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3-2-1, action! A combined motor control-temporal reproduction task shows intentions, motions, and consequences alter time perception (2023)
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Spapé, M. M., Serrien, D. J., & Ravaja, N. (2023). 3-2-1, action! A combined motor control-temporal reproduction task shows intentions, motions, and consequences alter time perception. Heliyon, 9(9), Article e19728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19728

Time estimation is a necessary mechanism for most cognitive functions. Common theories of temporal cognition therefore position the sense of time as part of central cognitive processing, influenced by perception, memory, and affective state, and used... Read More about 3-2-1, action! A combined motor control-temporal reproduction task shows intentions, motions, and consequences alter time perception.

Attention and Interhemispheric Communication: Implications for Language Dominance (2022)
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Serrien, D. J., & O'Regan, L. (2023). Attention and Interhemispheric Communication: Implications for Language Dominance. Neuroscience, 510, 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.12.006

Dominance of the left hemisphere for language processing is a prominent feature of brain organisation. Whereas structural models clarify the functional asymmetry due to direct access to local language circuits, dynamic models propose functional state... Read More about Attention and Interhemispheric Communication: Implications for Language Dominance.

The interactive functional biases of manual, language and attention systems (2022)
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Serrien, D. J., & O’Regan, L. (2022). The interactive functional biases of manual, language and attention systems. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications / Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications - a SpringerOpen journal, 7(1), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-022-00365-x

Hemispheric lateralisation is a fundamental principle of functional brain organisation. We studied two core cognitive functions - language and visuospatial attention - that typically lateralise in opposite cerebral hemispheres. In this work, we teste... Read More about The interactive functional biases of manual, language and attention systems.

Space, time and number: common coding mechanisms and interactions between domains (2021)
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Serrien, D. J., & Spapé, M. M. (2022). Space, time and number: common coding mechanisms and interactions between domains. Psychological Research, 86(2), 364-374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-021-01503-8

Space, time and number are key dimensions that underlie how we perceive, identify and act within the environment. They are interconnected in our behaviour and brain. In this study, we examined interdependencies between these dimensions. To this end,... Read More about Space, time and number: common coding mechanisms and interactions between domains.

Stability and flexibility in cognitive control: Interindividual dynamics and task context processing (2019)
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Serrien, D., & O'Regan, L. (2019). Stability and flexibility in cognitive control: Interindividual dynamics and task context processing. PLoS ONE, 14(7), Article e0219397. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219397

Adaptive behaviour requires cognitive control for shielding current goals from distractors (stability) but at the same time for switching between alternative goals (flexibility). In this behavioural study, we examine the stability-flexibility balanc... Read More about Stability and flexibility in cognitive control: Interindividual dynamics and task context processing.

Individual differences and hemispheric asymmetries for language and spatial attention (2018)
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O'Regan, L., & Serrien, D. J. (2018). Individual differences and hemispheric asymmetries for language and spatial attention. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 12, Article 380. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2018.00380

Language and spatial processing are cognitive functions that are asymmetrically distributed across both cerebral hemispheres. In the present study, we compare left- and right-handers on word comprehension using a divided visual field paradigm and spa... Read More about Individual differences and hemispheric asymmetries for language and spatial attention.

Manual dexterity: functional lateralisation patterns and motor efficiency (2016)
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Serrien, D. J., & Sovijärvi-Spapé, M. M. (in press). Manual dexterity: functional lateralisation patterns and motor efficiency. Brain and Cognition, 108, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2016.07.005

Manual tasks are an important goal-directed ability. In this EEG work, we studied how handedness affects the hemispheric lateralisation patterns during performance of visually-driven movements with either hand. The neural correlates were assessed by... Read More about Manual dexterity: functional lateralisation patterns and motor efficiency.

Handedness and the excitability of cortical inhibitory circuits (2012)
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Reid, C. S., & Serrien, D. J. (in press). Handedness and the excitability of cortical inhibitory circuits. Behavioural Brain Research, 230(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2012.02.008

Inhibitory processes play a significant role in the control of goal-directed actions. To increase insights into these mechanisms as a function of handedness, we measured the transient inhibition of volitional motor activity induced by single pulse tr... Read More about Handedness and the excitability of cortical inhibitory circuits.

Prediction of collision events: an EEG coherence analysis (2011)
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Spapé, M. M., & Serrien, D. J. (2011). Prediction of collision events: an EEG coherence analysis. Clinical Neurophysiology, 122(5), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2011.01.047

Objective: A common daily-life task is the interaction with moving objects for which prediction of collision events is required. To evaluate the sources of information used in this process, this EEG study required participants to judge whether two mo... Read More about Prediction of collision events: an EEG coherence analysis.

Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation (2011)
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Serrien, D. J., & Spapé, M. M. (2011). Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation. Neuroscience Letters, 494(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2011.02.077

The present study evaluated the performance of a tracking task during which no, a small (subliminal: 20°) or a large (conscious: 60°) rotational perturbation was implemented. The instantaneous as well as carry-over effects of the perturbations were a... Read More about Motor awareness and dissociable levels of action representation.

Interregional synchrony of visuomotor tracking: perturbation effects and individual differences (2010)
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Spapé, M. M., & Serrien, D. J. (2010). Interregional synchrony of visuomotor tracking: perturbation effects and individual differences. Behavioural Brain Research, 213(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2010.05.029

The present study evaluated the neural and behavioural correlates associated with a visuomotor tracking task during which a sensory perturbation was introduced that created a directional bias between moving hand and cursor position. The results revea... Read More about Interregional synchrony of visuomotor tracking: perturbation effects and individual differences.

Coupling between perception and action timing during sensorimotor synchronization (2010)
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Serrien, D. J., & Spapé, M. M. (2010). Coupling between perception and action timing during sensorimotor synchronization. Neuroscience Letters, 486(3), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2010.09.056

Time is an important parameter in behaviour, especially when synchronization with external events is required. To evaluate the nature of the association between perception and action timing, this study introduced pitch accented tones during performan... Read More about Coupling between perception and action timing during sensorimotor synchronization.

Interactions between new and pre-existing dynamics in bimanual movement control (2009)
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Serrien, D. J. (2009). Interactions between new and pre-existing dynamics in bimanual movement control. Experimental Brain Research, 197(3), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-009-1910-6

Motor skills are commonly acquired through practice. This process not only involves acquisition of the particular task demands but also requires overcoming pre-existing modes. In the present study, interactions between new and intrinsic dynamics were... Read More about Interactions between new and pre-existing dynamics in bimanual movement control.

Bimanual information processing and the impact of conflict during mirror drawing (2009)
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Serrien, D. J. (2009). Bimanual information processing and the impact of conflict during mirror drawing. Behavioural Brain Research, 205(2), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2009.07.015

Successful motor behavior depends on optimal information processing and planning. In the present study, the neural response of the motor system to conflict of visuomotor discrepancy (mirror-reversed vision) and complexity (task difficulty and hand la... Read More about Bimanual information processing and the impact of conflict during mirror drawing.

Effects of task complexity and sensory conflict on goal-directed movement (2009)
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Serrien, D. J., & Spapé, M. M. (2009). Effects of task complexity and sensory conflict on goal-directed movement. Neuroscience Letters, 464(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2009.08.022

Interactions between brain regions are necessary for compound activities to take place. Accordingly, evaluating hemispheric information processing during skilled behaviour provides valuable knowledge about brain regulation. To this end, the present s... Read More about Effects of task complexity and sensory conflict on goal-directed movement.