Dr Farah Akthar
PhD, MBCS, C.Psychol, AFHEA, AFBPsS, MSc, BSc (Hons)

Dr. Farah Akthar: Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscientist, Chartered Psychologist, and Specialist in neuro-ophthalmic disorders, visual neuropsychology, and brain function. She is the Lead of the Clinical & Cognitive Neuropsychology of Vision module, teaches across undergraduate and MSc Cognitive Neuroscience programmes, and serves as Early Career Academic Lead of Institute of Population Health, Open Day and Recruitment Lead, and Assessment Coordinator for core neuroscience modules.
Psychology

Part of
Institute of Population Health
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

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Farah.Akthar@liverpool.ac.uk

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2026

Charles Bonnet Syndrome: associations between psychosocial measures and visual hallucination characteristics in the visually impaired.

Walker, R., Ellett, L., Norton, D., Rouabhi, H., Coughlan, H., Akthar, F., . . . Ffytche, D. (2026). Charles Bonnet Syndrome: associations between psychosocial measures and visual hallucination characteristics in the visually impaired.. BMJ open ophthalmology, 11(1), e002554. doi:10.1136/bmjophth-2025-002554

DOI: 10.1136/bmjophth-2025-002554
: Journal article

2025

Aesthetic Preference for Glass Patterns is Predicted by Known Activations of the Extrastriate Visual cortex

Makin, A. D. J., & Akthar, F. (2025). Aesthetic Preference for Glass Patterns is Predicted by Known Activations of the Extrastriate Visual cortex. EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF THE ARTS. doi:10.1177/02762374251386303

DOI: 10.1177/02762374251386303
: Journal article