Professor Ross Cunnington
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Ross Cunnington

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Background

My research focuses on Action and Attention in the human brain, examining neural activity underlying the preparation for voluntary movement and the recognition of others' actions

I am a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience in the School of Psychology, University of Queensland. My major research interests include understanding the brain processes involved in attention and the preparation and readiness for voluntary action, the "mirror neuron" system and how we perceive and understand the actions of others.

Availability

Professor Ross Cunnington is:
Available for supervision
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Fields of research

Cognitive and computational psychology Neurosciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science, Monash University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University

Search Professor Ross Cunnington’s works on UQ eSpace

173 works between 1995 and 2023
All (173) Journal Article (148) Book Chapter (1) Conference Publication (22) Book (1) Other Outputs (1)

61 - 80 of 173 works

2013

Journal Article

Effects of context on visuomotor interference depends on the perspective of observed actions

Bortoletto, Marta, Mattingley, Jason B. and Cunnington, Ross (2013). Effects of context on visuomotor interference depends on the perspective of observed actions. PLoS One, 8 (1) e53248, e53248.1-e53248.7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053248

Effects of context on visuomotor interference depends on the perspective of observed actions

2013

Conference Publication

Effect of posterized naturalistic stimuli on SSVEP-based BCI

Ng, Kian B., Bradley, Andrew P. and Cunnington, Ross (2013). Effect of posterized naturalistic stimuli on SSVEP-based BCI. 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2013, Osaka, Japan, 3 - 7 July 2013. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610198

Effect of posterized naturalistic stimuli on SSVEP-based BCI

2012

Journal Article

Stimulus specificity of a steady-state visual-evoked potential-based brain-computer interface

Ng, Kian B., Bradley, Andrew P. and Cunnington, Ross (2012). Stimulus specificity of a steady-state visual-evoked potential-based brain-computer interface. Journal of Neural Engineering, 9 (3) 036008, Article number 036008. doi: 10.1088/1741-2560/9/3/036008

Stimulus specificity of a steady-state visual-evoked potential-based brain-computer interface

2012

Journal Article

Effects of force–load on cortical activity preceding voluntary finger movement: Whole-scalp magnetoencephalography of the Bereitschaftsfeld

Cui, Rongqing, Cunnington, Ross, Beisteiner, Roland and Deecke, Luder (2012). Effects of force–load on cortical activity preceding voluntary finger movement: Whole-scalp magnetoencephalography of the Bereitschaftsfeld. Neurology, Psychiatry and Brain Research, 18 (3), 97-104. doi: 10.1016/j.npbr.2012.03.001

Effects of force–load on cortical activity preceding voluntary finger movement: Whole-scalp magnetoencephalography of the Bereitschaftsfeld

2012

Journal Article

Unconscious effects of action on perception

Veronika Halász and Ross Cunnington (2012). Unconscious effects of action on perception. Brain Sciences, 2 (2), 130-146. doi: 10.3390/brainsci2020130

Unconscious effects of action on perception

2012

Journal Article

Neural activity in readiness for incidental and explicitly timed actions

Baker, Katharine S., Piriyapunyaporn, Teerut and Cunnington, Ross (2012). Neural activity in readiness for incidental and explicitly timed actions. Neuropsychologia, 50 (5), 715-722. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2011.12.026

Neural activity in readiness for incidental and explicitly timed actions

2012

Journal Article

Mirror, mirror on the wall, how does my brain recognize my image at all?

Butler, David L., Mattingley, Jason B., Cunnington, Ross and Suddendorf, Thomas (2012). Mirror, mirror on the wall, how does my brain recognize my image at all?. PLoS One, 7 (2) e31452, e31452.1-e31452.7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031452

Mirror, mirror on the wall, how does my brain recognize my image at all?

