Professor Joel Pearson
Professor

Professor Joel Pearson

Science
School of Psychology

Joel Pearson is a Psychologist, Neuroscientist and public intellectual working at the forefront of science, innovation and agile science.

Joel is a National Health and Medical Research Council fellow and Prof. of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia. He is the founder and Director of Future Minds Lab (UNSW), a multidisciplinary agile Cognitive Neuroscience research group that does fundamental research, consults with companies, artists and designers on brain science  - a world first, hands on human-centered research lab working on the Psychology and Neuroscience of innovation and entrepreneurship, the future of work, human and AI interactions, applying nudges for good, mental health of company founders, Pearson also heads up MindX a boutique company that was spun out of the lab in 2016 to apply psychology and cognitive neuroscience to the world of advertising and marketing. 

Joel started his career studying art and filmmaking at one of Australia’s top fine arts school, Collage of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales. However, he then decided to apply his creative discovery techniques to the scientific mysteries of human consciousness and the complexities of brain. He completed his science PhD in 2 years, while fitting in several around the world trips and invited conference and university talks, alongside several publications. 

An internationally recognised leader in human consciousness research, Pearson’s group takes an innovative, agile, first principles approach to developing new methods to measure dimensions of human experience previously thought to be immeasurable. A few examples are the group’s novel methods to measure the human imagination, intuition and hallucinations, using objective, reliable, neuroscientific methods. This work spans from fundamental science to helping individuals in the clinic – translational cognitive neuroscience. 

Joel’s research has been recognised with major accolades including the 2009 William James award for the greatest scientific contribution to understanding consciousness. His team’s efforts have been featured in The Huffington Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review, LiveScience, Discovery Channel, BBC and a host of other major media outlets. 

Recognising that the most exciting and surprising scientific discoveries of the 21st century will likely involve a high number of accidental breakthroughs and large amounts of rapid iterative pilot testing. Joel is a passionate proponent of high-risk discovery science and has developed a method called Agile Science, a practical guide to both practicing and reporting scientific discoveries – the ‘Lean Startup’ for the world of science.

Joel takes a multidisciplinary agile approach to running his lab, bringing in staff and students from art, architecture, mathematics, computer science, psychology, neuroscience and medical imaging. The group studies many different exciting and cutting-edge topics, from new methods to map the human brain, treating mental illness, how to boost the human imagination and decision-making, to cognitive biases in financial risk assessment.

A prolific writer and speaker, Joel sits at the intersection between science, innovation and art. 

