Professor Andrea Tales

Personal Chair, Public Health

+44 (0) 1792 602567

a.tales@swansea.ac.uk

Office (CADR) - 211
Second Floor
Talbot Building
Singleton Campus

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4825-4555

About

Professor Andrea Tales holds a personal chair in Dementia and Neurocognition.

Andrea is an elected Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales and of the British Psychological Society. Andrea is the Director of the Centre for Innovative Ageing and the Co-Director of the Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research [CADR], the School of Health and social care Research Lead and previously the Director of the Awen Institute.

Andrea has published extensively and co-ordinates an extensive ageing and dementia research network and has supervised many PhD students.

Areas Of Expertise

Subjective & mild cognitive impairment
Alzheimer’s disease
Vascular cognitive decline
Ageing
Attentional processing
Information processing speed and its intra-individual variability
Psychophysics
Research methodology and evidence-based health care.

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

Andrea has supervised and continues to supervise many PhD students in the research areas named above.

Research

Publications

Research Highlights

Haworth, J., Phillips, M., Newson, M., Rogers, P., Torrens-Burton, A., & Tales, A. (2016). Measuring Information Processing Speed in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Clinical Versus Research Dichotomy. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 51(1), 263-275.
https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-150791, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65528
Jenkins, A., Lindsay, S., Eslambolchilar, P., Thornton, I., & Tales, A. (2016). Administering Cognitive Tests Through Touch Screen Tablet Devices: Potential Issues. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 54(3), 1169-1182.
https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-160545, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65527
Nash, P., Willis, P., Tales, A., & Cryer, T. (2015). Sexual health and sexual activity in later life. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 25(1), 22-30.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0959259815000015, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65526
Jenkins, A., Eslambolchilar, P., Lindsay, S., Hare, M., Thornton, I., & Tales, A. (2016). Attitudes towards Attention and Aging: What Differences between Younger and Older Adults Tell Us about Mobile Technology Design. International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction, 8(2), 47-68.
https://doi.org/10.4018/ijmhci.2016040103, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65525
Basoudan, N., Torrens-Burton, A., Jenkins, A., Thornton, I., Thomas, S., & Tales, A. (2019). Sequential information processing: The elevated first response effect can contribute to exaggerated intra-individual variability in older adults. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 92(1), 13-20.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65524
https://journals.scholarsportal.info/browse/00440086/v92i0001