2012

Journal Article

Activation patterns during action observation are modulated by context in mirror system areas

Molenberghs, Pascal, Hayward, Lydia, Mattingley, Jason B. and Cunnington, Ross (2012). Activation patterns during action observation are modulated by context in mirror system areas. NeuroImage, 59 (1), 608-615. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.07.080

Activation patterns during action observation are modulated by context in mirror system areas

2012

Journal Article

Brain regions with mirror properties: a meta-analysis of 125 human fMRI studies

Molenberghs, Pascal, Cunnington, Ross and Mattingley, Jason (2012). Brain regions with mirror properties: a meta-analysis of 125 human fMRI studies. Neuroscience Biobehavioral Reviews, 36 (1), 341-349. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2011.07.004

Brain regions with mirror properties: a meta-analysis of 125 human fMRI studies

2012

Conference Publication

Enhancing the classification accuracy of Steady-State Visual Evoked Potential-based Brain-Computer Interface using Component Synchrony Measure

Ng, Kian B., Cunnington, Ross and Bradley, Andrew P. (2012). Enhancing the classification accuracy of Steady-State Visual Evoked Potential-based Brain-Computer Interface using Component Synchrony Measure. WCCI 2012 IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Brisbane, Australia, 10-15 June 2012. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IJCNN.2012.6252686

Enhancing the classification accuracy of Steady-State Visual Evoked Potential-based Brain-Computer Interface using Component Synchrony Measure

2012

Journal Article

Seeing is believing: Neural mechanisms of action-perception are biased by team membership

Molenberghs, Pascal, Halasz, Veronika, Mattingley, Jason B., Vanman, Eric J. and Cunnington, Ross (2012). Seeing is believing: Neural mechanisms of action-perception are biased by team membership. Human Brain Mapping, 34 (9), 2055-2068. doi: 10.1002/hbm.22044

Seeing is believing: Neural mechanisms of action-perception are biased by team membership

2011

Journal Article

How frontoparietal brain regions mediate imitative and complementary actions: An FMRI study

Ocampo, Brenda, Kritikos, Ada and Cunnington, Ross (2011). How frontoparietal brain regions mediate imitative and complementary actions: An FMRI study. PLoS One, 6 (10) e26945, e26945.1-e26945.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026945

How frontoparietal brain regions mediate imitative and complementary actions: An FMRI study

2011

Journal Article

Attention and the readiness for action

Baker, Katharine S., Mattingley, Jason B., Chambers, Christopher D. and Cunnington, Ross (2011). Attention and the readiness for action. Neuropsychologia, 49 (12), 3303-3313. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2011.08.003

Attention and the readiness for action

2011

Journal Article

Slice-timing effects and their correction in functional MRI

Sladky, Ronald, Friston, Karl J., Trostl, Jasmin, Cunnington, Ross, Moser, Ewald and Windischberger, Christian (2011). Slice-timing effects and their correction in functional MRI. Neuroimage, 58 (2), 588-594. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.06.078

Slice-timing effects and their correction in functional MRI

2011

Journal Article

No evidence for early modulation of evoked responses in primary visual cortex to irrelevant probe stimuli presented during the attentional blink

Jacoby, Oscar, Visser, Troy A. W., Hart, Bianca C., Cunnington, Ross and Mattingley, Jason B. (2011). No evidence for early modulation of evoked responses in primary visual cortex to irrelevant probe stimuli presented during the attentional blink. PloS One, 6 (8) e24255, 8 Article # e24255. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024255

No evidence for early modulation of evoked responses in primary visual cortex to irrelevant probe stimuli presented during the attentional blink

2011

Journal Article

The role of arousal in the preparation for voluntary movement

Bortoletto, Marta, Lemonis, Marianna J. and Cunnington, Ross (2011). The role of arousal in the preparation for voluntary movement. Biological Psychology, 87 (3), 372-378. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.04.008

The role of arousal in the preparation for voluntary movement

2011

Journal Article

Action intentions modulate visual processing during action perception

Bortoletto, Marta, Mattingley, Jason B. and Cunnington, Ross (2011). Action intentions modulate visual processing during action perception. Neuropsychologia, 49 (7), 2097-2104. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2011.04.004

