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Dr Christelle Langley

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge

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OfficeDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, CambridgeThe organisation’s office, not a personal address.

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Dr Christelle Langley: key facts

Kind of voice
Academic
Role
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience
Organisation
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
Quoted on
Dementia, Women's health & gynaecology
Press coverage
Also cited
Most recently quoted
15 Sept 2026
First quoted
27 Jan 2026

03  Profile

Who Dr Christelle Langley is

Dr Christelle Langley is a cognitive neuroscientist and Postdoctoral Research Associate in the University of Cambridge Department of Psychiatry. She received her PhD from the University of Bristol in 2019.

Her PhD examined the relationship between fatigue and cognition in Multiple Sclerosis, with an emphasis on neural mechanisms. She joined Professor Barbara J Sahakian's lab in early 2019. Her research has covered cognitive function in premanifest Huntington's disease (with UCL) and the effects of escitalopram on cognition and reward learning in healthy volunteers (with the University of Copenhagen).

With Sahakian she has written for The Conversation on ADHD, including a review of global rises in ADHD diagnoses and prescriptions across age groups, and an earlier study on emotional problems in children with ADHD. She is co-author of the popular science book Brain Boost: Healthy Habits for a Happier Life (2025).

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Co-authored the popular science book Brain Boost: Healthy Habits for a Happier Life (2025) with Professor Barbara Sahakian Source ↗

  2. 02

    Co-authored a review in the Journal of Psychopharmacology on global ADHD diagnoses and prescriptions, summarised in The Conversation Source ↗

  3. 03

    Co-led a Cambridge study reporting that one in two children with ADHD experience emotional problems (May 2024), and a study on magnetic brain stimulation for communication in children with autism (May 2026), with Prof Barbara Sahakian Source ↗

  4. 04

    Lead author of a Neuropsychopharmacology paper on chronic escitalopram and reinforcement sensitivity in healthy volunteers (2023) Source ↗

  5. 05

    Holds an advisory role in the Centre for Lifelong Learning project, a joint venture with Nanyang Technological University Source ↗

Research & publications

Publication records from OpenAlex and Europe PMC, matched on name and affiliation. Every entry links to its DOI so the attribution can be checked.

04  The signal · where Dr Christelle Langley sits on women's health & gynaecology

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One of the voices most often quoted in the press on women's health & gynaecology.

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  1. Dr Sue Mann portraitDr Sue MannClinicianNational Clinical Director for Women's Health, NHS EnglandLeading
  2. Dr Alison Wright portraitDr Alison WrightClinicianPresident, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)Leading
  3. Prof Ranee Thakar portraitProf Ranee ThakarClinicianPresident (2022–2025), Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; Consultant Obstetrician and Urogynaecologist, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)Leading
  4. Dr Fiona LemmensAcademicdeputy medical director for NHS Cheshire and MerseysideRegularly cited
  5. Claire AgathouClinicianGP and co-founder of the A-Z General Practice at The Wellington Hospital, part of HCA Healthcare UKRegularly cited
  6. Dr Christelle Langley portraitDr Christelle LangleyAcademicPostdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, University of CambridgeRegularly cited
  7. Ricardo AzzizAcademicProfessor of reproductive endocrinology and gynecology at the University of Alabama at BirminghamRegularly cited
  8. Dr Aimee Grant portraitDr Aimee GrantAcademicAssociate Professor in Public Health and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, Swansea UniversityRegularly cited

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05  On the record · press

What Dr Christelle Langley has said

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  • bbc.com
  • cam.ac.uk
  • independent.co.uk
  • pulsetoday.co.uk
  • telegraph.co.uk

Where Dr Christelle Langley has been quoted

  1. Reading for pleasure can improve wellbeing - studybbc.com · 15 Sept 2026
  2. Reading for pleasure cuts dementia risk by third, Cambridge study findstelegraph.co.uk · 15 Sept 2026
  3. Reading for pleasure - and for better health | University of Cambridgecam.ac.uk · 15 Sept 2026
  4. Reading for pleasure comes with multiple health benefits, researchers sayindependent.co.uk · 14 Sept 2026
  5. Menopause linked to reduced grey matter in the brain, finds large UK studypulsetoday.co.uk · 9 Mar 2026
  6. Menopause: our study revealed how it affects the brain, cognition and mental healththeconversation.com · 10 Feb 2026
  7. Menopause linked to Alzheimer's-like brain changesbbc.com · 27 Jan 2026
How we found the articles that name Dr Christelle Langley: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics

