance and neural signal complexity in Autistic Spectrum Conditions. A major focus of my recent work centres on open science and data reproducibility in electrophysiology; to this end, I participate in several international consortia working to standardize EEG data collection, analysis, and reliability. Additionally, my research explores how neuromodulation techniques can manipulate working memory capacity and perceptual performance, as well as collaborative efforts to identify at-risk states for serious mental illness.
 

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield.
MSc Neuroscience, Department of Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College, University of London. 
PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield.
Certificate in Learning and Teaching (CILT), University of Sheffield

Research interests

My primary research interests centre on four interconnected themes in clinical and cognitive neuroscience:
• Neuromodulation Efficacy: Identifying the neurophysiological and individual factors that govern the efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
• Neural Complexity in Autism: Investigating neural signal complexity and excitation-inhibition dynamics in Autistic Spectrum Conditions using EEG and psychophysical paradigms.
• Clinical Risk Markers: Developing robust methods to identify and quantify cognitive and behavioural risk states for serious mental illness.
• Open Science & Reproducibility: Improving the rigor, standardization, and reproducibility of EEG data collection and analytical pipelines across multi-site studies.
 



 

Publications

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Journal articles

  • Pickering J, Shao W, Weich S, Dalton CF, Jones M, Taylor CDJ, Reuber M, Kingston J, Gibbs C & Bentall RP (2025) . International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 34(4).
  • Jiang S, Jones M & von Bastian CC (2024) . Communications Psychology, 2(1).
  • Dawood AB, Dickinson A, Aytemur A, Milne E & Jones M (2022) . Cognitive Processing, 23(2), 235-254.
  • Al-Jawahiri R, Jones M & Milne E (2019) . Autism Research, 12(9), 1322-1333.
  • Milne E, Gomez R, Giannadou A & Jones M (2019) . Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 128(5), 442-452.
  • Boorman L, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Zheng Y, Martin CJ, Jones M, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2015) . Journal of Neuroscience, 35(11), 4641-4656.
  • Bruyns-Haylett M, Harris S, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Berwick J & Jones M (2013) . Eur J Neurosci, 38(6), 2902-2916.
  • Jones M, Berwick J, Johnston D & Mayhew J (2001) . Neuroimage, 13(6 Pt 1), 1002-1015.