For More See https://www.profjoelpearson.com/

  • Book Chapters | 2021
    Keogh R; Pearson J; Zeman A, 2021, 'Aphantasia: The science of visual imagery extremes', in Handbook of Clinical Neurology: Neurology of Vision and Visual Disorders, Netherlands, pp. 277 - 296, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821377-3.00012-X
    Book Chapters | 2012
    Pearson J, 2012, 'Sates of Consciousness', in Passer M; Smith R (ed.), Psychology: The science of mind and behaviour, edn. Original, Australia, pp. 173 - 212
    Book Chapters | 2007
    Tong F; Pearson J, 2007, 'Vision', in Baars B; Gage N (ed.), Cognition, Brain and Consciousness, edn. 1, Academic Press, United Kingdom, pp. 149 - 182
  • Journal articles | 2022
    Dawes AJ; Keogh R; Robuck S; Pearson J, 2022, 'Memories with a blind mind: Remembering the past and imagining the future with aphantasia', Cognition, vol. 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105192
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kay L; Keogh R; Andrillion T; Pearson J, 2022, 'The pupillary light response as a physiological index of aphantasia, sensory and phenomenological imagery strength', eLife, vol. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.72484
    Journal articles | 2022
    Monzel M; Mitchell D; Macpherson F; Pearson J; Zeman A, 2022, 'Aphantasia, dysikonesia, anauralia: call for a single term for the lack of mental imagery–Commentary on Dance et al. (2021) and Hinwar and Lambert (2021)', Cortex, vol. 150, pp. 149 - 152, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2022.02.002
    Journal articles | 2022
    Monzel M; Mitchell D; Macpherson F; Pearson J; Zeman A, 2022, 'Proposal for a consistent definition of aphantasia and hyperphantasia: A response to Lambert and Sibley (2022) and Simner and Dance (2022)', Cortex, vol. 152, pp. 74 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2022.04.003
    Journal articles | 2021
    Burns EC; Martin AJ; Kennett RK; Pearson J; Munro-Smith V, 2021, 'Optimizing science self-efficacy: A multilevel examination of the moderating effects of anxiety on the relationship between self-efficacy and achievement in science', Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cedpsych.2020.101937
    Journal articles | 2021
    Fazekas P; Nanay B; Pearson J, 2021, 'Offline perception: An introduction: Offline perception-An introduction', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 376, pp. 20190686, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0686
    Journal articles | 2021
    Fazekas P; Nanay B; Pearson J, 2021, 'Offline perception: An introduction: Offline perception-An introduction', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0686rstb20190686
    Journal articles | 2021
    Glomb K; Kringelbach ML; Deco G; Hagmann P; Pearson J; Atasoy S, 2021, 'Functional harmonics reveal multi-dimensional basis functions underlying cortical organization', Cell Reports, vol. 36, pp. 109554, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109554
    Journal articles | 2021
    Keogh R; Pearson J, 2021, 'Attention driven phantom vision: Measuring the sensory strength of attentional templates and their relation to visual mental imagery and aphantasia: Measuring attentional templates', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 376, pp. 20190688, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0688
    Journal articles | 2021
    Keogh R; Wicken M; Pearson J, 2021, 'Visual working memory in aphantasia: Retained accuracy and capacity with a different strategy', Cortex, vol. 143, pp. 237 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2021.07.012
    Journal articles | 2021
    Koenig-Robert R; Pearson J, 2021, 'Why do imagery and perception look and feel so different?: Imagery and perception', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0703
    Journal articles | 2021
    Martin AJ; Burns EC; Kennett R; Pearson J; Munro-Smith V, 2021, 'Boarding and Day School Students: A Large-Scale Multilevel Investigation of Academic Outcomes Among Students and Classrooms', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.608949
    Journal articles | 2021
    Martin AJ; Ginns P; Burns EC; Kennett R; Munro-Smith V; Collie RJ; Pearson J, 2021, 'Assessing Instructional Cognitive Load in the Context of Students' Psychological Challenge and Threat Orientations: A Multi-Level Latent Profile Analysis of Students and Classrooms', Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 12, pp. 656994, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.656994
    Journal articles | 2021
    Martin AJ; Ginns P; Burns EC; Kennett R; Pearson J, 2021, 'Load Reduction Instruction in Science and Students’ Science Engagement and Science Achievement', Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 113, pp. 1126 - 1142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000552
    Journal articles | 2021
    Martin AJ; Kennett R; Pearson J; Mansour M; Papworth B; Malmberg LE, 2021, 'Challenge and threat appraisals in high school science: investigating the roles of psychological and physiological factors', Educational Psychology, vol. 41, pp. 618 - 639, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2021.1887456
    Journal articles | 2021
