Common Experimental Area

The Common Experimental Area is a psychophysiological research hub at the Department of Psychology, offering rooms and equipment for a variety of projects. By sharing resources and training students and researchers, we promote a community-based approach to collaborative research culture.

The Common Experimental Area began with the Trevor Robbins Cognitive Neuroscience Labs in 2024, dedicated to adult testing, and later expanded to include the Cambridge Babylab, which provides family-friendly testing spaces to support developmental research.

Follow the links or navigate the menu on the left to learn more about each facility, including its capacity and how to get in touch for access to shared resources.

Use the Notice Board on the left to browse through and display ongoing studies available for participation from across the Department of Psychology and the wider University of Cambridge community.

Watch our interview with Professor Trevor Robbins talking about his inter-disciplinary legacy the CEA promotes:

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Since its opening in 2024, Common Experimental Area (including TRCNLabs and Babylab) has collaborated with:

Adaptive Brain Lab (Zoe Kourtzi PI, Cambridge Festival 2025);

Brain, Language & Bilingualism Lab (Mirjana Bozic PI);

Babylab (Mark Johnson & Sarah Lloyd-Fox PIs);

Cognition and Motivated Behaviour Lab (Lucy Cheke PI);

Computational Cognition Lab (Paul Bays PI);

Consciousness and Cognition Lab (Tristan Bekinschtein PI);

Emotional Cognition Lab (Deborah Talmi PI);

Memory Lab (Jon Simons PI);