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Individual variation in inter-ocular suppression and sensory eye dominance (2019)
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Wang, M., McGraw, P., & Ledgeway, T. (2019). Individual variation in inter-ocular suppression and sensory eye dominance. Vision Research, 163, 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2019.07.004

The competitive and inhibitory interactions between the two eyes’ images are a pervasive aspect of binocular vision. Over the last decade, our understanding of the neural processes underpinning binocular rivalry (BR) and continuous flash suppression... Read More about Individual variation in inter-ocular suppression and sensory eye dominance.

Mathematics students demonstrate superior visuo-spatial working memory to humanities students under conditions of low central executive processing load (2019)
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Hubber, P. J., Gilmore, C., & Cragg, L. (2019). Mathematics students demonstrate superior visuo-spatial working memory to humanities students under conditions of low central executive processing load. Journal of Numerical Cognition, 5(2), 189-219. https://doi.org/10.5964/jnc.v5i2.175

Previous research has demonstrated that working memory performance is linked to mathematics achievement. Most previous studies have involved children and arithmetic rather than more advanced forms of mathematics. This study compared the performance o... Read More about Mathematics students demonstrate superior visuo-spatial working memory to humanities students under conditions of low central executive processing load.

"These things don't work": young people's views on harm minimisation strategies as a proxy for self-harm: a mixed methods approach (2019)
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Wadman, R., Nielsen, E., O’Raw, L., Brown, K., Williams, A. J., Sayal, K., & Townsend, E. (2019). "These things don't work": young people's views on harm minimisation strategies as a proxy for self-harm: a mixed methods approach. Archives of Suicide Research, 24(3), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2019.1624669

Objective: Although UK clinical guidelines make tentative recommendations for 'harm minimisation' strategies for repeated self-harm, this is in the absence of empirical evidence supporting their acceptability or effectiveness. We explore young peopl... Read More about "These things don't work": young people's views on harm minimisation strategies as a proxy for self-harm: a mixed methods approach.

Comparing drivers' visual attention at junctions in real and simulated environments (2019)
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Robbins, C. J., Allen, H. A., & Chapman, P. (2019). Comparing drivers' visual attention at junctions in real and simulated environments. Applied Ergonomics, 80, 89-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2019.05.005

Driving simulation is widely used to answer important applied research questions, however, it is vital for specific driving tasks to undergo appropriate behavioural validation testing. Many previous validation studies have used simple driving tasks a... Read More about Comparing drivers' visual attention at junctions in real and simulated environments.

Considering self or others across two cultural contexts: How children’s resource allocation is affected by self-construal manipulations (2019)
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Weltzien, S., Marsh, L., Kanngiesser, P., Stuijfzand, B., & Hood, B. (2019). Considering self or others across two cultural contexts: How children’s resource allocation is affected by self-construal manipulations. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 184, 139-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2019.04.002

Most humans share to some degree. Yet, from middle childhood, sharing behavior varies substantially across societies. Here, for the first time, we explored the effect of self-construal manipulation on sharing decisions in 7- and 8-year-old children f... Read More about Considering self or others across two cultural contexts: How children’s resource allocation is affected by self-construal manipulations.

Student drivers the morning after drinking: A willingness to violate road rules despite typical visual attention (2019)
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Robbins, C. J., Russell, S., & Chapman, P. (2019). Student drivers the morning after drinking: A willingness to violate road rules despite typical visual attention. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 62, 376-389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2019.02.001

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Substantial research has investigated the effects of alcohol consumption on cognitive functions. However, little research has been conducted which examines the effects of evening alcohol consumption on next morning driving perform... Read More about Student drivers the morning after drinking: A willingness to violate road rules despite typical visual attention.

