Lucy Maddox
Lucy is a consultant clinical psychologist, lecturer and writer, with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at UCL. Before moving into a mixture of third sector and freelance roles, she worked in the NHS for 13 years, mostly in adolescent inpatient settings.
Recent articles by Lucy Maddox
Here's how a false memory could be planted in your brain
Research suggests that your recollections aren’t just worryingly fallible, they’re also surprisingly malleable. So could someone plant a false memory in your mind?
Phobias, paranoia and PTSD | Why virtual reality therapy is the frontier of mental health treatment
Virtual reality is being used to treat a wide range of mental health problems. Meet some of the scientists who are pioneering VR therapy and the people who are benefitting from it.
Eco-anxiety | How does the human mind deal with existential threats?
From politics to climate change, there’s a lot in the news to cause existential angst at the moment. Is it possible to think helpfully about these issues or are they too big?
Should you upgrade your brain?
Mind-machine interfaces have the potential to upgrade our intelligence and supercharge our thinking. But at what cost?
Aphantasia | What it's like to live with no mind's eye
Some people can't visualise their best friend's face, or even their own house. This lack of mind's eye is called 'aphantasia', and researchers are only just starting to unravel the science behind it.
How important are developmental milestones really?
We all learn at different speeds, so should we be placing so much emphasis on developmental milestones, and are all developmental disorders really a problem?