All Research

Journal Articles

EMBLING, R., Neilson, L., Mellor, C., Durodola, M., Rouse, N., Haselgrove, A., Shipley, K., Tales, A., & Wilkinson, L. (2024). Exploring consumer beliefs about novel fortified foods: A focus group study with UK-based older and younger adult consumers. Appetite, 193, 107139
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.107139, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65078
Purden, J., Jackson, T., Tales, A., & Lewis, R. (2024). Access and travel burden associated with breast radiotherapy attendance pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 22
https://doi.org/10.1017/s1460396923000390, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa64749
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1460396923000390
Morgan, J. & Tales, A. (2022). Living with dementia: seeing the world and adapting to it. The Lancet Neurology, 21(12), 1085-1086.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(22)00391-x, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65523
University), G., Tales, A., & University), K. (2022). Dementia and Hearing loss briefing. A rapid scoping review of published systematic reviews and/or scoping reviews to explore and map the literature in relation to a) dementia and hearing loss/deafness and b) hearing loss and cognitive impairment..
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61427
Mullins, J., Tales, A., Musselwhite, C., & Rich, N. (2022). ‘Rekindling couplehood’ using a multisensory suitcase of memories: a pilot study of people living with moderate dementia and their partners. Ageing and Society, 0, 1-19.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x21001926, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58930
Richards, E., Tales, A., Bayer, A., Norris, J., Hanley, C., & Thornton, I. (2021). Reaction Time Decomposition as a Tool to Study Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports, 5(1), 625-636.
https://doi.org/10.3233/adr-210029, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57313
Tales, A. & Hanley, C. (2021). Visual Attention-Related Processing: Perspectives from Ageing, Cognitive Decline and Dementia. Visual attention-related processing. Perspectives from Ageing, cognitive decline and dementia
https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-0365-0985-3, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa58153
McKeown, K., Richards, E., Richardson, J., & Tales, A. (2021). The Trails Making Test. Does a Single Trial Reflect Performance Capability?. OBM Neurobiology, 05(02), 1-1.
https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2102100, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa57052
Richards, E., Thornton, I., Bayer, A., & Tales, A. (2021). Inhibitory control deficits in vascular cognitive impairment revealed using the MILO task. Neuropsychologia, 155, 107794
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107794, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56282
Jenkins, A., Tree, J., & Tales, A. (2021). Distinct Profile Differences in Subjective Cognitive Decline in the General Public Are Associated with Metacognition, Negative Affective Symptoms, Neuroticism, Stress, and Poor Quality of Life. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 80(3), 1231-1242.
https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-200882, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56125
Hanley, C. & Tales, A. (2021). Visual Attention-Related Processing: Perspectives from Ageing, Cognitive Decline and Dementia. Brain Sciences, 11(2), 206
https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11020206, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56253
Richards, E., Bayer, A., & Tales, A. (2020). Characterising vascular cognitive impairment compared to cognitively healthy ageing with respect to reaction time, the intra‐individual variability of RT, and error production, practice effects and the task used in their measurement. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 16(S6)
https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.042899, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa56105
Basoudan, N. & Tales, A. (2020). COVID-19 and Dementia: A Review and Synthesis of Material on a Deadly Combination. Neurophysiology and Rehabilitation, 3(1), 11-15.
https://doi.org/10.33805/2641-8991.126, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55634
Torrens-Burton, A., Hanley, C., Wood, R., Basoudan, N., Norris, J., Richards, E., & Tales, A. (2020). Lacking Pace but Not Precision: Age-Related Information Processing Changes in Response to a Dynamic Attentional Control Task. Brain Sciences, 10(6), 390
https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10060390, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54544
Bauermeister, S., Orton, C., Ellwood-Thompson, S., Barker, R., Bauermeister, J., Ben-Shlomo, Y., Brayne, C., Burn, D., Campbell, A., Calvin, C., Chandran, S., Chaturvedi, N., Chêne, G., Chessell, I., Corbett, A., Davis, D., Denis, M., Dufouil, C., Elliott, P...., & Gallacher, J. (2020). The Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Data Portal. European Journal of Epidemiology, 35(3)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-020-00633-4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa54051
Richards, E., Bayer, A., Hanley, C., Norris, J., & Tales, A. (2019). Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Cognitive Impairment: Insights from Reaction Time Measures. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 72(3), 845-857.
