Associate Professor
Overview
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
- Master of Science, University of Melbourne
- Bachelor of Science, University of New South Wales
Publications
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Journal Article: Up close and emotional: electrophysiological dynamics of approaching angry faces
Yu, Zhou, Kritikos, Ada and Pegna, Alan J. (2023). Up close and emotional: electrophysiological dynamics of approaching angry faces. Biological Psychology, 176 108479, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108479
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Journal Article: Is self always prioritised? Attenuating the ownership self-reference effect in memory
Clarkson, T. R., Cunningham, S. J., Haslam, C. and Kritikos, A. (2022). Is self always prioritised? Attenuating the ownership self-reference effect in memory. Consciousness and Cognition, 106 103420, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2022.103420
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Journal Article: Biological motion elicits between-person Inhibition of Return in temporal and spatial movement parameters
Kritikos, Ada, Chandler-Mather, Ned, Sparks, Samuel and Welsh, Timothy (2022). Biological motion elicits between-person Inhibition of Return in temporal and spatial movement parameters. Acta Psychologica, 230 103747, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103747
Grants
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(2013–2017) ARC Discovery Projects
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A brain stimulation and portable eye-tracking suite for human behavioural research
(2013) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
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An eye-tracking and neuro-stimulation laboratory for cognitive neuroscience research
(2011) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Supervision
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Self-cognitive Advantages and their Underlying Decisional and Attentional Mechanisms
Doctor Philosophy
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The Maintenance of the Self over a Lifetime: How does the SRE uphold maintained from a developmental perspective?
Doctor Philosophy
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Affective and Semantic Properties of Peripersonal Space Representation
Doctor Philosophy
Available Projects
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the sense of self in bereavement
We are seeking to supervise a PhD project on the sense of self, memory self-reference effects, and bereavement.
The topic will involve investigating the theory of autobiographical memory, construction of the sense of self and emotion.
The potential candidate should have a specific interest in cognitive science and cognitive processes, and a solid foundation and familiarity with statistics.
We anticipate that the candidate would apply for a UQ HDR scholarship in February 2024 to commence candidature in July (RQ2) of 2024.
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In- and out-group identity and the mewmory self-reference effect
We are seeking to supervise a PhD project on the sense of self, memory self-reference effects, and in- / out-group identificaion.
The topic will involve investigating the theory of autobiographical memory, construction of the sense of self and identification with a specific group.
The potential candidate should have a specific interest in cognitive science and cognitive processes, and a solid foundation and familiarity with statistics.
We anticipate that the candidate would apply for a UQ HDR scholarship in February 2024 to commence candidature in July (RQ2) of 2024.
Publications
Journal Article
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Up close and emotional: electrophysiological dynamics of approaching angry faces
Yu, Zhou, Kritikos, Ada and Pegna, Alan J. (2023). Up close and emotional: electrophysiological dynamics of approaching angry faces. Biological Psychology, 176 108479, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108479
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Is self always prioritised? Attenuating the ownership self-reference effect in memory
Clarkson, T. R., Cunningham, S. J., Haslam, C. and Kritikos, A. (2022). Is self always prioritised? Attenuating the ownership self-reference effect in memory. Consciousness and Cognition, 106 103420, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2022.103420
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Kritikos, Ada, Chandler-Mather, Ned, Sparks, Samuel and Welsh, Timothy (2022). Biological motion elicits between-person Inhibition of Return in temporal and spatial movement parameters. Acta Psychologica, 230 103747, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103747
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Mommie dearest: reaching to self-, mother- and experimenter-referenced shapes
Kritikos, A., Zeljko, M., Sparks, S. and Moodie, R. (2022). Mommie dearest: reaching to self-, mother- and experimenter-referenced shapes. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 34 (8), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/20445911.2022.2096049
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Enhanced early ERP responses to looming angry faces
Yu, Zhou, Kritikos, Ada and Pegna, Alan J. (2022). Enhanced early ERP responses to looming angry faces. Biological Psychology, 170 108308, 108308. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2022.108308
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Implicit expectation modulates multisensory perception
