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School of Psychology


Dr Jeff Coney

Associate Professor


B.A. (Hons.) PhD

RESEARCH:
Cognitive functioning in the cerebral hemispheres, lexical priming processes, reading, processing of Chinese characters, and creativity.

ACTIVITIES:
Dr Jeff Coney is primarily interested in research into aspects of cognitive processing in the cerebral hemispheres of the brain. This has led to a variety of projects related to hemispheric function, including word and picture priming, reading English and Chinese words, and processes underlying memory and creativity. He is also interested in more general cognitive phenomena, such as reading.

TEACHING:
Introduction to Psychology, Human Learning & Cognition, Psychological Methods III, Theories of Mind.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

  • Coney, J.R. (2004) Hemispheric processes in the perception of art. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 22(2), pp. 181-200

  • Jackson , N.D. & Coney, J.R. (2005) Simple arithmetic processing: The question of automaticity. Acta Psychologica, 119(1), 41-66.

  • Hanavan, K, & Coney, J.R. (2005) Hemispheric Asymmetry in the Processing of Japanese Script. Laterality , 10(5), 413-428.

  • Coney, J.R . (2005) Word frequency and the lateralization of lexical processes. Neuropsychologia, 43(1), pp. 142-148


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