    Rogers S; Keogh R; Pearson J, 2021, 'Hallucinations on demand: The utility of experimentally induced phenomena in hallucination research: Hallucinations on demand', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 376, pp. 20200233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0233
    Journal articles | 2021
    Wicken M; Keogh R; Pearson J, 2021, 'The critical role of mental imagery in human emotion: Insights from fear-based imagery and aphantasia', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 288, pp. 20210267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0267
    Journal articles | 2020
    Chang S; Pearson J, 2020, 'The functional effects of voluntary and involuntary phantom color on conscious awareness', Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, vol. 149, pp. 1006 - 1016, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/xge0000684
    Journal articles | 2020
    Dawes AJ; Keogh R; Andrillon T; Pearson J, 2020, 'A cognitive profile of multi-sensory imagery, memory and dreaming in aphantasia', Scientific Reports, vol. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65705-7
    Journal articles | 2020
    Keogh R; Bergmann J; Pearson J, 2020, 'Cortical excitability controls the strength of mental imagery', eLife, vol. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.50232
    Journal articles | 2020
    Koenig-Robert R; Pearson J, 2020, 'Decoding non-conscious thought representations during successful thought suppression', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.02.931352
    Journal articles | 2020
    Koenig-Robert R; Pearson J, 2020, 'Decoding nonconscious thought representations during successful thought suppression', Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, vol. 32, pp. 2272 - 2284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01617
    Journal articles | 2020
    Pearson J, 2020, 'Reply to: Assessing the causal role of early visual areas in visual mental imagery', Nature Reviews Neuroscience, vol. 21, pp. 517 - 518, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41583-020-0349-4
    Journal articles | 2019
    Koenig-Robert R; Pearson J, 2019, 'Decoding the contents and strength of imagery before volitional engagement', Scientific Reports, vol. 9, pp. 3504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-39813-y
    Journal articles | 2019
    Kwok EL; Leys G; Koenig-Robert R; Pearson J, 2019, 'Measuring Thought-Control Failure: Sensory Mechanisms and Individual Differences', Psychological Science, vol. 30, pp. 811 - 821, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797619837204
    Journal articles | 2019
    Martin AJ; Malmberg LE; Kennett R; Mansour M; Papworth B; Pearson J, 2019, 'What happens when students reflect on their self-efficacy during a test? Exploring test experience and test outcome in science', Learning and Individual Differences, vol. 73, pp. 59 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2019.05.005
    Journal articles | 2019
    Pearson J, 2019, 'The human imagination: the cognitive neuroscience of visual mental imagery', Nature Reviews Neuroscience, vol. 20, pp. 624 - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41583-019-0202-9
    Journal articles | 2019
    Pearson J; Keogh R, 2019, 'Redefining Visual Working Memory: A Cognitive-Strategy, Brain-Region Approach', Current Directions in Psychological Science, vol. 28, pp. 266 - 273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963721419835210
    Journal articles | 2018
    Atasoy S; Deco G; Kringelbach ML; Pearson J, 2018, 'Harmonic Brain Modes: A Unifying Framework for Linking Space and Time in Brain Dynamics', Neuroscientist, vol. 24, pp. 277 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1073858417728032
    Journal articles | 2018
    Chang S; Pearson J, 2018, 'The functional effects of prior motion imagery and motion perception', Cortex, vol. 105, pp. 83 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2017.08.036
    Journal articles | 2018
    Chiou R; Rich AN; Rogers S; Pearson J, 2018, 'Exploring the functional nature of synaesthetic colour: Dissociations from colour perception and imagery', Cognition, vol. 177, pp. 107 - 121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2018.03.022
    Journal articles | 2018
    Keogh R; Pearson J, 2018, 'The blind mind: No sensory visual imagery in aphantasia', Cortex, vol. 105, pp. 53 - 60, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2017.10.012
    Journal articles | 2018
    Kwok EL; Leys G; Koenig-Robert R; Pearson J, 2018, 'Thought Control Failure: Sensory Determinants and Functional Effects', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/293761
    Journal articles | 2018
    Vlassova A; Pearson J, 2018, 'Unconscious decisional learning improves unconscious information processing', Cognition, vol. 176, pp. 131 - 139, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2018.02.018
    Journal articles | 2017
    Atasoy S; Deco G; Kringelbach M; Pearson J, 2017, 'Harmonic brain modes: a unifying framework for linking space and time in brain dynamics', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/162040
    Journal articles | 2017
    Keogh R; Pearson J, 2017, 'The perceptual and phenomenal capacity of mental imagery', Cognition, vol. 162, pp. 124 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2017.02.004
    Journal articles | 2016
    Atasoy S; Donnelly I; Pearson J, 2016, 'Human brain networks function in connectome-specific harmonic waves', Nature Communications, vol. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10340
