Professor Stough is on the advisory panel for the International Society for Intelligence Research and editorial board for the journal Intelligence. Professor Stough is a leading researcher in the area of natural drugs, cognition, mood and the brain. He co-founded the Herbal and Nutraceutical Research Unit at Swinburne University and is the new Director of the National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) collaborative research centre of neurocognition and herbal medicines. The focus of this unit has been to study the efficacy of cognitive enhancing natural drugs.

He has key publications and grants with several natural substances such as Ginkgo Biloba, Bacopa Monniera, DHA and fish oils, St John’s Wort, Pycnogenol, multi vitamins, rye grass, pine needle extract and patented combinations of smart drugs amongst many others. More recent work has been in establishing the Swinburne Centre for Healthy Aging and the development of large pharmacological trials for the prevention of cognitive and brain aging and supplementary treatments for abnormal aging such as Alzheimer’s Dementia. He has also been working with Vicroads in the area of illicit drugs, driving and cognition and currently holds a large government grant in the area of ecstasy, amphetamines, cognition, road-side saliva testing and driving. Professor Stough with Ben Palmer co-developed the Genos Emotional Intelligence Test and has an expensive network of colleagues and students studying how emotional intelligence relates to important work related behaviours and organizational outcomes such as leadership, workplace behaviours, occupational stress, cross-cultural aspects and the biological basis of emotional intelligence.

Professor Stough is on the advisory panel for the International Society for Intelligence Research and editorial board for the journal Intelligence. Professor Stough is a leading researcher in the area of natural drugs, cognition, mood and the brain. He co-founded the Herbal and Nutraceutical Research Unit at Swinburne University and is the new Director of the National Institute of Complementary Medicine (NICM) collaborative research centre of neurocognition and herbal medicines. The focus of this unit has been to study the efficacy of cognitive enhancing natural drugs.

He has key publications and grants with several natural substances such as Ginkgo Biloba, Bacopa Monniera, DHA and fish oils, St John’s Wort, Pycnogenol, multi vitamins, rye grass, pine needle extract and patented combinations of smart drugs amongst many others. More recent work has been in establishing the Swinburne Centre for Healthy Aging and the development of large pharmacological trials for the prevention of cognitive and brain aging and supplementary treatments for abnormal aging such as Alzheimer’s Dementia. He has also been working with Vicroads in the area of illicit drugs, driving and cognition and currently holds a large government grant in the area of ecstasy, amphetamines, cognition, road-side saliva testing and driving. Professor Stough with Ben Palmer co-developed the Genos Emotional Intelligence Test and has an expensive network of colleagues and students studying how emotional intelligence relates to important work related behaviours and organizational outcomes such as leadership, workplace behaviours, occupational stress, cross-cultural aspects and the biological basis of emotional intelligence.

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