Impaired forward model updating in young adults with Tourette syndrome (2018)
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Kim, S., Jackson, G. M., Dyke, K., & Jackson, S. R. (2019). Impaired forward model updating in young adults with Tourette syndrome. Brain, 142(1), 209-219. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awy306

Current theories of motor control emphasise how the brain may use internal models of the body to ensure accurate planning and control of movements. One such internal model - a forward model - is thought to generate an estimate of the next motor state... Read More about Impaired forward model updating in young adults with Tourette syndrome.

The COMiT'ID study: developing core outcome domains sets for clinical trials of sound-, psychology-, and pharmacology-based interventions for chronic subjective tinnitus in adults (2018)
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Hall, D. A., Smith, H., Hibbert, A., Colley, V., Haider, H. F., Horobin, A. J., …Core Outcome Measures in Tinnitus (COMiT). (2018). The COMiT'ID study: developing core outcome domains sets for clinical trials of sound-, psychology-, and pharmacology-based interventions for chronic subjective tinnitus in adults. Trends in Hearing, 22, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216518814384

Subjective tinnitus is a chronic heterogeneous condition that is typically managed using intervention approaches based on sound devices, psychologically informed therapies, or pharmaceutical products. For clinical trials, there are currently no commo... Read More about The COMiT'ID study: developing core outcome domains sets for clinical trials of sound-, psychology-, and pharmacology-based interventions for chronic subjective tinnitus in adults.

Spatial attention affects the early processing of neutral versus fearful faces when they are task-irrelevant: a classifier study of the EEG C1 component (2018)
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Acunzo, D., MacKenzie, G., & Van Rossum, M. (2019). Spatial attention affects the early processing of neutral versus fearful faces when they are task-irrelevant: a classifier study of the EEG C1 component. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, 19(1), 123–137. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13415-018-00650-7

EEG studies suggest that the emotional content of visual stimuli is processed rapidly. In particular, the C1 component, which occurs up to 100 ms after stimulus onset and likely reflects activity in primary visual cortex V1, has been reported to be s... Read More about Spatial attention affects the early processing of neutral versus fearful faces when they are task-irrelevant: a classifier study of the EEG C1 component.

High variability phonetic training in adaptive adverse conditions is rapid, effective, and sustained (2018)
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Leong, C. X. R., Price, J. M., Pitchford, N. J., & van Heuven, W. J. (2018). High variability phonetic training in adaptive adverse conditions is rapid, effective, and sustained. PLoS ONE, 13(10), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204888

This paper evaluates a novel high variability phonetic training paradigm that involves presenting spoken words in adverse conditions. The effectiveness, generalizability, and longevity of this high variability phonetic training in adverse conditions... Read More about High variability phonetic training in adaptive adverse conditions is rapid, effective, and sustained.

Eating disorder symptomatology and body mass index are associated with readers’ expectations about character behavior: evidence from eye-tracking during reading (2018)
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Ralph-Nearman, C., & Filik, R. (2018). Eating disorder symptomatology and body mass index are associated with readers’ expectations about character behavior: evidence from eye-tracking during reading. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 51(9), 1070-1079. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22961

Objective: Many theories have been put forward suggesting key factors underlying the development and maintenance of eating disorders, such as: unhealthy food-related cognitive biases, negative body attitude, and perfectionism; however, underlying cog... Read More about Eating disorder symptomatology and body mass index are associated with readers’ expectations about character behavior: evidence from eye-tracking during reading.

Understanding arithmetic concepts: the role of domain-specific and domain-general skills (2018)
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Gilmore, C., Clayton, S., Cragg, L., McKeaveney, C., Simms, V., & Johnson, S. (2018). Understanding arithmetic concepts: the role of domain-specific and domain-general skills. PLoS ONE, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201724

A large body of research has identified cognitive skills associated with overall mathematics achievement, focusing primarily on identifying associates of procedural skills. Conceptual understanding, however, has received less attention, despite its i... Read More about Understanding arithmetic concepts: the role of domain-specific and domain-general skills.

