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

149 works between 2004 and 2025
All (149) Journal Article (131) Book Chapter (2) Conference Publication (3) Other Outputs (13)

41 - 60 of 149 works

2021

Journal Article

Age-related differences in the role of the prefrontal cortex in sensory-motor training gains: a tDCS study

Tan, Si Jing, Filmer, Hannah L. and Dux, Paul E. (2021). Age-related differences in the role of the prefrontal cortex in sensory-motor training gains: a tDCS study. Neuropsychologia, 158 107891, 107891. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107891

Age-related differences in the role of the prefrontal cortex in sensory-motor training gains: a tDCS study

2021

Journal Article

Causal evidence for dissociable roles of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in decision strategies

Filmer, Hannah L., Ballard, Timothy, Sewell, David K. and Dux, Paul E. (2021). Causal evidence for dissociable roles of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in decision strategies. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 47 (4), 1-11. doi: 10.1037/xhp0000896

Causal evidence for dissociable roles of the prefrontal and superior medial frontal cortices in decision strategies

2021

Journal Article

The influence of tDCS intensity on decision-making training and transfer outcomes

Ehrhardt, Shane E., Filmer, Hannah L., Wards, Yohan, Mattingley, Jason B. and Dux, Paul E. (2021). The influence of tDCS intensity on decision-making training and transfer outcomes. Journal of Neurophysiology, 125 (2), 385-397. doi: 10.1152/jn.00423.2020

The influence of tDCS intensity on decision-making training and transfer outcomes

2021

Journal Article

Stimulating task unrelated thoughts: tDCS of prefrontal and parietal cortices leads to polarity specific increases in mind wandering

Filmer, Hannah L., Marcus, Leo H. and Dux, Paul E. (2021). Stimulating task unrelated thoughts: tDCS of prefrontal and parietal cortices leads to polarity specific increases in mind wandering. Neuropsychologia, 151 107723, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107723

Stimulating task unrelated thoughts: tDCS of prefrontal and parietal cortices leads to polarity specific increases in mind wandering

2020

Journal Article

Effects of tDCS on visual statistical learning

Nydam, Abbey S., Sewell, David K. and Dux, Paul E. (2020). Effects of tDCS on visual statistical learning. Neuropsychologia, 148 107652, 107652. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107652

Effects of tDCS on visual statistical learning

2020

Journal Article

Evidence against benefits from cognitive training and transcranial direct current stimulation in healthy older adults

Horne, Kristina S., Filmer, Hannah L., Nott, Zoie E., Hawi, Ziarih, Pugsley, Kealan, Mattingley, Jason B. and Dux, Paul E. (2020). Evidence against benefits from cognitive training and transcranial direct current stimulation in healthy older adults. Nature Human Behaviour, 5 (1), 146-158. doi: 10.1038/s41562-020-00979-5

Evidence against benefits from cognitive training and transcranial direct current stimulation in healthy older adults

2020

Journal Article

Cognitive capacity limits are remediated by practice-induced plasticity between the Putamen and Pre-Supplementary Motor Area

Garner, K.G., Garrido, M.I. and Dux, P.E. (2020). Cognitive capacity limits are remediated by practice-induced plasticity between the Putamen and Pre-Supplementary Motor Area. eNeuro, 7 (4) ENEURO.0139-20.2020, 1-20.202018. doi: 10.1523/eneuro.0139-20.2020

Cognitive capacity limits are remediated by practice-induced plasticity between the Putamen and Pre-Supplementary Motor Area

2020

Journal Article

Dissociable effects of tDCS polarity on latent decision processes are associated with individual differences in neurochemical concentrations and cortical morphology

Filmer, Hannah L., Ballard, Timothy, Ehrhardt, Shane E., Bollmann, Saskia, Shaw, Thomas B., Mattingley, Jason B. and Dux, Paul E. (2020). Dissociable effects of tDCS polarity on latent decision processes are associated with individual differences in neurochemical concentrations and cortical morphology. Neuropsychologia, 141 107433, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107433

Dissociable effects of tDCS polarity on latent decision processes are associated with individual differences in neurochemical concentrations and cortical morphology

2020

Journal Article

Modulating brain activity and behaviour with tDCS: Rumours of its death have been greatly exaggerated

Filmer, Hannah L., Mattingley, Jason B. and Dux, Paul E. (2020). Modulating brain activity and behaviour with tDCS: Rumours of its death have been greatly exaggerated. Cortex, 123, 141-151. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.10.006

Modulating brain activity and behaviour with tDCS: Rumours of its death have been greatly exaggerated

2020

Journal Article

Training attenuates the influence of sensory uncertainty on confidence estimation

Hall, Michelle G. and Dux, Paul E. (2020). Training attenuates the influence of sensory uncertainty on confidence estimation. Attention, Perception and Psychophysics, 82 (5), 2630-2640. doi: 10.3758/s13414-020-01972-w

Training attenuates the influence of sensory uncertainty on confidence estimation

2019

Conference Publication

Dynamic changes in brain networks for spatial attention revealed by transcranial magnetic stimulated evoked potentials

Bradley, Claire, McCann, Emily, Dux, Paul and Mattingley, Jason (2019). Dynamic changes in brain networks for spatial attention revealed by transcranial magnetic stimulated evoked potentials. Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society, Launceston, TAS Australia, 21 - 24 November 2019.