https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-190889, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52248
Richards, E., Bayer, A., Hanley, C., Norris, J., & Tales, A. (2019). Reaction Time and Visible White Matter Lesions in Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 72(3), 859-865.
https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-190823, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52247
Koelewijn, L., Lancaster, T., Linden, D., Dima, D., Routley, B., Magazzini, L., Barawi, K., Brindley, L., Adams, R., Tansey, K., Bompas, A., Tales, A., Bayer, A., Singh, K., & Tales, A. (2019). Oscillatory hyperactivity and hyperconnectivity in young APOE-ɛ4 carriers and hypoconnectivity in Alzheimer’s disease. eLife, 8
https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.36011, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50167
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/elife.36011
Basoudan, N., Torrens-Burton, A., Jenkins, A., Thornton, I., Thomas, S., & Tales, A. (2019). Sequential information processing: The elevated first response effect can contribute to exaggerated intra-individual variability in older adults. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 92(1), 13-20.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65524
https://journals.scholarsportal.info/browse/00440086/v92i0001
Jenkins, A., Thornton, I., & Tales, A. (2019). Subjective Cognitive Impairment in 55-65-Year-Old Adults Is Associated with Negative Affective Symptoms, Neuroticism, and Poor Quality of Life. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 67(4), 1367-1378.
https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-180810, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48091
Hanley, C. & Tales, A. (2019). Anodal tDCS improves attentional control in older adults. Experimental Gerontology, 115, 88-95.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2018.11.019, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa46208
Tales, A. (2017). Book Review for The Handbook of Perception. Perception, 46(7), 884-885.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48100
Jenkins, A., Tales, A., & Tree, J. (2017). Characterising subjective cognitive impairment.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48099
Koelewijn, L., Bompas, A., Tales, A., Brookes, M., Muthukumaraswamy, S., Bayer, A., & Singh, K. (2017). Alzheimer's disease disrupts alpha and beta-band resting-state oscillatory network connectivity. Clinical Neurophysiology, 128(11), 2347-2357.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2017.04.018, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa33141
Torrens-Burton, A., Basoudan, N., Bayer, A., & Tales, A. (2017). Perception and Reality of Cognitive Function: Information Processing Speed, Perceived Memory Function, and Perceived Task Difficulty in Older Adults. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 60(4), 1601-1609.
https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-170599, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa36092
Tales, A., Burholt, V., Nash, P., Bichard, J., Clayton-Turner, A., & Jenkins, A. (2017). Dementia-friendly public toilets. The Lancet, 390(10094), 552-553.
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31813-5, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa35020
Porter, G., Wattam-Bell, J., Bayer, A., Haworth, J., Braddick, O., Atkinson, J., & Tales, A. (2017). Different trajectories of decline for global form and global motion processing in ageing, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Neurobiology of Aging, 56
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.03.004, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32389
Smart, C., Karr, J., Areshenkoff, C., Rabin, L., Hudon, C., Gates, N., Ali, J., Arenaza-Urquijo, E., Buckley, R., Chetelat, G., Hampel, H., Jessen, F., Marchant, N., Sikkes, S., Tales, A., Flier, W., & Wesselman, L. (2017). Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Older Adults with Subjective Cognitive Decline: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Preliminary Recommendations. Neuropsychology Review
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-017-9342-8, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32332
Jenkins, A., Lindsay, S., Eslambolchilar, P., Thornton, I., & Tales, A. (2016). Administering Cognitive Tests Through Touch Screen Tablet Devices: Potential Issues. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 54(3), 1169-1182.
https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-160545, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65527
Tales, A. & Basoudan, N. (2016). Anxiety in old age and dementia- implications for clinical and research practice. Neuropsychiatry, 6(4), 142-148.
https://doi.org/10.4172/Neuropsychiatry.1000133, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa29682
http://www.openaccessjournals.com/abstract/anxiety-in-old-age-and-dementia--implications-for-clinical-and-research-practice-11476.html
Kremláček, J., Kreegipuu, K., Tales, A., Astikainen, P., Põldver, N., Näätänen, R., & Stefanics, G. (2016). Visual mismatch negativity (vMMN): A review and meta-analysis of studies in psychiatric and neurological disorders. Cortex, 80, 76-112.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2016.03.017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26786