    Journal articles | 2016
    Bergmann J; Genç E; Kohler A; Singer W; Pearson J, 2016, 'Neural Anatomy of Primary Visual Cortex Limits Visual Working Memory', Cerebral Cortex, vol. 26, pp. 43 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhu168
    Journal articles | 2016
    Bergmann J; Genç E; Kohler A; Singer W; Pearson J, 2016, 'Smaller primary visual cortex is associated with stronger, but less precise mental imagery', Cerebral Cortex, vol. 26, pp. 3838 - 3850, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhv186
    Journal articles | 2016
    Bergmann J; Pilatus U; Genç E; Kohler A; Singer W; Pearson J, 2016, 'V1 surface size predicts GABA concentration in medial occipital cortex', NeuroImage, vol. 124, pp. 654 - 662, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2015.09.036
    Journal articles | 2016
    Koenig-Robert R; Pearson J, 2016, 'Decoding the nonconscious dynamics of thought generation', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/090712
    Journal articles | 2016
    Lufityanto G; Donkin C; Pearson J, 2016, 'Measuring Intuition: Nonconscious Emotional Information Boosts Decision Accuracy and Confidence', Psychological Science, vol. 27, pp. 622 - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797616629403
    Journal articles | 2016
    Payzan-LeNestour E; Balleine BW; Berrada T; Pearson J, 2016, 'Variance After-Effects Distort Risk Perception in Humans', Current Biology, vol. 26, pp. 1500 - 1504, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.04.023
    Journal articles | 2016
    Pearson J; Chiou R; Rogers S; Wicken M; Heitmann S; Ermentrout B, 2016, 'Sensory dynamics of visual hallucinations in the normal population', eLife, vol. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.17072
    Journal articles | 2015
    Dieter KC; Tadin D; Pearson J, 2015, 'Motion-induced blindness continues outside visual awareness and without attention', Scientific Reports, vol. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep11841
    Journal articles | 2015
    Lufityanto G; Pearson J, 2015, 'Nonconscious Emotional Information Boosts Categorically Unrelated Concurrent Visual Decisions', Journal of Vision, vol. 15, pp. 46 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/15.12.46
    Journal articles | 2015
    Pearson J; Naselaris T; Holmes EA; Kosslyn SM, 2015, 'Mental Imagery: Functional Mechanisms and Clinical Applications', Trends in Cognitive Sciences, vol. 19, pp. 590 - 602, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2015.08.003
    Journal articles | 2015
    Pearson J; Westbrook F, 2015, 'Phantom perception: Voluntary and involuntary nonretinal vision', Trends in Cognitive Sciences, vol. 19, pp. 278 - 284, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2015.03.004
    Journal articles | 2015
    Pearsona J; Kosslynb SM, 2015, 'The heterogeneity of mental representation: Ending the imagery debate', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 112, pp. 10089 - 10092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1504933112
    Journal articles | 2015
    Shine JM; Keogh R; O’Callaghan C; Muller AJ; Lewis SJG; Pearson J, 2015, 'Imagine that: Elevated sensory strength of mental imagery in individuals with Parkinson’s disease and visual hallucinations', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 282, pp. 20142047 - 20142047, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.2047
    Journal articles | 2015
    Wassell J; Rogers S; Felmingam KL; Pearson J; Bryant RA, 2015, 'Progesterone and mental imagery interactively predict emotional memories', Psychoneuroendocrinology, vol. 51, pp. 1 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.09.005
    Journal articles | 2015
    Wassell J; Rogers SL; Felmingam KL; Bryant RA; Pearson J, 2015, 'Sex hormones predict the sensory strength and vividness of mental imagery', Biological Psychology, vol. 107, pp. 61 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2015.02.003
    Journal articles | 2014
    Keogh R; Pearson J, 2014, 'The sensory strength of voluntary visual imagery predicts visual working memory capacity', Journal of Vision, vol. 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/14.12.7
    Journal articles | 2014
    Khuu SK; Chung CYL; Lord S; Pearson J, 2014, 'Unconscious local motion alters global image speed', PLoS ONE, vol. 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112804
    Journal articles | 2014
    Pearson J, 2014, 'New Directions in Mental-Imagery Research: The Binocular-Rivalry Technique and Decoding fMRI Patterns', Current Directions in Psychological Science, vol. 23, pp. 178 - 183, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963721414532287
    Journal articles | 2014
    Vlassova A; Donkin C; Pearson J, 2014, 'Unconscious information changes decision accuracy but not confidence', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 111, pp. 16214 - 16218, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1403619111
    Journal articles | 2013
    Chang S; Lewis DE; Pearson J, 2013, 'The functional effects of color perception and color imagery', Journal of Vision, vol. 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/13.10.4
    Journal articles | 2013
    Dieter K; Tadin D; Pearson J, 2013, 'Motion-induced blindness without awareness or attention', Journal of Vision, vol. 13, pp. 1101 - 1101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/13.9.1101
