Nicholas Gaspelin
@ngaspelin.bsky.social
Associate Professor (he/him)
University of Missouri, Columbia
https://gaspelinlab.missouri.edu
https://gaspelinblog.wordpress.com
attention | vision | eye movements | ERPs
University of Missouri, Columbia
https://gaspelinlab.missouri.edu
https://gaspelinblog.wordpress.com
attention | vision | eye movements | ERPs
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Reposted by Nicholas Gaspelin
Any early-career researchers in #workingmemory wanting to contribute to an #openscience initiative? I'm looking for help building up a data hub resource for the field. Volunteers can expect to devote a few hours, and might pick up insights into handling research data and how to use Github.
OpenWMData
A collection of publicly available<br>working memory datasets
williamngiam.github.io
October 22, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Any early-career researchers in #workingmemory wanting to contribute to an #openscience initiative? I'm looking for help building up a data hub resource for the field. Volunteers can expect to devote a few hours, and might pick up insights into handling research data and how to use Github.
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Job announcement! UN Reno Psychology (Cognitive & Brain Sciences division) is hiring for a tenure-track position. Come join us! We have a great group! Deadline December 1. Please share!
nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external...
#neuroskyence #neuroscience
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#neuroskyence #neuroscience
Assistant Professor, Cognitive and Brain Sciences
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitt...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Job announcement! UN Reno Psychology (Cognitive & Brain Sciences division) is hiring for a tenure-track position. Come join us! We have a great group! Deadline December 1. Please share!
nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external...
#neuroskyence #neuroscience
nshe.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UNR-external...
#neuroskyence #neuroscience
I am accepting a Ph.D. student to begin Fall 2026. The position would be part of the Cognition and Neuroscience program at Mizzou. Great opportunities to learn eye tracking and ERPs. Ideal candidates will have some background in attentional capture and visual search. If interested, please email me!
October 20, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I am accepting a Ph.D. student to begin Fall 2026. The position would be part of the Cognition and Neuroscience program at Mizzou. Great opportunities to learn eye tracking and ERPs. Ideal candidates will have some background in attentional capture and visual search. If interested, please email me!
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We found attentional suppression might be related to re-coding salient singleton locations in a inverted format to target locations
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Rapid inversion of singleton distractor representations underlies learned attentional suppression
In visually complex and dynamically changing environments, humans often face the challenge of filtering out salient stimuli that are presently irrelevant to their tasks. Recent evidence suggests that ...
www.biorxiv.org
October 10, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We found attentional suppression might be related to re-coding salient singleton locations in a inverted format to target locations
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
We published a review paper updating the Signal Suppression Account to version 2.0. We explain challenges to the original theory and how it has been updated in response. This refined theory makes new predictions about learned suppression that need testing.
gaspelinblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/t...
gaspelinblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/t...
The Signal Suppression Account 2.0: What’s New?
Gaspelin, N., Ma, X., & Luck, S. J. (2025). Signal suppression 2.0: An updated account of attentional capture and suppression. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 1-21. [Link to Article] Do sali…
gaspelinblog.wordpress.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We published a review paper updating the Signal Suppression Account to version 2.0. We explain challenges to the original theory and how it has been updated in response. This refined theory makes new predictions about learned suppression that need testing.
gaspelinblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/t...
gaspelinblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/09/t...
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1/ Why are we so easily distracted? 🧠 In our new EEG preprint w/ Henry Jones, @monicarosenb.bsky.social and @edvogel.bsky.social we show that distractibility is associated w/ reduced neural connectivity — and can be predicted from EEG with ~80% accuracy using machine learning.
September 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
1/ Why are we so easily distracted? 🧠 In our new EEG preprint w/ Henry Jones, @monicarosenb.bsky.social and @edvogel.bsky.social we show that distractibility is associated w/ reduced neural connectivity — and can be predicted from EEG with ~80% accuracy using machine learning.
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By integrating the 'pinging' technique with fMRI-based multivariate pattern analysis, we provide evidence for a dual-format representation of attention during the preparatory period.
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
doi.org
September 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
By integrating the 'pinging' technique with fMRI-based multivariate pattern analysis, we provide evidence for a dual-format representation of attention during the preparatory period.
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
doi.org/10.7554/eLif...
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We are looking for our next colleague. Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions!