Smart, C., Karr, J., Areshenkoff, C., Rabin, L., Hudon, C., Ali, J., Arenaza-Urquijo, E., Buckley, R., Chetelat, G., Hampel, H., Jessen, F., Marchant, N., Sikkes, S., Gates, N., Tales, A., , W., & Wesselman, L. (2016). Impact of non-pharmacologic interventions on cognitive, behavioural and emotional functioning in older adults with subjective cognitive decline: A systematic review of controlled trials.. Journal of Alzheimer's and Dementia
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2016.06.1478, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa31036
Jenkins, A., Eslambolchilar, P., Lindsay, S., Hare, M., Thornton, I., & Tales, A. (2016). Attitudes towards Attention and Aging: What Differences between Younger and Older Adults Tell Us about Mobile Technology Design. International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction, 8(2), 47-68.
https://doi.org/10.4018/ijmhci.2016040103, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65525
Haworth, J., Phillips, M., Newson, M., Rogers, P., Torrens-Burton, A., & Tales, A. (2016). Measuring Information Processing Speed in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Clinical Versus Research Dichotomy. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 51(1), 263-275.
https://doi.org/10.3233/jad-150791, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65528
Tales, A., Jessen, F., Butler, C., Wilcock, G., Phillips, J., & Bayer, T. (2015). Subjective Cognitive Impairment: Special Issue of Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa23488
Jenkins, A., Tales, A., Tree, J., & Bayer, A. (2015). Subjective Cognitive Impairment in UK-based clinical practices. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 11(7), P893
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48101
Tree, J., Jenkins, A., Tales, A., Tree, J., Bayer, A., & Tales, A. (2015). Are We Ready? The Construct of Subjective Cognitive Impairment and its Utilization in Clinical Practice: A Preliminary UK-Based Service Evaluation. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 48(s1), S25-S31.
https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-150541, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa32315
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84942875713&partnerID=MN8TOARS
Jessen, F., Butler, C., Wilcock, G., Phillips, J., Bayer, T., Tales, A., Jessen, F., Butler, C., Wilcock, G., Phillips, J., & Bayer, T. (2015). Subjective Cognitive Decline. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 48(s1), S1-S3.
https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-150719, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa23484
Tales, A. (2015). Re: Predicting dementia. Rapid response to van Gool and Richard. 350:doi 10.1136/bmj.h2994. BMJ
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22344
Tales, A. (2015). Subjective Cognitive Impairment Research. Journal of Neurology and Neurobiology, 1(3)
https://doi.org/10.16966/2379-7150.e104, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa22969
JENKINS, A., Tales, A., Tree, J., & Bayer, A. (2015). P4‐281: Subjective cognitive impairment in uk‐based clinical practices: A preliminary service evaluation. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 11(7S_Part_19)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalz.2015.08.111, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65529
Nash, P., Willis, P., Tales, A., & Cryer, T. (2015). Sexual health and sexual activity in later life. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 25(1), 22-30.
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0959259815000015, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65526
Stothart, G., Kazanina, N., Naatanen, R., Haworth, J., & Tales, A. (2015). Early visual evoked potentials and mismatch negativity in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 44(2), 397-408.
https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-140930, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa18379
http://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad140930
Stothart, G., Kazanina, N., Tales, A., & al, e. (2014). Early visual evoked potentials and mismatch negativity in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: Cross-sectional findings and longitudinal follow-up.. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 94(2), 156-156.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa21734
Bayer, A., Phillips, M., Porter, G., Leonards, U., Bompas, A., & Tales, A. (2014). Abnormal inhibition of return in mild cognitive impairment: is it specific to the presence of prodromal dementia?. Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease
https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-131934, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17284
Tales, A., Wilcock, G., Phillips, J., & Bayer, A. (2014). Is there more to subjective cognitive impairment than meets the eye? A perspective. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 41(3), 655-661.
https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-132414, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa18054
http://iospress.metapress.com/content/g617m7518958h134/?issue=3&genre=article&spage=655&issn=1387-2877&volume=41
Tales, A., Wilcock, G., Phillips, J., & Bayer, A. (2014). Is there more to subjective cognitive impairment than meets the eye? Raising awareness. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 41(3), 665-666.
