2024
How the cognitive load of simulated driving affects the brain dynamics underlying auditory attention
Banz B, Wu J, Camenga D, Mayes L, Crowley M, Vaca F. How the cognitive load of simulated driving affects the brain dynamics underlying auditory attention. Traffic Injury Prevention 2024, 25: s167-s174. PMID: 39485699, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2024.2373950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain responses to auditory stimuliResponses to auditory stimuliAuditory attentional processingCortical regionsTarget tonesNo-load conditionTemporal cortical regionsRight frontal cortical regionsTarget earFrontal cortical regionsMotor vehicle crashesAlpha responsesBrain levelsPosterior cortical regionsTheta oscillationsEvent-related brain responsesTheta powerBrain-based measuresAuditory stimuliAuditory attentionEarly time windowStudy designVehicle crashesCognitive loadWorking memory
2015
Investigating the relationship between working memory and emotion regulation in mothers
Rutherford H, Booth C, Crowley M, Mayes L. Investigating the relationship between working memory and emotion regulation in mothers. Journal Of Cognitive Psychology 2015, 28: 52-59. DOI: 10.1080/20445911.2015.1075542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisuospatial working memoryEmotion regulationWorking memorySelf-report measuresMemory relateEmotion dysregulationExecutive functioningExecutive functionRegulatory functioningMemoryFunctioningEmotionsUnique roleParentingBroad implicationsMeasuresRecent mothersMothersRecent workRelateImplicationsFindingsRelationshipDysregulation
2004
Impaired performance of children exposed in utero to cocaine on a novel test of visuospatial working memory
Schroder MD, Snyder PJ, Sielski I, Mayes L. Impaired performance of children exposed in utero to cocaine on a novel test of visuospatial working memory. Brain And Cognition 2004, 55: 409-412. PMID: 15177825, DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2004.02.062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaze Learning TestCocaine-exposed groupLearning TestRecall trialsGroton Maze Learning TestVisuospatial working memoryVisuospatial memory functionShort-term memoryInternal spatial mapPrenatal cocaine exposureChase testSignificant group differencesWorking memoryNeuropsychological measuresVisuospatial informationProcedural learningVisuomotor speedLearning trialsImpaired performanceMore errorsMemory functionGroup differencesCocaine exposureMin delayPossible impairment