Zeljko, Mick, Grove, Philip M. and Kritikos, Ada (2022). Implicit expectation modulates multisensory perception. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 84 (3), 915-925. doi: 10.3758/s13414-022-02460-z
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The lightness/pitch crossmodal correspondence modulates the rubin face/vase perception
Zeljko, Mick, Grove, Philip M. and Kritikos, Ada (2021). The lightness/pitch crossmodal correspondence modulates the rubin face/vase perception. Multisensory Research, 34 (7), 1-21. doi: 10.1163/22134808-bja10054
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Barton, Tara, Constable, Merryn D., Sparks, Samuel and Kritikos, Ada (2021). Correction to: Self-bias effect: movement initiation to self-owned property is speeded for both approach and avoidance actions. Psychological Research, 85 (4), 1407-1407. doi: 10.1007/s00426-021-01514-5
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Cao, Shuo, Wang, Yanzhang, Wang, Huili, Chen, Hongjun, Zhang, Guanghui and Kritikos, Ada (2020). A facilitatory effect of perceptual incongruity on target-source matching in pictorial metaphors of Chinese advertising: EEG evidence. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 16 (1), 1-12. doi: 10.5709/acp-0279-z
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Barton, Tara, Constable, Merryn D., Sparks, Samuel and Kritikos, Ada (2020). Self-bias effect: movement initiation to self-owned property is speeded for both approach and avoidance actions. Psychological Research, 85 (4), 1391-1406. doi: 10.1007/s00426-020-01325-0
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To have and to hold: embodied ownership is established in early childhood
Kritikos, Ada, Lister, Jessica, Sparks, Samuel, Sofronoff, Kate, Bayliss, Andrew and Slaughter, Virginia (2020). To have and to hold: embodied ownership is established in early childhood. Experimental Brain Research, 238 (2), 355-367. doi: 10.1007/s00221-020-05726-w
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Biological motion and animacy belief induce similar effects on involuntary shifts of attention
Chandler-Mather, Ned, Welsh, Timothy, Sparks, Samuel and Kritikos, Ada (2019). Biological motion and animacy belief induce similar effects on involuntary shifts of attention. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 82 (3), 1099-1111. doi: 10.3758/s13414-019-01843-z
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Lightness/pitch and elevation/pitch crossmodal correspondences are low-level sensory effects
Zeljko, Mick, Kritikos, Ada and Grove, Philip M. (2019). Lightness/pitch and elevation/pitch crossmodal correspondences are low-level sensory effects. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 81 (5), 1609-1623. doi: 10.3758/s13414-019-01668-w
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Top-down attentional factors modulate action priming in reach-to-grasp action
Sparks, Samuel, Lyons, Maxwell and Kritikos, Ada (2019). Top-down attentional factors modulate action priming in reach-to-grasp action. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72 (7), 1589-1600. doi: 10.1177/1747021818807697
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Temporal dynamics of a perceptual decision
Zeljko, Mick, Kritikos, Ada and Grove, Philip M. (2019). Temporal dynamics of a perceptual decision. Journal of Vision, 19 (5), 1-18. doi: 10.1167/19.5.7
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Handedness modulates proprioceptive drift in the rubber hand illusion
Dempsey-Jones, Harriet and Kritikos, Ada (2019). Handedness modulates proprioceptive drift in the rubber hand illusion. Experimental Brain Research, 237 (2), 351-361. doi: 10.1007/s00221-018-5391-3
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Interfering ACE on comprehending embodied meaning in action-related Chinese counterfactual sentences
Wang, Huili, Yan, Xiaoli, Cao, Shuo, Li, Linxi and Kritikos, Ada (2019). Interfering ACE on comprehending embodied meaning in action-related Chinese counterfactual sentences. Language and Cognition, 11 (3), 1-20. doi: 10.1017/langcog.2019.29
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Enhanced integration of multisensory body information by proximity to "habitual action space"
Dempsey-Jones, Harriet and Kritikos, Ada (2017). Enhanced integration of multisensory body information by proximity to "habitual action space". Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 43 (4), 770-782. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000338
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Pictures of disgusting foods and disgusted facial expressions suppress the tongue motor cortex
Vicario, Carmelo M., Rafal, Robert D., Borgomaneri, Sara, Paracampo, Riccardo, Kritikos, Ada and Avenanti, Alessio (2017). Pictures of disgusting foods and disgusted facial expressions suppress the tongue motor cortex. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 12 (2), 352-362. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsw129
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Handedness and graspability modify shifts of visuospatial attention to near-hand objects
Colman, Hayley A., Remington, Roger W. and Kritikos, Ada (2017). Handedness and graspability modify shifts of visuospatial attention to near-hand objects. PL o S One, 12 (1) e0170542, e0170542. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170542
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Pictures of you: dot stimuli cause motor contagion in presence of a still human form
Sparks, S., Sidari, M., Lyons, M. and Kritikos, A. (2016). Pictures of you: dot stimuli cause motor contagion in presence of a still human form. Consciousness and Cognition, 45, 135-145. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2016.08.004