https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-141294, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa18055
http://content.iospress.com/articles/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/jad141294
Jenkins, A., Bayer, T., Tree, J., & Tales, A. (2014). Response to "Self-reported memory complaints: Implications from a longitudinal cohort with autopsies". Neurology
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa19494
http://www.neurology.org
Stothart, G., Tales, A., Hedge, C., & Kazanina, N. (2014). Double peaked P1 visual evoked potentials in healthy ageing. Clinical Neurophysiology, 125(7), 1471-1478.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2013.11.029, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa65530
Tales, A., Leonards, U., & Bompas, A. (2013). Intra-Individual reaction time variability in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: A precursor to dementia?. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 32(2), 457-466.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17295
Tales, A. (2013). Intra-Individual Reaction Time Variability in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease: Gender, Processing Load and Speed Factors. PLOS ONE
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa17296
Stothart, G., Tales, A., & Kazanina, N. (2013). Visual mismatch negativity and early evoked potentials in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 180
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48103
Stothart, G., Tales, A., & Kazanina, N. (2013). Evoked potentials reveal age-related compensatory mechanisms in early visual processing. Neurobiology of Aging, 34(4), 1302-1308.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2012.08.012, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14186
Porter, G., Leonards, U., Troscianko, T., Haworth, J., Bayer, A., & Tales, A. (2012). Dealing with illumination in visual scenes: Effects of Ageing and Alzheimer's Disease. PLoS ONE, 7(9), e45104
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045104, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14187
Tales, A., Bayer, A., Krajčík, Š., & Jellinger, K. (2012). Mild Cognitive Impairment: Beyond Memory Dysfunction. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 2012, 1-2.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/262305, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14198
Tales, A., Bayer, A., Krajcik, S., & Jellinger, K. (2012). SPECIAL ISSUE: Mild Cognitive Impairment: Beyond Memory Function. International Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/262305, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa20113
Porter, G., Wright, A., Tales, A., & Gilchrist, I. (2012). Stimulus onsets and distraction in younger and older adults.. Psychology and Aging, 27(4), 1111-1119.
https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028486, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14203
Tales, A. (2012). Visual mismatch negativity and early visual ERPs in healthy ageing, mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
https://doi.org/10.3389/conf.fnhum.2012.208.00088, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa15515
Tales, A., Bayer, A., Haworth, J., Snowden, R., & Philips, M. (2011). Visual search in mild cognitive impairment: A longitudinal study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 24(1), 151-160.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14191
Tales, A. (2011). Mild cognitive impairment and healthy ageing: Intra-group heterogeneity in visual search and phasic alerting.. Journal of Psychophysiology, 25(1), 28-28.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa21737
Tales, A., Snowden, R., Phillips, M., Haworth, J., Porter, G., Wilcock, G., & Bayer, A. (2011). Exogenous phasic alerting and spatial orienting in mild cognitive impairment compared to healthy ageing: Study outcome is related to target response. Cortex, 47(2), 180-190.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2009.09.007, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14182
Porter, G., Tales, A., & Leonards, U. (2010). What makes cast shadows hard to see?. Journal of Vision, 10(3), 1-18.
https://doi.org/10.1167/10.3.13, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14204
Porter, G., Tales, A., Troscianko, T., Wilcock, G., Haworth, J., & Leonards, U. (2010). New insights into feature and conjunction search: I. Evidence from pupil size, eye movements and ageing. Cortex, 46(5), 621-636.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2009.04.013, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14184
Porter, G., Leonards, U., Wilcock, G., Haworth, J., Troscianko, T., & Tales, A. (2010). New insights into feature and conjunction search: II. Evidence from Alzheimer's disease. Cortex, 46(5), 637-649.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2009.04.014, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14185
Tales, A., Porter, G., & Butler, S. (2009). Automatic change detection during the performance of a continuous visual task. Neuroreport, 20(18), 1638-1642.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14188
Tales, A., Wilcock, G., Porter, G., & Butler, S. (2009). Visual mismatch negativity in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48106
Porter, G., Stimpson, L., Tales, A., & Lovell, P. (2009). Object recognition is slowed by shadows of inconsistent orientation. Perception, 38(4), 625
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48107
