Sophie is a professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University College of London. Her research interests focus on the neurobiology of speech perception and vocal communication. This includes the functional subsystems in the human auditory cortex, the evolution of speech, the difference between intelligibility and comprehension, and profiles of recovery in aphasia. Sophie is the leader of UCL's Speech Communication group investigating the neural basis of human speech communication.

Laughter is fundamental to our social interactions, whether laughing at a joke, or laughing in an uncomfortable situation, laughter is universal. Sophie explores laughter and the research behind it.