Clayton Hickey

Predictive distractor processing relies on integrated proactive and reactive attentional mechanisms

This study uses MEG and decoding analysis to show that predictable distractors are proactively suppressed in the brain, with neural activity extending from pre- to post-search phases, indicating integrated attentional mechanisms.

Complementary attentional mechanisms for the resolution of representational ambiguity in the human brain

This study uses multivariate EEG and EEG/MRI analysis to investigate how attention resolves representational ambiguity in the human brain, identifying mechanisms and timing of neural processes involved.

Neural mechanisms of object prioritization in vision

The paper uses EEG to show that visual attention is influenced by object boundaries, supporting object-based attentional prioritization.

Neural Oscillations Coordinate Continuous Error Correction During Force Control

This study investigates how neural oscillations support continuous error correction during force control using EEG and an isometric force task with and without visual feedback.

Using N2pc variability to probe functionality: Linear mixed modelling of trial EEG and behaviour

This paper uses linear mixed modelling to analyze trial-wise relationships between N2pc variability, reaction time, and stimulus parameters, finding that the NT component is functionally linked to target processing and distractor interference.

Attentional propagation of conceptual information in the human brain

The paper uses EEG and EEG/MRI with machine learning to identify how attention influences the formation of semantic concepts in the brain, finding that N2pc amplitude predicts category information in specific brain regions.

Fast feature- and category-related parafoveal previewing support natural visual exploration.

The paper uses MEG and eye-tracking to show that feature and category information from parafoveal objects is decoded before and after saccades, supporting natural visual exploration.

Statistical Learning of Distractor Suppression Down-regulates Pre-Stimulus Neural Excitability in Early Visual Cortex

This study uses MEG and RIFT to show that statistical learning of distractor suppression reduces neural excitability in early visual cortex, but not alpha-band activity.

Previewing a face in the periphery reduces the fN170: Combined EEG and eye-tracking suggests two stages of trans-saccadic predictive processes

The paper uses EEG and eye-tracking to show that visual stability during saccades involves two stages: pre-saccadic prediction and early post-saccadic change detection, as evidenced by the fN170 response.

Spatial attention follows category-based attention during naturalistic visual search: evidence from MEG decoding

The paper uses MEG decoding to show that spatial attention emerges later than category-based attention during visual search.

Distractor inhibition contributes to retroactive attentional orienting within working memory: Evidence by lateralized alpha oscillations in the EEG

The paper uses EEG to show that retroactive attentional cues in working memory involve both distractor inhibition and target enhancement, as indicated by lateralized alpha oscillations.