Tales, A., Haworth, J., Wilcock, G., Newton, P., & Butler, S. (2008). Visual mismatch negativity highlights abnormal pre-attentive visual processing in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychologia, 46(5), 1224-1232.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.11.017, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14183
Tales, A. & Porter, G. (2008). Visual attention-related processing in Alzheimer's disease. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14202
Porter, G., Tales, A., Wilcock, G., Haworth, J., Troscianko, T., & Leonards, U. (2007). Processing patterns during feature and conjunction search in Alzheimer's disease. Perception, 36(9), 1408-1409.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48108
Porter, G., Tales, A., Troscianko, T., & Leonards, U. (2007). Shadow processing: top down or bottom up?. Perception, 36, 0
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48109
Tales, A. & Butler, S. (2006). Visual mismatch negativity highlights abnormal preattentive visual processing in Alzheimer's disease. NeuroReport, 17(9), 887
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14190
Tales, A., Snowden, R., Brown, M., & Wilcock, G. (2006). Alerting and orienting in Alzheimer's disease.. Neuropsychology, 20(6), 752-756.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0894-4105.20.6.752, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14195
Tales, A., Snowden, R., Haworth, J., & Wilcock, G. (2005). Abnormal spatial and non-spatial cueing effects in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease. NeuroCase, 11(1), 85-92.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14193
Tales, A., Haworth, J., Nelson, S., Snowden, R., & Wilcock, G. (2005). Abnormal visual search in mild cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease. NeuroCase, 11(1), 80-84.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14194
Porter, G., Tales, A., Wilcock, G., & Troscianko, T. (2005). The effects of ageing on processing load in feature and conjunction search: A pupil size and eye movement study. Perception, 34, 225
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48110
Stagg, C., Hindley, P., Tales, A., & Butler, S. (2004). Visual mismatch negativity: The detection of stimulus change. NeuroReport, 15(4), 659-663.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14192
Tales, A., Muir, J., Jones, R., Bayer, A., & Snowden, R. (2004). The effects of saliency and task difficulty on visual search performance in ageing and Alzheimer's disease. Neuropsychologia, 42(3), 335-345.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14201
Tales, A. & Wilcock, G. (2003). Attentional function in ageing and mild cognitive impairment. Age and Ageing, 32, 27
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48111
Tales, A., Troscianko, T., Wilcock, G., & Butler, S. (2002). Age-related changes in the preattentional detection of visual change. Neuroreport, 13, 969-972.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14205
Tales, A., Butler, S., Fossey, J., & al, e. (2002). Visual search in Alzheimer's disease: A deficiency in processing conjunctions of features. Neuropsychologia, 40, 1849-1857.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14206
Tales, A., Muir, J., Bayer, A., Jones, R., & Snowden, R. (2002). Phasic visual alertness in Alzheimer's disease and ageing. Neuroreport, 13(18), 2557-2560.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14199
Tales, A., Muir, J., Bayer, A., & Snowden, R. (2002). Spatial shifts in visual attention in normal ageing and dementia of the Alzheimer type. Neuropsychologia
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14200
Snowden, R., Tales, A., & Muir, J. (2001). Visual attention in Alzheimer's disease. Perception, 30, 0
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48112
Tales, A., Butler, S., Troscianko, T., & al, e. (2001). Pupillary light reflex in Alzheimer's disease. Aging and Clinical Experimental Research, 13, 473-478.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14207
Tales, A., Troscianko, T., Lush, D., Haworth, J., Wilcock, G., & Butler, S. (2001). The pupillary light reflex in aging and alzheimer's disease. , 13
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25062
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Tales, A., Troscianko, T., Butler, S., Wilcock, G., Jones, R., & Fossey, J. (2000). Visual search in Alzheimer's disease. Spatial Vision, 14(1), 87
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48113
Tales, A., Newton, P., Troscianko, T., & Butler, S. (1999). Mismatch negativity in the visual modality. Neuroreport, 10(16), 3363-3367.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa14189
Tales, A., Butler, S., Troscianko, T., & Wilcock, G. (1999). The Pupillary light reflex in Alzheimer's disease.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48098
Tales, A., Butler, S., Troscianko, T., & Newton, P. (1998). Mismatch negativity in the visual modality. Perception, 27, 00
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48097
Tales, A., Troscianko, T., & Butler, S. (1997). Visual search in healthy ageing. Perception, 26, 4
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48114
Tales, A., Butler, S., & Troscianko, T. (1995). Central nervous system arousal and autonomic nervous system activation: the effects of red and green light.. Perception, 24, 59
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48115

