Paul Badcock

The hierarchically mechanistic mind: an evolutionary systems theory of the human brain, cognition, and behavior.

Paul B Badcock, Karl J Friston, Maxwell JD Ramstead, Annemie Ploeger, Jakob Hohwy

Journal article  |  2019  |  Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience

The purpose of this review was to integrate leading paradigms in psychology and neuroscience with a theory of the embodied, situat..

The hierarchically mechanistic mind: A free-energy formulation of the human psyche

Paul B Badcock, Karl J Friston, Maxwell JD Ramstead

Journal article  |  2019  |  Physics of Life Reviews

This article presents a unifying theory of the embodied, situated human brain called the Hierarchically Mechanistic Mind (HMM). Th..

Variational ecology and the physics of sentient systems

Maxwell JD Ramstead, Axel Constant, Paul B Badcock, Karl J Friston

Journal article  |  2019  |  Physics of Life Reviews

This paper addresses the challenges faced by multiscale formulations of the variational (free energy) approach to dynamics that ob..

High-risk sexual behaviour in young people with mental health disorders

Asiel Yair Adan Sanchez, Elizabeth McMillan, Amit Bhaduri, Nancy Pehlivan, Katherine Monson, Paul Badcock, Katherine Thonnpson, Eoin Killackey, Andrew Chanen, Brian O'Donoghue

Journal article  |  2019  |  Early Intervention in Psychiatry

A multi-scale view of the emergent complexity of life: A free-energy proposal

C Hesp, M Ramstead, A Constant, P Badcock, M Kirchhoff, K Friston

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Springer Proceedings in Complexity

Tinkering with cognitive gadgets: Cultural evolutionary psychology meets active inference

Paul Benjamin Badcock, Axel Constant, Maxwell James Desormeau Ramstead

Journal article  |  2019  |  Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Ten guiding principles for youth mental health services

Frank Hughes, Lisa Hebel, Paul Badcock, Alexandra G Parker

Journal article  |  2018  |  Early Intervention in Psychiatry

Variational neuroethology: Answering further questions Reply to comments on "Answering Schrodinger's question: A free-energy formulation"

Maxwell JD Ramstead, Paul B Badcock, Karl J Friston

Journal article  |  2018  |  Physics of Life Reviews

Answering Schrodinger's question: A free-energy formulation

Maxwell James Desormeau Ramstead, Paul Benjamin Badcock, Karl John Friston

Journal article  |  2018  |  Physics of Life Reviews

Differences Between Landline and Mobile Phone Users in Sexual Behavior Research

Paul B Badcock, Kent Patrick, Anthony MA Smith, Judy M Simpson, Darren Pennay, Chris E Rissel, Richard O de Visser, Andrew E Grulich, Juliet Richters

Journal article  |  2017  |  Archives of Sexual Behavior

Sexual functioning and experiences in young people affected by mental health disorders

Elizabeth McMillan, Asiel Adan Sanchez, Amit Bhaduri, Nancy Pehlivan, Katherine Monson, Paul Badcock, Katherine Thompson, Eoin Killackey, Andrew Chanen, Brian O'Donoghue

Journal article  |  2017  |  Psychiatry Research

Self-Reported Parenting Style Is Associated With Children's Inflammation and Immune Activation

Michelle L Byrne, Paul B Badcock, Julian G Simmons, Sarah Whittle, Adam Pettitt, Craig A Olsson, Lisa K Mundy, George C Patton, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Family Psychology

The Depressed Brain: An Evolutionary Systems Theory

Paul B Badcock, Christopher G Davey, Sarah Whittle, Nicholas B Allen, Karl J Friston

Journal article  |  2017  |  Trends in Cognitive Sciences

After phrenology: Time for a paradigm shift in cognitive science

Paul Benjamin Badcock, Cannemie Ploeger, Nicholas Brian Allen

Journal article  |  2016  |  Behavioral and Brain Sciences

The lifetime experience of traumatic events is associated with hair cortisol concentrations in community-based children

Julian G Simmons, Paul B Badcock, Sarah L Whittle, Michelle L Byrne, Lisa Mundy, George C Patton, Craig A Olsson, Nicholas B Allen

Journal article  |  2016  |  Psychoneuroendocrinology

Demographic and Psychosocial Factors Associated With Psychological Distress and Resilience Among Transgender Individuals

Emily Bariola, Anthony Lyons, William Leonard, Marian Pitts, Paul Badcock, Murray Couch