All publications

Journal articles

  • Strzelczyk D, Clayson PE, Sigurdardottir HM, Mushtaq F, Pavlov YG, Devillez H, Lukashevich A, Rocha HA, Chung YH, Ortego KM , Störmer VS et al (2026) . Cortex.
  • Pickering J, Shao W, Weich S, Dalton CF, Jones M, Taylor CDJ, Reuber M, Kingston J, Gibbs C & Bentall RP (2025) . International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 34(4).
  • Jiang S, Jones M & von Bastian CC (2024) . Communications Psychology, 2(1).
  • Panagiotidi M, Zavlis O, Jones M & Stafford T (2024) . International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 33(1).
  • Jiang S, Jones M & von Bastian CC (2023) . Journal of Cognition, 6(1).
  • Dawood AB, Dickinson A, Aytemur A, Milne E & Jones M (2022) . Cognitive Processing, 23(2), 235-254.
  • Giannadou A, Jones M, Freeth M, Samson AC & Milne E (2022) . Psychophysiology, 59(4).
  • Cox A, Benson-Marshall M, Burnham JAJ, Care L, Herrick T & Jones M (2022) . Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 30(2), 149-167.
  • Day M, Harris S, Hussein D, Yassin Saka M, Stride C, Jones M, Makin G & Rowe R (2021) . Patient Education and Counseling, 104(12), 3008-3015.
  • Al-Jawahiri R, Jones M & Milne E (2021) . Journal of Psychiatric Research, 136, 610-618.
  • Hao Y, Yadollahpour A, Rashidi S, Jones M, Murillo-Rodriguez E & Machado S (2021) . Neural Regeneration Research, 16(4), 666-666.
  • Bin Dawood A, Dickinson A, Aytemur A, Howarth C, Milne E & Jones M (2020) . Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 4, 235-249.
  • Dunn S & Jones M (2020) . Behavioural Brain Research, 388.
  • Al-Jawahiri R, Jones M & Milne E (2019) . Autism Research, 12(9), 1322-1333.
  • Milne E, Gomez R, Giannadou A & Jones M (2019) . Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 128(5), 442-452.
  • Milne E, Dunn S, Zhao C & Jones M (2019) . Cortex, 111, 87-99.
  • Dickinson A, Gomez R, Jones M, Zemon V & Milne E (2018) . Neuropsychologia, 111, 369-376.
  • Bruyns-Haylett M, Luo J, Kennerley AJ, Harris S, Boorman L, Milne E, Vautrelle N, Hayashi Y, Whalley BJ, Jones M , Berwick J et al (2017) . NeuroImage, 146(1), 575-588.
  • Bray N, Burrows FE, Jones M, Berwick J, Allan SM & Schiessl I (2016) . Journal of Neuroinflammation, 13.
  • Dickinson A, Jones M & Milne E (2016) . Brain Research.
  • Dickinson A, Bruyns-Haylett M, Smith R, Jones M & Milne E (2016) . Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 125(3), 412-422.
  • Jang J, Jones M, Milne E, Wilson D & Lee KH (2016) . NeuroImage.
  • Dickinson A, Bruyns-Haylett M, Jones M & Milne E (2015) . European Journal of Neuroscience, 41(8), 1095-1101.
  • Boorman L, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Zheng Y, Martin CJ, Jones M, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2015) . Journal of Neuroscience, 35(11), 4641-4656.
  • Dickinson A, Jones M & Milne E (2014) . J Autism Dev Disord, 44(11), 2844-2850.
  • Bruyns-Haylett M, Harris S, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Berwick J & Jones M (2013) . Eur J Neurosci, 38(6), 2902-2916.
  • Saka M, Berwick J & Jones M (2012) Inter-trial variability in sensory-evoked cortical hemodynamic responses: the role of the magnitude of pre-stimulus fluctuations. Frontiers in Neuroenergetics, 4.
  • Kennerley AJ, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Boorman L, Zheng Y, Jones M & Berwick J (2012) . Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 32(3), 468-480.
  • McKinney P, Jones M & Turkington S (2011) . Aslib Proceedings New Information Perspectives, 63(2-3), 221-240.
  • Saka M, Berwick J & Jones M (2010) . Front Neuroenergetics, 2.
  • Harris S, Jones M, Zheng Y & Berwick J (2010) . Front Neuroenergetics, 2.
  • Jones M (2010) Optical imaging spectroscopy and laser doppler flowmetry in rodent barrel cortex : the hemodynamic response to whisker stimulation and hypercapnia..
  • Bruyns-Haylett M, Zheng Y, Berwick J & Jones M (2010) . Phys Med Biol, 55(8), 2203-2219.
