Professor Paul Dux
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Paul Dux

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Background

Prof Paul E. Dux is a psychologist and neuroscientist who received his PhD from Macquarie University and then undertook a postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt University. He has been faculty in the School of Psychology at The University of Queensland since 2009. Dux leads a group that uses cutting edge techniques to study the cognitive and neural underpinnings of human information-processing capacity limitations in health and disease. Specific interests are the mechanisms of attention and executive function and the efficacy of cognitive training and brain stimulation and how they change the brain to improve performance. Dux has published widely, received several research awards and attracted funding from both the ARC and NHMRC.

Availability

Professor Paul Dux is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Cognitive and computational psychology Psychology

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University

Search Professor Paul Dux’s works on UQ eSpace

141 works between 2004 and 2024
All (141) Journal Article (127) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (1) Other Outputs (11)

1 - 20 of 141 works

2024

Journal Article

Quantifying error in effect size estimates in attention, executive function, and implicit learning

Garner, Kelly G., Nolan, Christopher R., Nydam, Abbey, Nott, Zoie, Bowman, Howard and Dux, Paul E. (2024). Quantifying error in effect size estimates in attention, executive function, and implicit learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. doi: 10.1037/xlm0001338

Quantifying error in effect size estimates in attention, executive function, and implicit learning

2024

Journal Article

On the role of prefrontal and parietal cortices in mind wandering and dynamic thought

Rasmussen, Tara, Filmer, Hannah and Dux, Paul E. (2024). On the role of prefrontal and parietal cortices in mind wandering and dynamic thought. Cortex, 178, 249-268. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2024.06.017

On the role of prefrontal and parietal cortices in mind wandering and dynamic thought

2024

Journal Article

Stimulating prefrontal cortex facilitates training transfer by increasing representational overlap

Wards, Yohan, Ehrhardt, Shane E, Garner, Kelly G, Mattingley, Jason B, Filmer, Hannah L and Dux, Paul E (2024). Stimulating prefrontal cortex facilitates training transfer by increasing representational overlap. Cerebral Cortex, 34 (5) bhae209. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhae209

Stimulating prefrontal cortex facilitates training transfer by increasing representational overlap

2024

Journal Article

Intensity-dependent effects of tDCS on motor learning are related to dopamine

Leow, Li-Ann, Jiang, Jiaqin, Bowers, Samantha, Zhang, Yuhan, Dux, Paul E. and Filmer, Hannah L. (2024). Intensity-dependent effects of tDCS on motor learning are related to dopamine. Brain Stimulation, 17 (3), 553-560. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2024.03.015

Intensity-dependent effects of tDCS on motor learning are related to dopamine

2024

Journal Article

Assessing the influence of dopamine and mindfulness on the formation of routines in visual search

Garner, Kelly G., Leow, Li‐Ann, Uchida, Aya, Nolan, Christopher, Jensen, Ole, Garrido, Marta I. and Dux, Paul E. (2024). Assessing the influence of dopamine and mindfulness on the formation of routines in visual search. Psychophysiology, 61 (7) e14571, e14571. doi: 10.1111/psyp.14571

Assessing the influence of dopamine and mindfulness on the formation of routines in visual search

2024

Journal Article

Neurochemical predictors of generalised learning induced by brain stimulation and training

Ehrhardt, Shane E., Wards, Yohan, Rideaux, Reuben, Marjańska, Małgorzata, Jin, Jin, Cloos, Martijn A., Deelchand, Dinesh K., Zöllner, Helge J., Saleh, Muhammad G., Hui, Steve C. N., Ali, Tonima, Shaw, Thomas B., Barth, Markus, Mattingley, Jason B., Filmer, Hannah L. and Dux, Paul E. (2024). Neurochemical predictors of generalised learning induced by brain stimulation and training. The Journal of Neuroscience, 44 (21) e1676232024, e1676232024. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1676-23.2024

Neurochemical predictors of generalised learning induced by brain stimulation and training