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Grasping remaps the distribution of visuospatial attention and enhances competing action activation
Colman, Hayley, Remington, Roger and Kritikos, Ada (2016). Grasping remaps the distribution of visuospatial attention and enhances competing action activation. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70 (9), 1-17. doi: 10.1080/17470218.2016.1214974
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Culture modulates implicit ownership-induced self-bias in memory
Sparks, Samuel, Cunningham, Sheila J. and Kritikos, Ada (2016). Culture modulates implicit ownership-induced self-bias in memory. Cognition, 153, 89-98. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2016.05.003
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Verbal social primes alter motor contagion during action observation
Sparks, S., Douglas, T. and Kritikos, A. (2016). Verbal social primes alter motor contagion during action observation. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 69 (6), 1041-1048. doi: 10.1080/17470218.2015.1113304
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Sparks, Samuel, Moodie, Rebecca and Kritikos, Ada (2015). Top-down control and directed attention in self-reference effects: goal-directed movements and the SAN. Cognitive Neuroscience, 7 (1-4), 1-2. doi: 10.1080/17588928.2015.1075488
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Harriet, Dempsey-Jones and Ada, Kritikos (2015). Are multisensory inputs integrated automatically in body-representation?: The effect of perceptual load on visuo-proprioceptive integration. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2015.217.00201
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Constable, Merryn D., Kritikos, Ada, Lipp, Ottmar V. and Bayliss, Andrew P. (2014). Object ownership and action: the influence of social context and choice on the physical manipulation of personal property. Experimental Brain Research, 232 (12), 3749-3761. doi: 10.1007/s00221-014-4063-1
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Dempsey-Jones, Harriet and Kritikos, Ada (2014). Higher-order cognitive factors affect subjective but not proprioceptive aspects of self-representation in the rubber hand illusion. Consciousness and Cognition, 26 (1), 74-89. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2014.02.005
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Value learning modulates goal-directed actions
Painter, David R., Kritikos, Ada and Raymond, Jane E. (2013). Value learning modulates goal-directed actions. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 67 (6), 1166-1175. doi: 10.1080/17470218.2013.848913
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Self-generated cognitive fluency as an alternative route to preference formation
Constable, Merryn D., Bayliss, Andrew P., Tipper, Steven P. and Kritikos, Ada (2013). Self-generated cognitive fluency as an alternative route to preference formation. Consciousness and Cognition, 22 (1), 47-52. doi: 10.1016/j.concog.2012.11.006
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Reward and punishment: investigating cortico-bulbar excitability to disclose the value of goods
Vicario, Carmelo M., Kritikos, Ada, Avenanti, Alessio and Rafal, Robert (2013). Reward and punishment: investigating cortico-bulbar excitability to disclose the value of goods. Frontiers in Psychology, 4 (FEB) article 39, 39.1-39.4. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00039
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"Gaze Leading": initiating simulated joint attention influences eye movements and choice behavior
Bayliss, Andrew P., Murphy, Emily, Naughtin, Claire K., Kritikos, Ada, Schilbach, Leonhard and Becker, Stefanie I. (2013). "Gaze Leading": initiating simulated joint attention influences eye movements and choice behavior. Journal of Experimental Psychology-General, 142 (1), 76-92. doi: 10.1037/a0029286
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Bayliss, Andrew P., Naughtin, Claire K., Lipp, Ottmar V., Kritikos, Ada and Dux, Paul E. (2012). Make a lasting impression: the neural consequences of re-encountering people who emote inappropriately. Psychophysiology, 49 (12), 1571-1578. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01481.x
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Ocampo, Brenda, Painter, David R. and Kritikos, Ada (2012). Event coding and motor priming: How attentional modulation may influence binding across action properties. Experimental Brain Research, 219 (1), 139-150. doi: 10.1007/s00221-012-3073-0
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Mountain high, valley low: Direction-specific effects of articulation on reaching
Kritikos, Ada, Dozo, Nerisa, Painter, David and Bayliss, Andrew P. (2012). Mountain high, valley low: Direction-specific effects of articulation on reaching. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 65 (1), 39-54. doi: 10.1080/17470218.2011.592951
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Kritikos, A., McTaggart, L., Painter, D. R. and Bayliss, A. P. (2012). Something in the way she moves me: Morphology and motion of observed goal-directed and pantomimed actions. Attention Perception and Psychophysics, 74 (1), 36-42. doi: 10.3758/s13414-011-0228-1
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Brief report: Perceptual load and the autism spectrum in typically developed individuals
Kritikos, Ada and Bayliss, Andrew P. (2011). Brief report: Perceptual load and the autism spectrum in typically developed individuals. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 41 (11), 1573-1578. doi: 10.1007/s10803-010-1159-8