Cognitive predictors of parent-rated inattention in very preterm children: The role of working memory and processing speed (2018)
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Retzler, J., Johnson, S., Groom, M., Hollis, C., Budge, H., & Cragg, L. (2019). Cognitive predictors of parent-rated inattention in very preterm children: The role of working memory and processing speed. Child Neuropsychology, 25(5), 617-635. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2018.1510908

Background: Inattention is one of the most common neurobehavioural problems following very preterm birth. Attention problems can persist into adulthood and are associated with negative socio-emotional and educational outcomes. This study aimed to det... Read More about Cognitive predictors of parent-rated inattention in very preterm children: The role of working memory and processing speed.

Altered nucleus basalis connectivity predicts treatment response in mild cognitive impairment (2018)
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Meng, D., Li, X., Bauer, M., Taylor, J., Auer, D. P., & Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. (2018). Altered nucleus basalis connectivity predicts treatment response in mild cognitive impairment. Radiology, 289(3), 775-785. https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2018180092

Purpose: To determine whether functional connectivity (FC) mapping of nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) cholinergic network (hereafter, NBM FC) could provide a biomarker of central cholinergic deficits with predictive potential for response to choline... Read More about Altered nucleus basalis connectivity predicts treatment response in mild cognitive impairment.

The threshold for the McGurk effect in audio-visual noise decreases with development (2018)
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Hirst, R. J., Stacey, J. E., Cragg, L., Stacey, P. C., & Allen, H. A. (2018). The threshold for the McGurk effect in audio-visual noise decreases with development. Scientific Reports, 8, Article 12372. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30798-8

Across development, vision increasingly influences audio-visual perception. This is evidenced in illusions such as the McGurk effect, in which a seen mouth movement changes the perceived sound. The current paper assessed the effects of manipulating t... Read More about The threshold for the McGurk effect in audio-visual noise decreases with development.

Establishing the cognitive signature of human brain networks derived from structural and functional connectivity (2018)
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Jung, J., Visser, M., Binney, R. J., & Lambon Ralph, M. A. (2018). Establishing the cognitive signature of human brain networks derived from structural and functional connectivity. Brain Structure and Function, 223(9), 4023-4038. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-018-1734-x

© 2018, The Author(s). Numerous neuroimaging studies have identified various brain networks using task-free analyses. While these networks undoubtedly support higher cognition, their precise functional characteristics are rarely probed directly. The... Read More about Establishing the cognitive signature of human brain networks derived from structural and functional connectivity.

Differentiating ‘the user’ in DSR: developing demand side response in advanced economies (2018)
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Goulden, M., Spence, A., Wardman, J., & Leygue, C. (2018). Differentiating ‘the user’ in DSR: developing demand side response in advanced economies. Energy Policy, 122, 176-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.013

This paper reports on the current state of Demand Side Response (DSR) in the UK – an early adoptor amongst advanced economies – and the role of the end user in determining its future. Through 21 expert interviews we establish the current state of DSR... Read More about Differentiating ‘the user’ in DSR: developing demand side response in advanced economies.

Controlled semantic cognition relies upon dynamic and flexible interactions between the executive ‘semantic control’ and hub-and-spoke ‘semantic representation’ systems (2018)
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Chiou, R., Humphreys, G. F., Jung, J., & Lambon Ralph, M. A. (2018). Controlled semantic cognition relies upon dynamic and flexible interactions between the executive ‘semantic control’ and hub-and-spoke ‘semantic representation’ systems. Cortex, 103, 100-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2018.02.018

© 2018 The Author(s) Built upon a wealth of neuroimaging, neurostimulation, and neuropsychology data, a recent proposal set forth a framework termed controlled semantic cognition (CSC) to account for how the brain underpins the ability to flexibly us... Read More about Controlled semantic cognition relies upon dynamic and flexible interactions between the executive ‘semantic control’ and hub-and-spoke ‘semantic representation’ systems.