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lewis D; O'Reilly M; Khuu SK; Pearson J, 2013, 'Conditioning the mind’s eye: Associative learning with voluntary mental imager', Clinical Psychological Science, vol. 1, pp. 390 - 400, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2167702613484716
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lewis D; Pearson J; Khuu SK, 2013, 'The Color Fruit: Object Memories Defined by Color', PLoS ONE, vol. 8, pp. Article numbere64960, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0064960
    Journal articles | 2013
    Pearson J; Kosslyn SM, 2013, 'Mental imagery', FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, vol. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00198
    Journal articles | 2013
    Vlassova A; Pearson J, 2013, 'Look Before You Leap: Sensory Memory Improves Decision Making', Psychological Science, vol. 24, pp. 1635 - 1643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797612474321
    Journal articles | 2013
    de Zilva D; Vu L; Newell BR; Pearson J, 2013, 'Exposure Is Not Enough: Suppressing Stimuli from Awareness Can Abolish the Mere Exposure Effect', PLoS ONE, vol. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077726
    Journal articles | 2012
    Ashley S; Pearson J, 2012, 'When more equals less: overtraining inhibits perceptual learning due to lack of wakeful consolidation.', Proceedings of the Royal Society B - Biological Sciences, vol. 279, pp. 4143 - 4147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.1423
    Journal articles | 2012
    Bradley C; Pearson J, 2012, 'The sensory components of high-capacity iconic memory and visual working memory', Frontiers in Psychology: Developmental Psychology, vol. 3, pp. Article number Article 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00355
    Journal articles | 2012
    Pearson J, 2012, 'Associative Learning: Pavlovian Conditioning Without Awareness', Current Biology, vol. 22, pp. 495 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.04.042
    Journal articles | 2012
    Rademaker ; Pearson J, 2012, 'Training visual imagery: improvements of metacognition, but not imagery strength', Frontiers in Psychology: Developmental Psychology, vol. 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00224
    Journal articles | 2012
    Vlassova A; Pearson J, 2012, 'Sensory processing in the absence of conscious awareness improves decision-making', PERCEPTION, vol. 41, pp. 209 - 209, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000208912500661&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Journal articles | 2011
    Keogh ; Pearson J, 2011, 'Mental Imagery and visual working memory', PLoS One, vol. 6, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029221
    Journal articles | 2011
    Knaper ; Brascamp J; Pearson J; Ee RV; Blake R, 2011, 'The role of frontal and parietal areas in bistable perception', Journal of Neuroscience, vol. 31, pp. 10293 - 10301, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1727-11.2011
    Journal articles | 2011
    Pearson J; Rademaker ; Tong F, 2011, 'Evaluating the mind’s eye: The metacognition of visual imagery', Psychological Science, vol. 22, pp. 1535 - 1542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0956797611417134
    Journal articles | 2011
    Vlassova A; Pearson J, 2011, 'Sensory information in iconic memory can be used to improve decision-making.', Journal of Vision, vol. 11, pp. 1250 - 1250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/11.11.1250
    Journal articles | 2010
    Knapen T; Pearson J; Brascamp J; van Ee R; Blake R, 2010, 'The role of frontal areas in alternations during perceptual bistability', Journal of Vision, vol. 8, pp. 254 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/8.6.254
    Journal articles | 2010
    Pearson J, 2010, 'Inner VIsion: Seing the minds eye', Psyche, vol. 16, pp. 1 - 8
    Journal articles | 2010
    Sherwood R; Pearson J, 2010, 'Closing the mind's eye: Incoming luminance signals disrupt visual imagery', PLoS One, vol. 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015217
    Journal articles | 2009
    Brascamp J; Pearson J; Blake R; Van den berg AV, 2009, 'Intermittent ambiguous stimuli: Implicit memory causes periodic perceptual alternations', Journal of Vision, vol. 9, pp. 3-1 - 3-23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/9.3.3
    Journal articles | 2009
    Ling S; Pearson J; Blake R, 2009, 'Dissociation of neural mechanisms underlying orientation processing in humans', Current Biology, vol. 19, pp. 1458 - 1462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2009.06.069
    Journal articles | 2008
    Pearson J; Brascamp J, 2008, 'Sensory memory for ambiguous vision', Trends in Cognitive Sciences, vol. 12, pp. 334 - 341, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2008.05.006
    Journal articles | 2008
    Pearson J; Clifford CWG; Tong F, 2008, 'The functional impact of mental imagery on conscious perception', Current Biology, vol. 18, pp. 982 - 986, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2008.05.048
    Journal articles | 2007
    Pearson J; Tadin D; Blake R, 2007, 'The effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on visual rivalry', Journal of Vision, vol. 7, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/7.7.2