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How frontoparietal brain regions mediate imitative and complementary actions: An FMRI study
Ocampo, Brenda, Kritikos, Ada and Cunnington, Ross (2011). How frontoparietal brain regions mediate imitative and complementary actions: An FMRI study. PLoS One, 6 (10) e26945, e26945.1-e26945.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026945
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A direct link between gaze perception and social attention
Bayliss, Andrew P., Bartlett, Jessica, Naughtin, Claire K. and Kritikos, Ada (2011). A direct link between gaze perception and social attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 37 (3), 634-644. doi: 10.1037/a0020559
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Grasping the concept of personal property
Constable, Merryn D., Kritikos, Ada and Bayliss, Andrew P. (2011). Grasping the concept of personal property. Cognition, 119 (3), 430-437. doi: 10.1016/j.cognition.2011.02.007
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Interpreting actions: The goal behind mirror neuron function
Ocampo, Brenda and Kritikos, Ada (2011). Interpreting actions: The goal behind mirror neuron function. Brain Research Reviews, 67 (1-2), 260-267. doi: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2011.03.001
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Facilitation of responses to degraded targets by non-degraded distractors
Ocampo, Brenda and Kritikos, Ada (2009). Facilitation of responses to degraded targets by non-degraded distractors. Perception, 38 (12), 1749-1766. doi: 10.1068/p6349
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Ocampo, Brenda and Kritikos, Ada (2009). Placing actions in context: motor facilitation following observation of identical and non-identical manual acts. Experimental Brain Research, 201 (4), 743-751. doi: 10.1007/s00221-009-2089-6
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Line segments and corners of distractors are equally important in causing interference
Hluchanic, C. and Kritikos, A. (2009). Line segments and corners of distractors are equally important in causing interference. Perception, 38 (5), 664-678. doi: 10.1068/p5916
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Plitas, Areti, Tucker, Alan, Kritikos, Ada, Walters, Izabela and Bardenhagen, Fiona (2009). Comparative study of the cognitive performance of Greek Australian and Greek national elderly: Implications for neuropsychological practice. Australian Psychologist, 44 (1), 27-39. doi: 10.1080/00050060802587694
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Visual and tactile integration in action comprehension and execution
Kritikos, Ada and Brasch, Cecily (2008). Visual and tactile integration in action comprehension and execution. Brain Research, 1242, 73-86. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.04.081
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Kritikos, Ada, McNeill, Jennifer and Paviis, Alexia (2008). Temporal dissociation between distractors and targets: The impact of residual distractor processing on target responses. Journal of Motor Behavior, 40 (1), 29-42. doi: 10.3200/JMBR.40.1.29-42
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The impact of Degraded distractors on (Nondegraded) target identification
Kritikos, Ada and Pavlis, Alexia (2007). The impact of Degraded distractors on (Nondegraded) target identification. Experimental Brain Research, 183 (2), 159-170. doi: 10.1007/s00221-007-1028-7
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Kritikos, Ada, Breen, Nora and Mattingley, Jason B. (2005). Anarchic hand syndrome: Bimanual coordination and sensitivity to irrelevant information in unimanual reaches. Cognitive Brain Research, 24 (3), 634-647. doi: 10.1016/j.cogbrainres.2005.03.015
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Morris, Adam P., Kritikos, Ada, Berberovic, Nadja, Pisella, Laure, Chambers, Christopher D. and Mattingley, Jason B. (2004). Prism adaptation and spatial attention: A study of visual search in normals and patients with unilateral neglect. Cortex, 40 (4-5), 703-721. doi: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70166-7
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Tactile interference in visually guided reach-to-grasp movements
Kritikos, Ada, Beresford, Michael and Castiello, Umberto (2002). Tactile interference in visually guided reach-to-grasp movements. Experimental Brain Research, 144 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.1007/s00221-002-1004-1
Conference Publication
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Dempsey-Jones, H. and Kritikos, A. (2013). Handedness and the weighting of visual- proprioceptive information in position estimation: the effect of illusory visual position information. VSS 2013 Symposia, Naples, FL United States, 10-15 May 2013. Rockville, MD, United States: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology. doi: 10.1167/13.9.877
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Dempsey-Jones, Harriet and Kritikos, Ada (2012). Handedness and proprioceptive position estimation: are left handed people more accurate in self representation and is this representation resistant to manipulation by the rubber hand illusion?. ACNS-2012 Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 29 November - 2 December 2012. Lausanne, Switzerland: Frontiers Research Foundation. doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2012.208.00138
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Yours or mine: Ownership in the visuomotor system
Constable, M. D., Kritikos, A. and Bayliss, A. P. (2011). Yours or mine: Ownership in the visuomotor system. EPC '11 38th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 28-30 April 2011.
