Tobias Whelan
PhD Student
Research interests
- Neuroscience
- Pharmacology
- Mental Health
- Imaging sciences
Contact details
Biography
Tobias is a PhD student at King’s College London since June 2021 and a Research Scientist at COMPASS Pathways. He is currently running an experimental medicine study of psilocybin in autistic and non-autistic adults.
Research Interests
- Translational Neuroscience
- Brain Imaging
- Neurodiversity
Expertise and Public Engagement
COMPASS Pathways (mental health company); written articles e.g. https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/blog/psilocybin-study-to-investigate-the-serotonin-system-in-autism-365462 and on a podcast e.g. https://www.economist.com/psychedelics-pod
Key Publications
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.05.25.23290521v1
Research
![hearing and sensory systems hero](/newimages/ioppn/neuroscience/hero-banners/research-hero-banners/hearing-and-sensory-systems-hero.x512a83fc.jpg?w=794&h=440&crop=780,440,7,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Sensory InputsLab
Led by Dr. Nicolaas Puts, the Sensory Inputs lab focuses on measuring the behavioural, physiological, and clinical response of human to different types of sensory information.
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EU-AIMS (European Autism Interventions)
One of the largest ever research projects finding new ways to develop drugs for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Research
![hearing and sensory systems hero](/newimages/ioppn/neuroscience/hero-banners/research-hero-banners/hearing-and-sensory-systems-hero.x512a83fc.jpg?w=794&h=440&crop=780,440,7,0&width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
Sensory InputsLab
Led by Dr. Nicolaas Puts, the Sensory Inputs lab focuses on measuring the behavioural, physiological, and clinical response of human to different types of sensory information.
![](https://kcl.ac.uk/siteelements/images/news-image-kings-logo-780x440.xe298f98f.jpg?width=380&height=215&fit=crop&f=webp)
EU-AIMS (European Autism Interventions)
One of the largest ever research projects finding new ways to develop drugs for autism spectrum disorder (ASD).