Andrew W. Corcoran

Behavioral, experiential, and physiological signatures of mind blanking

This study identifies neurophysiological signatures of mind blanking using EEG, showing distinct patterns compared to mind wandering and on-task states.

When your heart isn't in it anymore: Cardiac correlates of task disengagement

The paper examines how cardiac activity and brain-heart coupling relate to attentional states and vigilance during a sustained attention task.

Neural differences in conflict monitoring and stimulus expectancy processes in experienced meditators are likely driven by enhanced attention

This study examines neural differences in conflict monitoring and attention between meditators and non-meditators using ERP measurements, finding enhanced N2 responses in meditators during hard Nogo trials.

Slow oscillation-spindle coupling predicts sequence-based language learning

This study finds that slow oscillation-spindle coupling during sleep predicts better sequence-based language learning and is linked to memory consolidation and theta activity.

Psilocybin increases optimistic engagement over time: computational modelling of behavior in rats

This study uses computational models to show that psilocybin increases reward acquisition in rats by enhancing task engagement through altered forgetting rates and reduced loss aversion.

Experienced meditators show greater forward travelling cortical alpha wave strengths

This study finds that experienced meditators have stronger forward traveling cortical alpha waves and weaker backward traveling alpha waves compared to non-meditators during rest and a cognitive task.

Effects of neural noise on predictive model updating across the adult lifespan

This study shows that older adults show reduced adaptation of prediction error signals in language processing compared to younger adults, linked to neural noise and changes in aperiodic EEG metrics.

Expectations boost the reconstruction of auditory features from electrophysiological responses to noisy speech

The paper investigates how prior expectations improve speech comprehension in noisy conditions by analyzing EEG and pupillometry data.

Oscillatory and aperiodic neural activity jointly predict language learning

The paper shows that 1/f and oscillatory EEG activity jointly predict word order rule learning in an artificial language task.

EEG and behavioral correlates of attentional processing while walking and navigating naturalistic environments

This study examines attentional processing during walking and navigation in natural environments using EEG, finding differences in neural responses compared to lab settings.

Alpha Oscillations Prior to Encoding Preferentially Modulate Memory Consolidation during Wake Relative to Sleep

The paper investigates how pre-encoding alpha oscillations affect memory consolidation during wake versus sleep, finding that higher alpha power during wake enhances memory retention.

Towards a reliable, automated method of individual alpha frequency (IAF) quantification

This paper introduces an automated method for estimating individual alpha frequency (IAF) using spectral smoothing, showing improved reliability compared to simpler methods.