  • Boorman L, Kennerley AJ, Johnston D, Jones M, Zheng Y, Redgrave P & Berwick J (2010) . J Neurosci, 30(12), 4285-4294.
  • Zheng Y, Pan Y, Harris S, Billings S, Coca D, Berwick J, Jones M, Kennerley A, Johnston D, Martin C , Devonshire IM et al (2010) . Neuroimage, 52(3), 1135-1147.
  • Bartlett K, Saka M & Jones M (2008) . SENSORS-BASEL, 8(12), 7649-7670.
  • Jones M, Devonshire IM, Berwick J, Martin C, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2008) . Eur J Neurosci, 27(10), 2758-2772.
  • Berwick J, Johnston D, Jones M, Martindale J, Martin C, Kennerley AJ, Redgrave P & Mayhew JEW (2008) . J Neurophysiol, 99(2), 787-798.
  • Gias C, Jones M, Keegan D, Adamson P, Greenwood J, Lund R, Martindale J, Johnston D, Berwick J, Mayhew J & Coffey P (2007) . EUR J NEUROSCI, 25(7), 1940-1948.
  • Martin C, Jones M, Martindale J & Mayhew J (2006) . Eur J Neurosci, 24(9), 2601-2610.
  • Berwick J, Johnston D, Jones M, Martindale J, Redgrave P, McLoughlin N, Schiessl I & Mayhew JEW (2005) . Eur J Neurosci, 22(7), 1655-1666.
  • Jones M, Berwick J, Hewson-Stoate N, Gias C & Mayhew J (2005) . Neuroimage, 27(3), 609-623.
  • Hewson-Stoate N, Jones M, Martindale J, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2005) . Neuroimage, 24(2), 565-574.
  • Gias C, Hewson-Stoate N, Jones M, Johnston D, Mayhew JE & Coffey PJ (2005) . Neuroimage, 24(1), 200-206.
  • Berwick J, Redgrave P, Jones M, Hewson-Stoate N, Martindale J, Johnston D & Mayhew JEW (2004) . Brain Res, 1030(2), 284-293.
  • Billings SA, Kong Y, Zheng Y, Johnston D, Martindale J, Myles J & Mayhew JEW (2004) A model of the dynamic relationship between blood flow and volume changes during brain activation. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism(24), 1382-1392.
  • Kong Y, Zheng Y, Johnston D, Martindale J, Jones M, Billings S & Mayhew J (2004) . J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 24(12), 1382-1392.
  • Devonshire IM, Berwick J, Jones M, Martindale J, Johnston D, Overton PG & Mayhew JEW (2004) . Neuroimage, 22(4), 1744-1753.
  • Jones M, Hewson-Stoate N, Martindale J, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2004) . Neuroimage, 22(2), 956-965.
  • Martindale J, Mayhew J, Berwick J, Jones M, Martin C, Johnston D, Redgrave P & Zheng Y (2003) . J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 23(5), 546-555.
  • Berwick J, Martin C, Martindale J, Jones M, Johnston D, Zheng Y, Redgrave P & Mayhew J (2002) . J Cereb Blood Flow Metab, 22(6), 670-679.
  • Zheng Y, Martindale J, Johnston D, Jones M, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2002) . Neuroimage, 16(3 Pt 1), 617-637.
  • Jones M, Berwick J & Mayhew J (2002) . Neuroimage, 15(3), 474-487.
  • Mayhew J, Johnston D, Berwick J, Jones M, Coffey P & Zheng Y (2001) Spectroscopic analysis of neural activity in brain: Increased oxygen consumption following activation of barrel cortex (vol 12, pg 664, 2000). NEUROIMAGE, 13(3), 540-543.
  • Mayhew J, Johnston D, Martindale J, Jones M, Berwick J & Zheng Y (2001) . Neuroimage, 13(6 Pt 1), 975-987.
  • Jones M, Berwick J, Johnston D & Mayhew J (2001) . Neuroimage, 13(6 Pt 1), 1002-1015.
  • Paley M, Mayhew JE, Martindale AJ, McGinley J, Berwick J, Coffey P, Redgrave P, Furness P, Port M, Ham A , Zheng Y et al (2001) Design and initial evaluation of a low-cost 3-Tesla research system for combined optical and functional MR imaging with interventional capability.. J Magn Reson Imaging, 13(1), 87-92.
  • Martindale J, Berwick J, Johnston D, Jones M, Zheng Y, Coffey P, Paley M & Mayhew J (2000) . Neuroreport, 11(10), 2247-2252.
  • Mayhew J, Johnston D, Berwick J, Jones M, Coffey P & Zheng Y (2000) . Neuroimage, 12(6), 664-675.
  • Bin Dawood A, Dickinson A & Jones M () . International Journal of Cognitive Research in Science, Engineering and Education (IJCRSEE), 11(3), 375-387.
  • Slack R, Boorman L, Patel P, Harris S, Bruyns-Haylett M, Kennerley A, Jones M & Berwick J () . Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 267, 21-34.

