David Lewis (born 1942), a French-born English neuropsychologist, is founder and director at the independent research consultancy Mindlab International based at the Sussex Innovation Centre in

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. Additionally, he is a chartered psychologist, an author and lecturer. He currently specialises in non-invasive techniques for measuring human responses under real life conditions. The studies started in the early 1980s while he was a doctoral student at the University of Sussex and required him to develop both the hardware and software necessary to monitor and record electrical activity in the brain. He has a

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in psychology and biology from the University of Westminster and a doctorate from the Department of Experimental Psychology at the University of Sussex, where he lectured in clinical psychology and

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before setting up his own research organisation. He is the author of books covering a range of psychological topics, a lecturer and Sony award-winning broadcaster for a

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series on the psychological relationships between sports stars and their mentors and trainers. In the early 1990s his work was featured on BBC TV's '' Tomorrow's World''.

Bibliography

* ''The Secret Language of Your Child. How Children Talk Before they Can Speak'', 1978. . * ''Thinking Better'', (with James Greene) 1982. * ''Know Your Own Mind'', (with James Green) 1983. . * ''Fight Your Phobia and Win'', 1984 . * ''Loving and Loathing'', 1985 . * ''The Alpha Plan'', 1986. . * ''Mind Skills. Giving Your Child a Brighter Future'', 1987. . * ''Helping Your Anxious Child'', 1988. . * ''The Secret Language of Success. Using Body Language to Get What You Want'', 1989. . * ''Heart Attack'', 1990 * ''Help Your Child Through School'', 1992. * ''Information Overload. Practical Strategies for Surviving in Today's Workplace'', 1999 * ''The Soul of the New Consumer: Authenticity What We Buy and Why in the New Economy'', (with Darren Bridger) 2000 * ''The Man who invented Hitler'', 2003. . New Ed edition (November 1, 2004), Publisher: Headline Book Publishing; . * ''Pass That Exam'', (DVD) 2002 * ''Mastering Your Memory'', (DVD) 2007 * ''Impulse: Why We Do What We Do Without Knowing It, ''2013.

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Dr David Lewis
- his business homepage. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, David Living people Neuropsychologists French psychologists Alumni of the University of Westminster Alumni of the University of Sussex 1942 births