Dr Wei Lin Toh

PhD candidate and honours supervision

Higher degrees by research

Accredited to supervise Masters & Doctoral students as Principal Supervisor.

PhD topics and outlines

Cognitive functioning in body dysmorphic disorder (BDD): People with BDD are preoccupied by physical ‘flaw(s)’ perceived as exceptionally ugly, relating to facial features or other body parts. The current study aims to examine general cognition, by assessing thirty-five patients using a neuropsychological test battery. Findings may improve our understanding of cognitive processes underlying BDD, and identify anomalies to serve as therapeutic targets.

Understanding the phenomenology of multimodal hallucinations in psychosis: Hallucinations occur when sensory events are perceived in the absence of corresponding external stimuli, and can involve any of our multiple senses. Despite its debilitating effects, little is known about these experiences across the modalities (except auditory). The current study thus aims to characterise the physical, cognitive and emotional features of multisensory hallucinations in psychosis.

Honours

Available to supervise honours students.

Honours topics and outlines

Understanding hallucinatory experiences in body image disorders and migraine: Hallucinations are unusual sensory experiences that can occur in any one of our multiple sense (e.g. hearing voices, seeing images, feeling sensations). This study aims to understand the characteristics of these experiences in psychiatric (i.e. body dysmorphic disorder and anorexia nervosa), neurological (i.e. migraine) and general populations, using a new multimodal hallucinations measure.