Dementia

  • dementia
  • dementia care
  • Alzheimer's
  • memory clinic
  • dementia diagnosis
  • dementia strategy

Also searched with “dementia” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Dementia

Women's health & gynaecology

  • women's health
  • gynaecology
  • endometriosis
  • menopause
  • HRT
  • cervical screening
  • women's health strategy
  • women's health hub

Also searched with “women's health” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag. Every term for Women's health & gynaecology

Verbatim

“Given how beneficial reading for pleasure is at a young age, we should be doing everything we can to introduce children and young people to reading”
Researcher, University of Cambridge Department of Psychiatry · Dementia · bbc.com · 15 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“Given how beneficial reading for pleasure is at a young age, we should be doing everything we can to introduce children and young people to reading. The important thing is to find something they'd really enjoy reading about – it might be a TV programme or a game – and use this as a way in.”
Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge · Dementia · telegraph.co.uk · 15 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“Given how beneficial reading for pleasure is at a young age, we should be doing everything we can to introduce children and young people to reading. The important thing is to find something they really enjoy – it might be a TV programme or a game – and use this as a way in. Reading comics and graphic novels could also be a helpful introduction as they might be seen as less intimidating, maybe less boring, than novels.”
Dr, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge · cam.ac.uk · 15 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“Given how beneficial reading for pleasure is at a young age, we should be doing everything we can to introduce children and young people to reading.”
Dr, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge · Dementia · independent.co.uk · 14 Sept 2026 · Read the article
“We all need to be more sensitive to not only the physical, but also the mental health of women during menopause, however, and recognise when they are struggling.”
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge · Women's health & gynaecology · pulsetoday.co.uk · 9 Mar 2026 · Read the article
“We placed participants into three groups: pre-menopausal, post-menopausal and post-menopausal with HRT.”
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge · Women's health & gynaecology · theconversation.com · 10 Feb 2026 · Read the article
“We all need to be more sensitive to not only the physical, but also the mental health of women during menopause. There should be no embarrassment in letting others know what you're going through and asking for help.”
Co-researcher · Women's health & gynaecology · bbc.com · 27 Jan 2026 · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. Christelle Langley – The Conversation profile. Job title, PhD (Bristol, 2019), PhD focus, joining Sahakian's lab in 2019, Brain Boost book, X handle @DrCLangley
  2. Dr Christelle Langley – Cambridge Department of Psychiatry. Biography, Copenhagen escitalopram study, advisory role in the Centre for Lifelong Learning project, key publications
  3. Dr Christelle Langley – Cambridge Neuroscience. Associated news on ADHD emotional problems (2024) and autism brain stimulation (2026)
  4. Global ADHD Diagnoses, Prescriptions Surge Across Ages (The Conversation, republished). ADHD review in the Journal of Psychopharmacology; Wellcome Trust funding; NIHR Cambridge BRC affiliation
  5. Clare Hall news: Sahakian and Langley examine global rise in ADHD diagnoses and prescriptions. Affiliated postdoctoral member of Clare Hall; ADHD article content
  6. Christelle Langley – Clare Hall directory. Huntington's disease Young Adult Study collaboration with UCL; publication record
  7. Neuropsychological performance in young adults with cannabis use disorder (Kaya, Langley et al., 2021). ORCID iD and Cambridge Department of Psychiatry affiliation
  8. Christelle Langley (@DrCLangley) / X. X account describing her as a Cognitive Neuroscientist, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge

07  Contact & links

X
x.com/DrCLangley
ORCID
orcid.org/0000-0001-5061-2820published here ↗
Staff page
psychiatry.cam.ac.uk/staff/dr-christelle-langley
Website
theconversation.com/profiles/christelle-langley-948259

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Professors, researchers and think-tank analysts quoted on the strength of their research rather than a clinical role. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 13 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.