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Kritikos, A., Mattingley, J. and Breen, N. (2001). Anarchic hand syndrome: bimanual coordination and sensitivity to irrelevant information in unimanual reaches. Inaugural Australian Conference for Cognitive Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Geelong, VIC, Australia, 13-15 July 2001. Milton Park, Abingdon, United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
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Kritikos, A., Mattingley, J. B. and Breen, N. (2001). Anarchic Hand syndrome: Bimanual co-ordination and sensitivity to irrelevant information in unimanual reaches. 7th National Conference of the APS College of Clinical Neuropsychologists, Southgate, VIC Australia, 4-6 October 2001. United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.
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Kritikos, A., Mattingley, J. B. and Breen, N. (2001). Anarchic Hand syndrome: Bimanual coordination and sensitivity to irrelevant information in unimanual reaches. 28th Annual Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference, Melbourne VIC, Australia, 20-22 April 2001. United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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(2013–2017) ARC Discovery Projects
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A brain stimulation and portable eye-tracking suite for human behavioural research
(2013) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
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An eye-tracking and neuro-stimulation laboratory for cognitive neuroscience research
(2011) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
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A computer laboratory and data storage for behavioural research
(2010) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
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UQ Travel Awards Category 1, Stephen Tipper
(2010) UQ Travel Grants Scheme
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User-friendly equipment for central nervous and cardiovascular psychopshysiology
(2008) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
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The multisensory components of gesture comprehension and proudction
(2007–2008) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Self-cognitive Advantages and their Underlying Decisional and Attentional Mechanisms
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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The Maintenance of the Self over a Lifetime: How does the SRE uphold maintained from a developmental perspective?
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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Affective and Semantic Properties of Peripersonal Space Representation
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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An Examination of the Mechanisms Underlying the Incidental Self-Reference Effect in Relation to the Evaluative Self-Reference Effect
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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Rapid Visual Processing of Looming Emotional Faces
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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The efficacy of multisensory cues in orienting and sustaining attention.
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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The investigation of communicating through non-verbal music conducting of children on the autism spectrum
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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The origin of non-redundant crossmodal correspondence
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Completed Supervision
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Cultural Background Shapes the Ownership-Based Self-Reference Effect
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Affective action: Interactions between emotion and social processing in the motor system
(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Observation and Execution: The Role of The Mirror Neuron System in Understanding Actions
(2011) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Other advisors:
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(2018) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
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Prospective Neuropsychological Assessment of Sports-Related Concussion in Adolescent Athletes
(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Possible Research Projects
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
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the sense of self in bereavement
We are seeking to supervise a PhD project on the sense of self, memory self-reference effects, and bereavement.
The topic will involve investigating the theory of autobiographical memory, construction of the sense of self and emotion.
The potential candidate should have a specific interest in cognitive science and cognitive processes, and a solid foundation and familiarity with statistics.
We anticipate that the candidate would apply for a UQ HDR scholarship in February 2024 to commence candidature in July (RQ2) of 2024.
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In- and out-group identity and the mewmory self-reference effect
We are seeking to supervise a PhD project on the sense of self, memory self-reference effects, and in- / out-group identificaion.
The topic will involve investigating the theory of autobiographical memory, construction of the sense of self and identification with a specific group.
The potential candidate should have a specific interest in cognitive science and cognitive processes, and a solid foundation and familiarity with statistics.
We anticipate that the candidate would apply for a UQ HDR scholarship in February 2024 to commence candidature in July (RQ2) of 2024.
