Rate My Professor Muireann Irish

University of Sydney

#297 worldwide#234 in Australia

Neuroscience Cognitive Psychology Neuropsychology

4.7

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5.08/20/2025

Makes complex topics easy to understand.

4.05/21/2025

Creates dynamic and engaging lessons.

5.04/30/2025

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5.03/31/2025

Always prepared and organized for students.

4.02/27/2025

Always goes above and beyond for students.

5.02/4/2025

Great Professor!

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About Muireann

Professor Muireann Irish is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of Psychology and Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney, where she serves as Principal Investigator of the Irish Lab. She completed her BA in Psychology, PhD, and Diploma in Statistics at Trinity College Dublin. Previously, she was a Senior Research Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia and the University of New South Wales. Her research examines cognitive, behavioural, and neuropsychiatric alterations in dementia syndromes, with a focus on frontotemporal dementia, episodic memory, imagination, future thinking, motivation, and anhedonia. Employing cognitive neuroscience, neuropsychiatry, neuroimaging, and artificial intelligence, her work targets early diagnosis, disease mechanisms, and interventions to enhance patient outcomes and quality of life. As Chair of the Sydney Dementia Network, she collaborates on multidisciplinary initiatives, including carer toolkits co-developed with Dementia Support Australia.