2024

Journal Article

Exploring the intra-individual reliability of tDCS: A registered report

Willmot, Nicholas, Leow, Li-Ann, Filmer, Hannah L. and Dux, Paul E. (2024). Exploring the intra-individual reliability of tDCS: A registered report. Cortex, 173, 61-79. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2023.12.015

Exploring the intra-individual reliability of tDCS: A registered report

2024

Other Outputs

The Meta-Attention Knowledge Questionnaire: Validation in an Adult Sample

Chidley, Kali, Matthews, Natasha, Ehrhardt, Shane, Mulvihill, Aisling, Wards, Yohan, Armitage, Kristy, Mattingley, Jason, Filmer, Hannah and Dux, Paul (2024). The Meta-Attention Knowledge Questionnaire: Validation in an Adult Sample. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/ad3d2a8

The Meta-Attention Knowledge Questionnaire: Validation in an Adult Sample

2024

Journal Article

Dopamine increases accuracy and lengthens deliberation time in explicit motor skill learning

Leow, Li-Ann, Bernheine, Lena, Carroll, Timothy J., Dux, Paul E. and Filmer, Hannah L. (2024). Dopamine increases accuracy and lengthens deliberation time in explicit motor skill learning. eneuro, 11 (1), 1-14. doi: 10.1523/eneuro.0360-23.2023

Dopamine increases accuracy and lengthens deliberation time in explicit motor skill learning

2024

Other Outputs

Adolescent Spontaneous Task Strategy Adjustment

Chidley, Kali, Matthews, Natasha, Dux, Paul, Fox, Amaya, Carroll, Annemaree and Macmahon, Stephanie (2024). Adolescent Spontaneous Task Strategy Adjustment. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/5a5f23a

Adolescent Spontaneous Task Strategy Adjustment

2023

Journal Article

Neural substrates of individual differences in learning generalization via combined brain stimulation and multitasking training

Wards, Yohan, Ehrhardt, Shane E., Filmer, Hannah L., Mattingley, Jason B., Garner, Kelly G. and Dux, Paul E. (2023). Neural substrates of individual differences in learning generalization via combined brain stimulation and multitasking training. Cerebral Cortex, 33 (24), 11679-11694. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhad406

Neural substrates of individual differences in learning generalization via combined brain stimulation and multitasking training

2023

Other Outputs

On the role of prefrontal and parietal cortices in mind wandering and dynamic thought

Tara Rasmussen, Paul E. Dux and Hannah Filmer (2023). On the role of prefrontal and parietal cortices in mind wandering and dynamic thought. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/74fcc20

On the role of prefrontal and parietal cortices in mind wandering and dynamic thought

2023

Journal Article

Individual differences in decision strategy relate to neurochemical excitability and cortical thickness

Filmer, Hannah L., Loughnan, Kathleen, Seeto, Jennifer X., Ballard, Timothy, Ehrhardt, Shane E., Shaw, Thomas, Wards, Yohan, Rideaux, Reuben, Leow, Li-Ann, Sewell, David and Dux, Paul E. (2023). Individual differences in decision strategy relate to neurochemical excitability and cortical thickness. The Journal of Neuroscience, 43 (42), 7006-7015. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1086-23.2023

Individual differences in decision strategy relate to neurochemical excitability and cortical thickness

2023

Journal Article

Dopamine alters the effect of brain stimulation on decision-making

Leow, Li-Ann, Marcos, Anjeli, Nielsen, Esteban, Sewell, David K, Ballard, Tim, Dux, Paul E. and Filmer, Hannah L. (2023). Dopamine alters the effect of brain stimulation on decision-making. The Journal of Neuroscience, 43 (41), 6909-6919. doi: 10.1523/jneurosci.1140-23.2023

Dopamine alters the effect of brain stimulation on decision-making

2023

Journal Article

Development of the brief expertise scale for sports coaching

Kennedy, Andrew, Dux, Paul E. and Mallett, Clifford J. (2023). Development of the brief expertise scale for sports coaching. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 18 (5), 1381-1394. doi: 10.1177/17479541231188192

