About the lecture

In this lecture, we think about the importance of writing style, focusing in particular on: (i) the key link between writing style and clarity of arguments (ii) the importance of writing style in readers’ perception of the writer.

About the lecturer

Dr Andrew Bell is a lecturer in cognitive neuroscience in the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London. Dr Bell works in the neuroimaging department and focuses his teaching on statistics and statistical techniques. Dr Bell is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has published a review of animal lesion techniques used by researchers of human neuropsychology. Dr Bell’s recent publications include ‘Preserved extrastriate visual network in a monkey with substantial, naturally occurring damage to primary visual cortex’ (2019) and ‘Viewing ambiguous social interactions increases functional connectivity between frontal and temporal nodes of the social brain’ (2021).