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My research focuses primarily on two different aspects of sensory processing: the mechanisms and influences of selective attention, and the way in which the brain integrates information, including unusual occurrences of integration such as Synaesthesia.
My research explores the way in which selective attention works. I am particularly interested in the way the brain maintains the delicate balance between voluntary deployments of attention towards a goal and the involuntary shifts of attention caused by events in the environment. My attention work focuses in three main domains: the cognitive processes underpinning visual search, in both abstract displays and within more applied displays such as medical images; sustained attention and the challenges involved in maintaining vigilance; and the neural underpinnings of attention. I am exploring these aspects of visual attention using psychophysics and neuroimaging. I am also interested in the way in which the brain changes and adapts to injury or modified input.
My second major stream of research focuses on multisensory integration, including research on synaesthesia, an unusual condition in which stimulation in one sensory modality generates an additional experience. For example, in 'sound-colour' synaesthesia, a sound elicits a colour experience; in 'grapheme-colour' synaesthesia, letters, digits and words each generate particular involuntary colours. Although unusual, synaesthesia is not a disorder; it can provide us with a unique view of the integration that underlies perception. We are currently conducting studies on grapheme-colour, sound-colour, and olfactory-colour synaesthesia.
As always, I am happy to hear from people who think they might have synaesthesia - check out our Synaesthesia Research page for more information.
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Improving inferences from brain imaging to understand selective attention
Rich, A., Woolgar, A., Duncan, J. & MQRES, M.
30/06/17 → …
Project: Research
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The causal role of frontoparietal cortex in selective attention: an investigation using simultaneous brain stimulation and neuroimaging
Woolgar, A., Carlson, T., Rich, A., Feredoes, E. & Mattingley, J.
1/01/15 → …
Project: Research
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Magnetic resonance-compatible integrated audio-visual stimulus delivery system
Seymour, K., Woolgar, A., Magnussen, J., McMahon, C., Zopf, R., Carlson, T., Rich, A., Demuth, K., Curby, K. & Williams, M.
1/01/14 → …
Project: Research
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Linking the brain with behavior: the neural dynamics of success and failure in goal-directed behavior
Robinson, A. K., Rich, A. N. & Woolgar, A., Apr 2022, In: Journal of cognitive neuroscience. 34, 4, p. 639-654 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The time-course of feature-based attention effects dissociated from temporal expectation and target-related processes
Moerel, D., Grootswagers, T., Robinson, A. K., Shatek, S. M., Woolgar, A., Carlson, T. A. & Rich, A. N., Dec 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 6968.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characteristics of expert search behavior in volumetric medical image interpretation
Williams, L. H., Carrigan, A. J., Mills, M., Auffermann, W. F., Rich, A. N. & Drew, T., 14 Jul 2021, In: Journal of Medical Imaging. 8, 4, p. 041208-1- 041208-24 24 p., 041208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Concurrent neuroimaging and neurostimulation reveals a causal role for dlPFC in coding of task-relevant information
Jackson, J. B., Feredoes, E., Rich, A. N., Lindner, M. & Woolgar, A., 17 May 2021, In: Communications Biology. 4, 1, p. 1-16 16 p., 588.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neural signatures of vigilance decrements predict behavioural errors before they occur
Karimi-Rouzbahani, H., Woolgar, A. & Rich, A. N., 8 Apr 2021, In: eLife. 10, p. 1-27 27 p., e60563.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile4 Citations (Scopus)10 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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2001: Finalist in Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
Rich, Anina (Recipient), 2001
Prize: Other distinction
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2002: Finalist in Australian Museum Eureka Prizes
Rich, Anina (Recipient), 2002
Prize: Other distinction
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2005: Australian Psychological Society Excellent PhD Thesis in Psychology Award
Rich, Anina (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Other distinction
Activities
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Global Young Academy (External organisation)
Anina Rich (Member)
2015 → 2020Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Press / Media
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New driverless cars coming to Aussie roads
19/06/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Human attention secrets cracked in bid to avoid digital-age disasters
3/06/21
1 Media contribution
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'Mind-reading' test validates remarkable world of synaesthetes
21/02/21
1 Media contribution
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