Cognition and Neuropsychology
Dr James Cane
Recent Publications:
Cane, J. E., Ferguson, H. J., & Apperly, I. A. (2017). Using perspective to resolve reference: The impact of cognitive load and motivation. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 43(4), 591–610. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000345.
Ferguson, H. J., Apperly, I., & Cane, J. E. (2017). Eye tracking reveals the cost of switching between self and other perspectives in a visual perspective-taking task. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70(8), 1646–1660. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2016.1199716.
Ferguson, H. J., & Cane, J. (2017). Tracking the impact of depression in a perspective-taking task. Scientific Reports, 7, 14821. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13922-y.
Ferguson, H. J., & Cane, J. (2015). Examining the cognitive costs of counterfactual language comprehension: evidence from ERPs. Brain Research, 1622, 252-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2015.05.024
Ferguson, H. J., Apperly, I., Ahmad, J., Bindemann, M., & Cane, J. (2015). Task constraints distinguish perspective inferences from perspective use during discourse interpretation in a false belief task. Cognition, 139, 50-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2015.02.010.
For a full list of publications see my Staff Profile.
Research Interests:
I am interested in research related to both cognitive and health Psychology, particularly lab-based research. My previous research has mainly been centred around understanding attention processes using experimental tasks (such as the Stroop task, and visual probe task) and eye-tracking. The topics I have researched using these techniques include taking another’s visual perspective, attentional bias in substance use, and understanding attention processes involved in reading. I am also involved in research looking at health behaviour change (e.g. why people find it hard to maintain exercise regimes, hand-washing guidelines, etc.).
Current Research Projects:
My current research is related to perspective taking (e.g., the influence of alcohol and salient cues on taking another’s perspective), and exploring the impact of mindfulness meditation on cognitions and psychological outcomes.
Developing Research Areas:
I am developing collaborations looking into the cognitive aspects underlying behaviour change and habitual behaviours.
Recent Research Grant Awards:
I was Principal Investigator on the following grants:
- £9,510 British Academy/Leverhulme grant. (2015-2017). The impact of alcohol, alcohol environments, and alcohol rumination on perspective taking ability. The co-investigator was Dr Heather Ferguson (University of Kent, Canterbury).
- £2,458 Experimental Psychology Society (EPS) grant.(2015-2017). The impact of saliency on perspective taking.