UC Davis is hiring! A tenure-track assistant professor of psychology, in human cognition or cognitive neuroscience #psychjobs recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300
Assistant Professor of Psychology - Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
September 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
We are looking for our next colleague. Feel free to reach out to me if you have questions!
New paper from my lab testing how the breadth of attentional focus influences visual distraction by salient stimuli. Across six experiments, we find no ERP or behavioral evidence in support of the attentional window account.
Read about it on my blog:
gaspelinblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/t...
Read about it on my blog:
gaspelinblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/t...
Testing the Attentional Window Account of Capture
Ma, X., Luck, S.J., & Gaspelin, N., (in press). Ignoring salient distractors inside and outside the attentional window. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. [PDF] Many studies have shown that ind…
gaspelinblog.wordpress.com
September 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
New paper from my lab testing how the breadth of attentional focus influences visual distraction by salient stimuli. Across six experiments, we find no ERP or behavioral evidence in support of the attentional window account.
Read about it on my blog:
gaspelinblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/t...
Read about it on my blog:
gaspelinblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/08/t...
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Vision peeps...
Gah! What's the citation demonstrating people's ability to track objects defined purely by common motion, as in this demo?
I've been racking my brain for days. Thanks!
Gah! What's the citation demonstrating people's ability to track objects defined purely by common motion, as in this demo?
I've been racking my brain for days. Thanks!
August 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Vision peeps...
Gah! What's the citation demonstrating people's ability to track objects defined purely by common motion, as in this demo?
I've been racking my brain for days. Thanks!
Gah! What's the citation demonstrating people's ability to track objects defined purely by common motion, as in this demo?
I've been racking my brain for days. Thanks!
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Our new paper using transformers to understanding scene semantics has finally dropped in Open Mind. Fully open access. #cognition #percepton (If you follow me for music you can ignore this one.) direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
DeepMeaning: Estimating and Interpreting Scene Meaning for Attention Using a Vision-Language Transformer
Abstract. Humans rapidly process and understand real-world scenes with ease. Our stored semantic knowledge gained from experience is thought to be central to this ability by organizing perceptual info...
direct.mit.edu
August 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Our new paper using transformers to understanding scene semantics has finally dropped in Open Mind. Fully open access. #cognition #percepton (If you follow me for music you can ignore this one.) direct.mit.edu/opmi/article...
Excited this review paper is out! We update the signal suppression account to explain recent findings related to attention capture by salient stimuli. We also propose new mechanisms of learned attentional control. Written with Steve Luck and @xiaojinma.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
Signal suppression 2.0: An updated account of attentional capture and suppression - Psychonomic Bulletin & Review
The signal suppression account of attentional capture was proposed in 2010 to resolve a longstanding debate between bottom-up and top-down theories of capture by proposing that a top-down suppressive ...
link.springer.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Excited this review paper is out! We update the signal suppression account to explain recent findings related to attention capture by salient stimuli. We also propose new mechanisms of learned attentional control. Written with Steve Luck and @xiaojinma.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
link.springer.com/article/10.3...
A great tutorial by Xiaojin Ma on how to use PsychoPy for programming a cognitive task.
I recorded a step-by-step tutorial of programming experiments in PsychoPy for undergrad thesis students in my lab. Sharing it here for anyone new to programming in psychology, or those transitioning to PsychoPy from other software. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMJX...
using PsychoPy to build a cognitive psychology experiment from scratch
YouTube video by Xiaojin Ma
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A great tutorial by Xiaojin Ma on how to use PsychoPy for programming a cognitive task.
That's a wrap! The "R Workshop for Psychology and Neuroscience" is officially done. Two weeks coding and fun with amazing junior researchers. If you missed it, you can find the course materials (including videos) on our website. Thanks NSF for funding! See you next year...
rworkshop.missouri.edu
rworkshop.missouri.edu
July 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
That's a wrap! The "R Workshop for Psychology and Neuroscience" is officially done. Two weeks coding and fun with amazing junior researchers. If you missed it, you can find the course materials (including videos) on our website. Thanks NSF for funding! See you next year...
rworkshop.missouri.edu
rworkshop.missouri.edu
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Ever notice how a ticking clock or flashing banner stops bothering you?
