Personal profile
About
Dr. O’Brien’s research focuses on the fundamental mechanisms behind perception, attention, and decision-making in healthy adults and in changes to these systems during normal and abnormal aging using both behavioral and neurophysiologicial methods. She is especially interested in the integral role that motivational value has in the way we perceive and attend to stimuli in our environment.
Education/Academic qualification
Bangor, Wales, UK, Ph.D., Bangor University
Psychology, Honors, B.A., University of South Florida
Mass Communications, Honors, B.A., University of South Florida
French, Honors, B.A., University of South Florida
Disciplines
- Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
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Factors affecting HIV testing among youth in Kenya
Nall, A., Chenneville, T., Rodriguez, L. M. & O'Brien, J. L., Jan 1 2019, In: Default journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preliminary evidence of biased attentional mechanisms and reward processing in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder
O'Brien, J. L., Jacob, M. L. & King, M., Jan 1 2019, In: Default journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Auditory benefits of computer-based music training
Fulton, S., Peluso, A. & O'Brien, J. L., Jan 1 2017, In: Default journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cognitive training enhances auditory attention efficiency in older adults.
O'Brien, J. L., Lister, J. J., Fausto, B. A., Clifton, G. K. & Edwards, J. D., Jan 1 2017, In: Default journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interaction of musicianship and aging: A comparison of cortical auditory evoked potentials.
O'Brien, J. L., Nikjeh, D. A. & Lister, J. J., Jan 1 2015, In: Default journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review