Summary of Research Representative Publications Luck, S. J., Gaspelin, N., Folk, C. L., Remington, R. W., & Theeuwes, J. (2021). Progress toward resolving the attentional capture debate. Visual Cognition, 29(1), 1-21. Adams, O.J., & Gaspelin, N. (2021). Introspective awareness of oculomotor attentional capture. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 47(3), 442–459. Gaspelin, N., & Luck, S. J. (2018). The role of inhibition in avoiding distraction by salient stimuli. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 22(1), 79–92. Gaspelin, N., & Luck, S.J. (2018). Combined electrophysiological and behavioral evidence for the suppression of salient distractors. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 30(9), 1265-1280. Gaspelin, N., Leonard, C. J., & Luck, S. J. (2015). Direct evidence for active suppression of salient-but-irrelevant sensory inputs. Psychological Science, 22(11), 1740-1750.
Background
In daily life, we are often overloaded by multiple competing stimuli and tasks. To function efficiently, we use mechanisms of attention to selectively process the most relevant sensory information and juggle our cognitive processing resources amongst the most important tasks. Dr. Gaspelin’s research focuses on understanding these attentional mechanisms using psychophysics, eye tracking, and event-related potentials (ERPs). These tools provide a powerful insight into the brain functioning of healthy individuals. His research has previously been funded by an individual NRSA from the National Eye Institute and is currently funded by a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation.
Talcott, T.N., & Gaspelin, N. (2021). Eye movements are not mandatorily preceded by the N2pc component. Psychophysiology. 58(6), 1-17.Education
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