JCU > Research Portfolio > Dr Nicole Thomas

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Teaching

PY2107: Experimental Investigation and Analysis of Behaviour (Level 2; CNS)

Research Disciplines

Socio-Economic Objectives

Publications

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Journal Articles

Zuchowski I, Watson S, Dickinson T, Thomas N and Croaker S (2019) Social work students' feedback about students' suitability for field education and the profession. Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 31 (2), pp. 42-56, DOI:10.11157/anzswj-vol31iss2id633.
Carragher D, Thomas N and Nicholls M (2018) Is trustworthiness lateralized in the face? Evidence from a trust game. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 23 (1), pp. 20-38, DOI:10.1080/1357650X.2017.1298120.
Carragher D, Lawrence B, Thomas N and Nicholls M (2018) Visuospatial asymmetries do not modulate the cheerleader effect. Scientific Reports, 8, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-20784-5.
Morey S, Thomas N and McCarley J (2018) Redundant target processing is robust against changes to task load. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 3, DOI:10.1186/s41235-017-0088-x.
Simpson A and Thomas N (2018) Neuroticism, schizotypy, and scale anchors influence eye movement behaviour in the visual exploration of abstract art: an exploratory study. Acta Psychologica, 183, pp. 85-98, DOI:10.1016/j.actpsy.2017.12.008.
Thomas N and Nicholls M (2018) Asymmetries in distractibility: left distractors improve reaction time performance. Scientific Reports, 8, DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-23498-w.
Thomas N and Takarangi M (2018) Visuospatial asymmetries and emotional valence influence mental time travel. Emotion, 18 (4), pp. 577-596, DOI:10.1037/emo0000374.
Churches O, Loetscher T, Thomas N and Nicholls M (2017) Perceptual biases in the horizontal and vertical dimensions are driven by separate cognitive mechanisms. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70 (3), pp. 444-460, DOI:10.1080/17470218.2015.1131841.
Nicholls M, Hobson A, Petty J, Churches O and Thomas N (2017) The effect of cerebral asymmetries and eye scanning on pseudoneglect for a visual search task. Brain and Cognition, 111, pp. 134-143, DOI:10.1016/j.bandc.2016.11.006.
Thomas N, Rose W and Nicholls M (2017) The influence of distractors and numerical direction on mental number line bisection. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 22, pp. 31-48, DOI:10.1080/1357650X.2015.1108329.
Thomas N, Barone A, Flew A and NIcholls M (2017) Cross-modal influences on attentional asymmetries: additive effects of attentional orienting and arousal. Neuropsychologia, 96, pp. 39-51, DOI:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2017.01.002.
Thomas N, Churches O, White I, Mohr C, Schrag Y, Obucina S and Nicholls M (2017) An investigation of left/right driving rules on deviations while walking. PLOS ONE, 12 (10), DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0186171.

More: ResearchOnline@JCU stores 46+ research outputs authored by Dr Nicole Thomas from 2006 onwards.

Current Funding

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Australian Research Council - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

The Ups and Downs of Visuospatial Attention

Indicative Funding: $352,000 over 3 years
Summary: The brain has a remarkable capacity to provide a coherent experience of the world by seamlessly integrating sights and sounds from different locations. It is only after brain damage, or when faced with a high attentional load, that our limitations become apparent. I will investigate these limitations by determining how spatial location influences attention in relation to distractaibility, cross-modal input and emotionality. Eye tracking and physiological measures of arousal will be combined with traditional cognitive measures to provide a deeper understanding of spatial attention. This research will improve attentional models and develop innovative strategies to increase safety by decreasing inattention and distraction.
Investigators: Nicole Thomas (College of Healthcare Sciences)
Keywords: laterality; Attention; spatial neglect

Supervision

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Primary or Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Completed

Modelling written language production in English: a Bayesian model of spelling (2019, PhD , Primary Advisor)
I'll cry instead; The neural correlates of empathy (2020, PhD , Primary Advisor)

Data

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Mason, H. (2019) Modelling written language production in English: A Bayesian model of spelling. James Cook University

Collaboration

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