Dr Emma Wightman

Associate Professor

School: Psychology

Associate Professor

Psychology

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Key Publications

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Cognitive and emotional benefits of a herbal supplement with Scutellaria baicalensis and Crataegus extracts in stressed adults: a double-blind crossover trial, Dodd, F., Weishaupt, R., Katumba, P., Elcoate, R., Wightman, E. 5 Mar 2026, In: Planta Medica
The effects of 12-weeks resveratrol supplementation on cognition, gastrointestinal microbiota, and systemic inflammation, in an overweight and obese human population: a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel groups trial, Wightman, E., Lodge, J., Kennedy, D., Bowerbank, S., Cheung, W., Cuthbertson, L., Smith, D. 1 Jul 2026, In: Frontiers in Nutrition
Effects of a Scutellaria baicalensis/Crataegus laevigata, magnesium and chromium supplement on stressed individuals: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial, Dodd, F., Weishaupt, R., Katumba, P., Elcoate, R., Wightman, E. 1 Dec 2025, In: Journal of Psychopharmacology
Chronic supplementation of a multi-ingredient herbal supplement increases speed of cognitive task performance alongside changes in the urinary metabolism of dopamine and the gut microbiome in cognitively intact older adults experiencing subjective memory decline: a randomized, placebo controlled, parallel groups investigation, Wightman, E., Khan, J., Smith, E., Rolfe, V., Smith, D., Young, G., Cheung, W., Kennedy, D. 10 Oct 2023, In: Frontiers in Nutrition
Acute cognitive performance and mood effects of coffee berry and apple extracts: A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled crossover study in healthy humans, Jackson, P., Haskell-Ramsay, C., Forster, J., Khan, J., Veasey, R., Kennedy, D., Wilson, A., Saunders, C., Wightman, E. 2 Nov 2022, In: Nutritional Neuroscience
Mental Performance and Sport: Caffeine and Co-consumed Bioactive Ingredients, Kennedy, D., Wightman, E. 1 Dec 2022, In: Sports Medicine
The chronic effects of a combination of herbal extracts (Euphytose®) on psychological mood state and response to a laboratory stressor: A randomised, placebo-controlled, double blind study in healthy humans., Dodd, F., Kennedy, D., Wightman, E., Khan, J., Patan, M., Elcoate, R., Jackson, P. Nov 2022, In: Journal of Psychopharmacology
Acceptability and Feasibility of a 13-Week Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial Testing the Effects of Incremental Doses of Beetroot Juice in Overweight and Obese Older Adults, Babateen, A., Shannon, P., O’Brien, S., Okello, E., Khan, M., Rubele, S., Wightman, E., Smith, E., McMahon, N., Olgacer, D., Koehl, C., Fostier, W., Mendes, I., Kennedy, D., Mathers, J., Siervo, M. 26 Feb 2021, In: Nutrients
The Acute and Chronic Cognitive Effects of a Sage Extract: A Randomized, Placebo Controlled Study in Healthy Humans, Wightman, E., Jackson, P., Spittlehouse, B., Heffernan, T., Guillemet, D., Kennedy, D. 14 Jan 2021, In: Nutrients
Acute and Chronic Effects of Green Oat (Avena sativa) Extract on Cognitive Function and Mood during a Laboratory Stressor in Healthy Adults: A Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study in Healthy Humans, Kennedy, D., Bonnländer, B., Lang, S., Pischel, I., Forster, J., Khan, J., Jackson, P., Wightman, E. 29 May 2020, In: Nutrients