    Journal articles | 2005
    Pearson J; Clifford CWG, 2005, 'Mechanisms selectively engaged in rivalry: normal vision habituates, rivalrous vision primes', Vision Research, vol. 45, pp. 707 - 714, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2004.09.040
    Journal articles | 2005
    Pearson J; Clifford CWG, 2005, 'Suppressed patterns alter vision during binocular rivalry', Current Biology, vol. 15, pp. 2142 - 2148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2005.10.066
    Journal articles | 2005
    Pearson J; Clifford CWG, 2005, 'When your brain decides what you see: Grouping across monocular, binocular, and stimulus rivalry', Psychological Science, vol. 16, pp. 516 - 519, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0956-7976.2005.01566.x
    Journal articles | 2004
    Clifford C; Spehar B; Pearson J, 2004, 'Motion transparency promotes synchronous perceptual binding', Vision Research, vol. 44, pp. 3073 - 3080, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2004.07.022
    Journal articles | 2004
    Pearson J; Clifford CWG, 2004, 'Determinants of visual awareness following interruptions during rivalry', Journal of Vision, vol. 4, pp. 196 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/4.3.6
    Journal articles | 2004
    Pearson J; Clifford CWG; Holcombe AO, 2004, 'Dynamics of binding Global form', Journal of Vision, vol. 4, pp. 1090 - 1101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/4.12.8
    Journal articles | 2004
    Watson TL; Pearson J; Clifford CWG, 2004, 'Perceptual grouping of biological motion promotes binocular rivalry', Current Biology, vol. 14, pp. 1670 - 1674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2004.08.064
    Journal articles | 2003
    Clifford C; Pearson J; Forte J; Spehar B, 2003, 'Colour and luminance selectivity of spatial and temporal interactions in orientation perception', Vision Research, vol. 43, pp. 2885 - 2893, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2003.08.005
    Journal articles | 2003
    Clifford CWG; Arnold DH; Pearson J, 2003, 'A paradox of temporal perception revealed by a stimulus oscillating in colour and orientation', Vision Research, vol. 43, pp. 2245 - 2253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0042-6989(03)00120-2
  • Preprints | 2023
    Keogh R; Wicken M; Pearson J, 2023, Fewer intrusive memories in aphantasia: using the trauma film paradigm as a laboratory model of PTSD, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/7zqfe
    Preprints | 2022
    Lufityanto G; Pearson J, 2022, Evaluating the Spidey sense: The metacognition of intuition, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1538076/v1
    Preprints | 2021
    Kay L; Keogh R; Andrillion T; Pearson J, 2021, The eyes have it: The pupillary light response as a physiological index of aphantasia, sensory and phenomenological imagery strength, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2021.09.02.457617
    Preprints | 2019
    Glomb K; Kringelbach ML; Deco G; Hagmann P; Pearson J; Atasoy S, 2019, Functional harmonics reveal multi-dimensional basis functions underlying cortical organization, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/699678
    Other | 2019
    Kennett R; Martin A; Pearson J; Burns E, 2019, On a brainwave: Real-time capture of student engagement using biometrics. In 'The Journal of The Future Project', Vol 6
    Preprints | 2019
    Wicken M; Keogh R; Pearson J, 2019, The critical role of mental imagery in human emotion: insights from Aphantasia, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/726844
    Preprints | 2018
    Chang S; Pearson J, 2018, The Functional effects of voluntary and involuntary visual phantom color on conscious awareness, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/286716
    Other | 2018
    Martin A; Kennett R; Mansour M; Papworth B; Pearson J, 2018, The role of motivation and engagement in students’ enjoyment and achievement in science. In ‘The Journal of The Future Project’, Vol 5
    Preprints | 2017
    Keogh R; Pearson J, 2017, The blind mind: No sensory imagery in aphantasia, http://dx.doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/pdjb9
    Preprints | 2016
    Keogh R; Bergmann J; Pearson J, 2016, Cortical excitability controls the strength of mental imagery, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/093690
    Conference Papers | 2011
    McDonald S; Rushby J; Pearson J; English T, 2011, 'Impaired automatic processing of emotional faces following severe TBI: A backward masking paradigm. Brain Impairment', in Douglas J; Tate R (ed.), Brain Impairment, Australian Academic Press, Australia, pp. 42, presented at International Neuropsychological Society Mid-year Meeting/Australian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) 4th Pacific Rim Conference,, Auckland New Zealand, 06 July 2011 - 09 July 2011
    Preprints |
    Koenig-Robert R; El Omar H; Pearson J, Unconscious Bias Training Removes Bias Effect from Non-Conscious Stimuli, Restoring Choice Divergence, http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4308582

Joel has obtained over 3m in Cat 1 funding, and received 12 years of NHMRC fellowship support. 

See https://www.futuremindslab.com/

 

For our work on Aphantasia and to sign up to our database visit here: https://www.futuremindslab.com/extremeimagery