Action intentions modulate visual processing during action perception

2011

Journal Article

Motor timing and the preparation for sequential actions

Bortoletto, Marta, Cook, Alana and Cunnington, Ross (2011). Motor timing and the preparation for sequential actions. Brain and Cognition, 75 (2), 196-204. doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2010.11.016

Motor timing and the preparation for sequential actions

2011

Conference Publication

Effect of competing stimuli on SSVEP-based BCI

Ng, Kian B., Bradley, Andrew P. and Cunnington, Ross (2011). Effect of competing stimuli on SSVEP-based BCI. Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, Boston, MA, United States, 30 August - 3 September 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091556

Effect of competing stimuli on SSVEP-based BCI

2010

Journal Article

Enhanced brain connectivity in math-gifted adolescents: An fMRI study using mental rotation

Prescott, James, Gavrilescu, Maria, Cunnington, Ross, O'Boyle, Michael W. and Egan, Gary F. (2010). Enhanced brain connectivity in math-gifted adolescents: An fMRI study using mental rotation. Cognitive Neuroscience, 1 (4), 277-288. doi: 10.1080/17588928.2010.506951

Enhanced brain connectivity in math-gifted adolescents: An fMRI study using mental rotation

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Understanding human brain plasticity and sensory perception
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2024
    Linking human brain structure to function with ultra-high resolution fMRI
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    High-resolution brain imaging of basal ganglia function
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2019
    The Science of Learning Research Centre
    ARC Special Research Initiative for a Science of Learning Research Centre
    Open grant
  • 2013
    A brain stimulation and portable eye-tracking suite for human behavioural research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Gait analysis for clinical research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    ResTeach Funding 2012 0.05 FTE School of Psychology
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Why being lost-in-thought can blind you: The effects of distractor processing on perception (ARC Discovery Project administered by the University of Western Australia).
    University of Western Australia
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Why being lost-in-thought can blind you: The effects of distractor processing on perception.
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    An eye-tracking and neuro-stimulation laboratory for cognitive neuroscience research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    The mirror system and the perception of actions
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Queensland International Fellowship: The planning and readiness for voluntary movement
    Queensland International Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    The human mirror system and the perception of others' actions
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2010
    A computer laboratory and data storage for behavioural research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010
    High performance computing cluster to expand research capacity in neuroscience modelling, imaging and bioinformatics
    NHMRC Equipment Grant
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Equipment Grant: Stimulus delivery and response recording system, eye-monitoring system and motion capture system for recording limb movements
    The Golden Casket Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    ResTeach 2009 0.1 FTE School of Psychology
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Imaging genetics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    A 3.0 Tesla MRI system for human cognitive neuroscience research
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2008
    User-friendly equipment for central nervous and cardiovascular psychopshysiology
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2010
    UQ Mid-Career Research Fellowship Start-Up Funding: Attention, response selection, and the preparation for action: studies of functional brain imaging
    UQ Mid-Career Research Fellowship
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Ross Cunnington is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reconstructing seen images from human brain activity using geometric deep learning

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reconstructing seen images from human brain activity using geometric deep learning

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    High-resolution brain imaging of predictive coding in cortical layers for human perception

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Neural Dynamics of Novel Word Learning

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor David Copland, Associate Professor Anthony Angwin

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Neural Mechanisms Underlying Timing in Language Processing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor David Copland, Associate Professor Anthony Angwin

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Laminar Basis of Vibrotactile Processing and Attention: High-Resolution fMRI Investigations in the Human Somatosensory Cortex

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Student and Teacher Relationship: Exploring Behavioural and Neuroscience Variables that impact upon Student and Teacher Wellbeing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chase Sherwell, Professor Robyn Gillies

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Attention and brain function
  • Brain - neural activity
  • Brain function - biological deficits
  • EEG - brain activity
  • MRI - brain activity

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