Development of the brief expertise scale for sports coaching

2023

Journal Article

Knowledge generalization and the costs of multitasking

Garner, Kelly G. and Dux, Paul E. (2023). Knowledge generalization and the costs of multitasking. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 24 (2), 98-112. doi: 10.1038/s41583-022-00653-x

Knowledge generalization and the costs of multitasking

2023

Journal Article

The causal role of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in the incidental manipulation of decision strategies

Filmer, Hannah L., Ballard, Timothy, Amarasekera, Koralalage Don Raveen, Sewell, David K. and Dux, Paul E. (2023). The causal role of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in the incidental manipulation of decision strategies. Neuropsychologia, 179 108466, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108466

The causal role of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in the incidental manipulation of decision strategies

2023

Journal Article

Failure of tDCS to impact militarised threat-detection in a military cohort

Willmot, Nicholas S., Leow, Li-Ann, Filmer, Hannah L. and Dux, Paul E. (2023). Failure of tDCS to impact militarised threat-detection in a military cohort. Imaging Neuroscience, 1, 1-11. doi: 10.1162/imag_a_00004

Failure of tDCS to impact militarised threat-detection in a military cohort

2022

Journal Article

The influence of self-reported history of mild traumatic brain injury on cognitive performance

Fox, Amaya J., Filmer, Hannah L. and Dux, Paul E. (2022). The influence of self-reported history of mild traumatic brain injury on cognitive performance. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 16999, 16999. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21067-w

The influence of self-reported history of mild traumatic brain injury on cognitive performance

2022

Journal Article

Intervention is a better predictor of tDCS mind-wandering effects than subjective beliefs about experimental results

Gordon, Matilda S., Seeto, Jennifer X. W., Dux, Paul E. and Filmer, Hannah L. (2022). Intervention is a better predictor of tDCS mind-wandering effects than subjective beliefs about experimental results. Scientific Reports, 12 (1) 13110, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-16545-0

Intervention is a better predictor of tDCS mind-wandering effects than subjective beliefs about experimental results

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Metacognition in the classroom: Understanding and measuring the relationship between classroom metacognition and academic wellbeing in the transition to high school
    Education Horizon
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Building overall cognitive capacity through attention control (Australia-US Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative led by UNSW)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Neurochemical predictors of cognition and the impact of brain stimulation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Understanding the role of development in metacognition and emotional regulation in supporting academic wellbeing during the transition to high school
    Queensland Department of Education
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Cognitive augmentation via training and brain stimulation: Predicting and optimising outcomes. Study three.
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Neurophysiological predictors of brain stimulation outcomes
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Cognitive augmentation via training and brain stimulation: Predicting and optimising outcomes
    Commonwealth Defence Science and Technology Group
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Neural substrates of paired decision-making training and brain stimulation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Do ongoing cognitive demands affect the efficacy of transcranial electrical brain stimulation in young and older healthy adults?
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016
    A brain physiology laboratory for neuropsychological research in the new Queensland Neuropsychology Research Centre
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Can cognitive training increase the capacity of perceptual attention?
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014
    High Definition Transcranial direct current stimulation system for use during functional magnetic resonance imaging
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2019
    The Science of Learning Research Centre
    ARC Special Research Initiative for a Science of Learning Research Centre
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2017
    The multitasking brain: Training and individual differences
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2013
    A brain stimulation and portable eye-tracking suite for human behavioural research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Efficacy of prism adaptation for recovery of brain function in unilateral spatial neglect
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Training the brain: The neural underpinnings of individual differences in multitasking performance and the response to training
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards - DVC(R) Funding
    Open grant
  • 2011
    An eye-tracking and neuro-stimulation laboratory for cognitive neuroscience research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Bottlenecks in the brain: A causal role for the frontal-parietal network in multitasking limitations
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    The neural underpinnings of multitasking limitations
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2010
    A computer laboratory and data storage for behavioural research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Isolation of a central bottleneck of information processing in the human brain with transcranial magnetic stimulation
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    The Ins and Outs of the Central Bottleneck
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

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