In our new @nature.com Scientific Reports paper, we focus on the stages involved in habituation to visual distractors, using #EEG ERP and oscillations.
rdcu.be/euAIE
@snsf.ch @unifr.bsky.social @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social
In our new @nature.com Scientific Reports paper, we focus on the stages involved in habituation to visual distractors, using #EEG ERP and oscillations.
rdcu.be/euAIE
@snsf.ch @unifr.bsky.social @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social
Anticipatory and reactive mechanisms of habituation to visual distractors
Scientific Reports - Anticipatory and reactive mechanisms of habituation to visual distractors
rdcu.be
July 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Ever notice how a ticking clock or flashing banner stops bothering you?
In our new @nature.com Scientific Reports paper, we focus on the stages involved in habituation to visual distractors, using #EEG ERP and oscillations.
rdcu.be/euAIE
@snsf.ch @unifr.bsky.social @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social
In our new @nature.com Scientific Reports paper, we focus on the stages involved in habituation to visual distractors, using #EEG ERP and oscillations.
rdcu.be/euAIE
@snsf.ch @unifr.bsky.social @epfl-brainmind.bsky.social
Big congrats!
We are pleased to announce that Michael C. Hout, New Mexico State University, USA, will serve as the new Editor-in-Chief of AP&P. Please join us in extending our congratulations to Mike. bit.ly/45qjtCl #psynomAPP @michaelhout.bsky.social buff.ly/RVTq3mS
June 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Big congrats!
Celebratory dinner with the Luck and Gaspelin labs at VSS.
May 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Celebratory dinner with the Luck and Gaspelin labs at VSS.
So proud to see all of my students past and present at their VSS posters.
May 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
So proud to see all of my students past and present at their VSS posters.
Come see our VSS presentations!
May 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Come see our VSS presentations!
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Abstract submission is now open for WMS2025 (Deadline: May 31st)! Working memory ECRs, we look forward to receiving your submissions!!!
wmsymposium.org
wmsymposium.org
two muppets sitting on a balcony with the words see you soon behind them
ALT: two muppets sitting on a balcony with the words see you soon behind them
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May 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Abstract submission is now open for WMS2025 (Deadline: May 31st)! Working memory ECRs, we look forward to receiving your submissions!!!
wmsymposium.org
wmsymposium.org
🚨⚠️ Last call for our virtual workshop on "R Programming for Psychology and Neuroscience." Free and over the summer break. Funded by NSF. Open to all students from any university. Applications are due 4/30.
Visit our website:
rworkshop.missouri.edu
Visit our website:
rworkshop.missouri.edu
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This virtual workshop aims to teach students the basic principles of computer programming for psychology and neuroscience. Specific emphasis is given on the skills needed to analyze data from cognitiv...
rworkshop.missouri.edu
April 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
🚨⚠️ Last call for our virtual workshop on "R Programming for Psychology and Neuroscience." Free and over the summer break. Funded by NSF. Open to all students from any university. Applications are due 4/30.
Visit our website:
rworkshop.missouri.edu
Visit our website:
rworkshop.missouri.edu
Reposted by Nicholas Gaspelin
Origins and consequences of cognitive fatigue
Feature Review by Mathias Pessiglione, Bastien Blain (@bastien-blain.bsky.social), Antonius Wiehler, & Shruti Naik
Free access before May 20: tinyurl.com/2va75b5j
Feature Review by Mathias Pessiglione, Bastien Blain (@bastien-blain.bsky.social), Antonius Wiehler, & Shruti Naik
Free access before May 20: tinyurl.com/2va75b5j
April 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Origins and consequences of cognitive fatigue
Feature Review by Mathias Pessiglione, Bastien Blain (@bastien-blain.bsky.social), Antonius Wiehler, & Shruti Naik
Free access before May 20: tinyurl.com/2va75b5j
Feature Review by Mathias Pessiglione, Bastien Blain (@bastien-blain.bsky.social), Antonius Wiehler, & Shruti Naik
Free access before May 20: tinyurl.com/2va75b5j
Great opportunity!
I'm looking for a new full-time research assistant ("junior specialist"). It's not quite "lab manager" because I have someone who takes care of the administrative tasks, and here I'm looking for someone to help us get research done! Info is below, please pass on to any talented candidates, thanks!
Dynamic Memory Lab_Jr Specialist_Ranganath
University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucdavis.edu
April 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Great opportunity!
This will be a fun Psychonomics!
📢 The 2025 Call for Abstracts is open! Join us at the Psychonomic Society’s 66th Annual Meeting: Nov 20-23 in Denver, Colorado, USA. 🗓 Deadline: June 5. Guidelines: bit.ly/4lnWkWW #psynom25
April 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This will be a fun Psychonomics!