Book chapters

  • Cox A, Marshall MB, Burnham JA, Care L, Clow C, Hanson S, Herrick T, Jones M & Little A (2024) (pp. 157-174). Facet
  • Jones M & Webb M (2004) "Electroencephalogram:Getting the big picture with EEGs”; “Positron Emission Tomography: Measuring Activity Indirectly with PET”; “Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: The state of the Art”; “Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Turn On and Off Bits of the Brain” In Stafford T & Webb M (Ed.), Mind hacks (pp. 5-9). O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Conference proceedings

  • Berwick J, Patel P, Jones M, Boorman L, Sharp P, Harris S, Martin C & Bruyns-Haylett M (2016) COULD VASOMOTION BE AN EMERGENT EARLY BIOMARKER OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE?. JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM, Vol. 36 (pp 241-242)
  • Jones M (2009) Ongoing neural activity and hemodynamics. PERCEPTION, Vol. 38 (pp 114-114)
  • Jones M, Gias C, Martin C, Berwick J, Martindale J, Johnston D, Mayhew J & Coffey P (2002) Optical imaging of visual cortex in unanaesthetised rat. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 43 (pp U1339-U1339)
  • Gias C, Jones M, Keegan D, Adamson P, Greenwood J, Lund RD, Martindale J, Johnston D, Mayhew J & Coffey P (2002) Optical imagine demonstrates amelioration of cortical visual function in dystrophic rats following transplantation of human immortalised RPE cells. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, Vol. 43 (pp U201-U201)

Preprints

  • Xiao W & Jones M (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Xiao W, Jones M, Milne E & Dede AJO (2025) , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Strzelczyk D, Clayson PE, Sigurdardottir HM, Mushtaq F, Pavlov YG, Devillez H, Lukashevich A, Rocha HA, Chung YH, Ortego KM , Störmer VS et al (2023) , Center for Open Science.
  • Jiang S, Jones M & von Bastian C (2023) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Panagiotidi M, Zavlis O, Jones M & Stafford T (2023) , Center for Open Science.
  • Jiang S, Jones M & von Bastian CC (2023) , Center for Open Science.
  • Barry L, Clint L, Haigh M, Milton E, Park A, Zavlis O & Jones M (2021) , Center for Open Science.
  • Zavlis O & Jones M (2020) , Center for Open Science.
Research group

Cognitive and neural processes across the lifespan

Grants

Ongoing 
I am co-director of the funded by a legacy donation (~800k)

Completed Projects



2011-10-1 to 2016-03-30 | Grant
National Institute for Health and Care Research
GRANT_NUMBER: PB-PG-0808-16241



2013-04-09 to 2014-03-30 | Grant
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: BB/K010123/1


2009-04-30 to 2012-08-30 | Grant
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: EP/G062137/1


2006-08-31 to 2009-08-30 | Grant
Medical Research Council (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: G0501127



2011-06-30 to 2014-10-31 | Grant
Medical Research Council (London, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: G1002194


 

Teaching activities

Examinations Officer

  • PSY 1003 Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology I (Module Organiser)
  • PSY 2003 Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology II (Module Organiser)
  • PSY 6305 Fundamentals of Cognition (Module Organiser)
  • PSY 6306 Fundamentals of Neuroscience

    I am also involved in the scholarship of teaching and have published on the efficacy of inquiry based learning and students’ use of teaching spaces. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a University of Sheffield, Senate Fellow of Learning and Teaching Excellence.
Professional activities and memberships

Cognitive Neuroscience and Mental Health Theme Co-Lead, Neuroscience Research Institute

PhD Opportunities

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