Journal article  |  2015  |  American Journal of Public Health

Knowledge about and experience of sexually transmissible infections in a representative sample of adults: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Andrew E Grulich, Richard O de Visser, Paul B Badcock, Anthony MA Smith, Juliet Richters, Chris Rissel, Judy M Simpson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Homosexual experience and recent homosexual encounters: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Andrew E Grulich, Richard O de Visser, Paul B Badcock, Anthony MA Smith, Wendy Heywood, Juliet Richters, Chris Rissel, Judy M Simpson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Change and stasis in sexual health and relationships: comparisons between the First and Second Australian Studies of Health and Relationships

Richard O de Visser, Juliet Richters, Chris Rissel, Paul B Badcock, Judy M Simpson, Anthony MA Smith, Andrew E Grulich

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Heterosexual experience and recent heterosexual encounters among Australian adults: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Chris Rissel, Paul B Badcock, Anthony MA Smith, Juliet Richters, Richard O de Visser, Andrew E Grulich, Judy M Simpson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Masturbation, paying for sex, and other sexual activities: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Juliet Richters, Richard O de Visser, Paul B Badcock, Anthony MA Smith, Chris Rissel, Judy M Simpson, Andrew E Grulich

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Design and methods of the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Juliet Richters, Paul B Badcock, Judy M Simpson, David Shellard, Chris Rissel, Richard O de Visser, Andrew E Grulich, Anthony MA Smith

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Experiences of sexual coercion in a representative sample of adults: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Richard O de Visser, Paul B Badcock, Chris Rissel, Juliet Richters, Anthony MA Smith, Andrew E Grulich, Judy M Simpson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Safer sex and condom use: findings from the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Richard O de Visser, Paul B Badcock, Chris Rissel, Juliet Richters, Anthony MA Smith, Andrew E Grulich, Judy M Simpson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Characteristics of heterosexual regular relationships among a representative sample of adults: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Paul B Badcock, Anthony MA Smith, Juliet Richters, Chris Rissel, Richard O de Visser, Judy M Simpson, Andrew E Grulich

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

First vaginal intercourse and oral sex among a representative sample of Australian adults: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Chris Rissel, Wendy Heywood, Richard O de Visser, Judy M Simpson, Andrew E Grulich, Paul B Badcock, Anthony MA Smith, Juliet Richters

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Sexual identity, sexual attraction and sexual experience: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Juliet Richters, Dennis Altman, Paul B Badcock, Anthony MA Smith, Richard O de Visser, Andrew E Grulich, Chris Rissel, Judy M Simpson

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Attitudes toward sex and relationships: the Second Australian Study of Health and Relationships

Richard O de Visser, Paul B Badcock, Judy M Simpson, Andrew E Grulich, Anthony MA Smith, Juliet Richters, Chris Rissel

Journal article  |  2014  |  Sexual Health

Evolutionary Systems Theory: A Unifying Meta-Theory of Psychological Science

Paul B Badcock

Journal article  |  2012  |  Review of General Psychology

Modeling gene-environment interaction in longitudinal data: Risk for neuroticism due to interaction between maternal care and the Dopamine 4 Receptor gene (DRD4)

Paul B Badcock, Elya Moore, Elizabeth Williamson, Michael Berk, Lana J Williams, Ottar Bjerkeset, Hans M Nordahl, George C Patton, Craig A Olsson

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australian Journal of Psychology

Developing generic skills through university study: a study of arts, science and engineering in Australia

Paul BT Badcock, Philippa E Pattison, Kerri-Lee Harris

Journal article  |  2010  |  Higher Education

Evolution, Social Cognition, and Depressed Mood Exploring the Relationship Between Depression and Social Risk Taking

Paul BT Badcock, Nicholas B Allen

Book Chapter  |  2007

Genes for susceptibility to mental disorder are not mental disorder: Clarifying the target of evolutionary analysis and the role of the environment

Nicholas B Allen, Paul BT Badcock

Journal article  |  2006  |  Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Darwinian models of depression: A review of evolutionary accounts of mood and mood disorders

NB Allen, PBT Badcock

Journal article  |  2006  |  Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry

The social risk hypothesis of depressed mood: Evolutionary, psychosocial, and neurobiological perspectives

NB Allen, PBT Badcock

Journal article  |  2003  |  Psychological Bulletin

Adaptive social reasoning in depressed mood and depressive vulnerability

PBT Badcock, NB Allen

Journal article  |  2003  |  Cognition and Emotion