Authored Books

Tales, A. & Bayer, A. (2014). Practical Tips for Researchers: Older adults with mild cognitive impairment and Dementia Swansea University.
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48102

Conference Contributions

Porter, G., Wattam-Bell, J., Bayer, A., Haworth, J., & Tales, A. (2010). Global motion processing is impaired in patients with Alzheimer's Disease. In Perception (pp. 282
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa48105

Other Research Outputs

Richards, E., Cutter, J., & Tales, A. (2020). Dementia-based services in Swansea Bay
SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa55154

Supervision

" The Use of Internet-Based Health Technologies to Access Health Information and Health Services by Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia " (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Emma Richards
Exploring metacognitive awareness of autobiographical memory in depression and healthy ageing (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Miss Claire Barnes
The influence of environmental sound on attention control and gait in older adults (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Alison Porter
Urinary Incontinence. The challenges facing older women living in the community with long-term chronic illness. (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Deborah Morgan
An Exploration of the Concept of Well-being In Relation to the Care of Older People«br /»«br /» (awarded 2022)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Gemma Morgan

Other supervisor: Dr Gideon Calder

Other supervisor: Dr Gideon Calder
Virtual Reality As A Tool For Patient Education, To Improve Access To Timely Radiotherapy, For Patients Receiving Breast Cancer Treatment Using Surface- Guided Radiotherapy. (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Richard Hugtenburg
Previous title: Influence of sleep psychophysiological and cognitive functions in healthy older adults and people with vascular dementia.«br /»«br /»«br /» Current title: The influence of narratives and fiction on sleep and memory for people with Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) and Healthy Older Adults (HOAs).«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /» New title:«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /»«br /» The influence of narratives and fiction on sleep and memory for people with Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) and Healthy Older Adults (HOAs). (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Emma Richards

Other supervisor: Prof Mark Blagrove
What can psychophysiological factors tell us about the risk of future cognitive decline (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Vicky Lovett

Other supervisor: Dr Stephen Johnston
A mixed methods feasibility study to test the«br /»«br /» impact of an integrated third sector support«br /»«br /» service (i.e. Breast Cancer Haven) on«br /»«br /» self-management, quality of life and use of NHS«br /»«br /» services in breast cancer (current)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Ian Beech
'Tea for two generations’ An Intergenerational psychosocial intervention for people with dementia living in care homes (awarded 2023)

PhD

Other supervisor: Dr Sarah Hillcoat-Nalletamby
RIGHT OF WAY: USING ACTION RESEARCH TO EXPLORE NEW PATHWAYS TO TRIAGE FOR DEMENTIA IN PRIMARY CARE (awarded 2023)

DProf

Other supervisor: Prof Nicholas Rich

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Andrea is highly involved in public engagement and helps to co-ordinate the Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research [CADR] Research Advocate group.

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" The Use of Internet-Based Health Technologies to Access Health Information and Health Services by Informal Caregivers of People with Dementia " (current)

Exploring metacognitive awareness of autobiographical memory in depression and healthy ageing (current)

The influence of environmental sound on attention control and gait in older adults (current)

Urinary Incontinence. The challenges facing older women living in the community with long-term chronic illness. (current)

An Exploration of the Concept of Well-being In Relation to the Care of Older People«br /»«br /» (awarded 2022)

Virtual Reality As A Tool For Patient Education, To Improve Access To Timely Radiotherapy, For Patients Receiving Breast Cancer Treatment Using Surface- Guided Radiotherapy. (current)

What can psychophysiological factors tell us about the risk of future cognitive decline (current)

A mixed methods feasibility study to test the«br /»«br /» impact of an integrated third sector support«br /»«br /» service (i.e. Breast Cancer Haven) on«br /»«br /» self-management, quality of life and use of NHS«br /»«br /» services in breast cancer (current)

'Tea for two generations’ An Intergenerational psychosocial intervention for people with dementia living in care homes (awarded 2023)

RIGHT OF WAY: USING ACTION RESEARCH TO EXPLORE NEW PATHWAYS TO TRIAGE FOR DEMENTIA IN PRIMARY CARE (awarded 2023)

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