Dynamic changes in brain networks for spatial attention revealed by transcranial magnetic stimulated evoked potentials

2019

Journal Article

The efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation to prefrontal areas is related to underlying cortical morphology

Filmer, Hannah L., Ehrhardt, Shane E., Shaw, Thomas B., Mattingley, Jason B. and Dux, Paul E. (2019). The efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation to prefrontal areas is related to underlying cortical morphology. NeuroImage, 196, 41-48. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.04.026

The efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation to prefrontal areas is related to underlying cortical morphology

2019

Journal Article

Causal evidence of right temporal parietal junction involvement in implicit Theory of Mind processing

Filmer, Hannah L., Fox, Amaya and Dux, Paul E. (2019). Causal evidence of right temporal parietal junction involvement in implicit Theory of Mind processing. NeuroImage, 196, 329-336. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.04.032

Causal evidence of right temporal parietal junction involvement in implicit Theory of Mind processing

2019

Journal Article

Neural correlates of goal-directed enhancement and suppression of visual stimuli in the absence of conscious perception (vol 81, pg 1346, 2019)

Travis, Susan L., Dux, Paul E. and Mattingley, Jason B. (2019). Neural correlates of goal-directed enhancement and suppression of visual stimuli in the absence of conscious perception (vol 81, pg 1346, 2019). Attention Perception and Psychophysics, 81 (5), 1365-1365. doi: 10.3758/s13414-018-01641-z

Neural correlates of goal-directed enhancement and suppression of visual stimuli in the absence of conscious perception (vol 81, pg 1346, 2019)

2019

Journal Article

For a minute there, I lost myself … dosage dependent increases in mind wandering via prefrontal tDCS

Filmer, Hannah L., Griffin, Ashleigh and Dux, Paul E. (2019). For a minute there, I lost myself … dosage dependent increases in mind wandering via prefrontal tDCS. Neuropsychologia, 129, 379-384. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.04.013

For a minute there, I lost myself … dosage dependent increases in mind wandering via prefrontal tDCS

2019

Journal Article

Accounting for individual differences in the response to tDCS with baseline levels of neurochemical excitability

Filmer, Hannah L., Ehrhardt, Shane E., Bollmann, Saskia, Mattingley, Jason B. and Dux, Paul E. (2019). Accounting for individual differences in the response to tDCS with baseline levels of neurochemical excitability. Cortex, 115, 324-334. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.02.012

Accounting for individual differences in the response to tDCS with baseline levels of neurochemical excitability

2019

Journal Article

Self-directed speech and self-regulation in childhood neurodevelopmental disorders: Current findings and future directions

Mulvihill, Aisling, Carroll, Annemaree, Dux, Paul E. and Matthews, Natasha (2019). Self-directed speech and self-regulation in childhood neurodevelopmental disorders: Current findings and future directions. Development and Psychopathology, 32 (1), 205-217. doi: 10.1017/s0954579418001670

Self-directed speech and self-regulation in childhood neurodevelopmental disorders: Current findings and future directions

2019

Other Outputs

Modulating Implicit Theory of Mind with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to the Right Temporal Parietal Junction

Filmer, Hannah, Fox, Amaya and Dux, Paul (2019). Modulating Implicit Theory of Mind with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to the Right Temporal Parietal Junction. NeuroImage. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.271

Modulating Implicit Theory of Mind with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to the Right Temporal Parietal Junction

2019

Other Outputs

Accounting for variability in the efficacy of tDCS with cortical structure and neurochemicals

Filmer, Hannah L, Ehrhardt, Shane E, Bollmann, Saskia, Shaw, Thomas B, Mattingley, Jason B and Dux, Paul E (2019). Accounting for variability in the efficacy of tDCS with cortical structure and neurochemicals. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.12

Accounting for variability in the efficacy of tDCS with cortical structure and neurochemicals

2019

Other Outputs

Dosage dependent increases in mind wandering via prefrontal tDCS

Filmer, Hannah, Griffin, Ashleigh and Dux, Paul E. (2019). Dosage dependent increases in mind wandering via prefrontal tDCS. UQ eSpace. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.295

Dosage dependent increases in mind wandering via prefrontal tDCS

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2027
    Using real-time neurofeedback to enhance human sustained attention
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 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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