Behavioral Studies using large-scale brain networks–methods and validations

M Liu, RC Amey, RA Backer, JP Simon… - Frontiers in Human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mapping human behaviors to brain activity has become a key focus in modern cognitive
neuroscience. As methods such as functional MRI (fMRI) advance cognitive scientists show …

“I know that I should be here”: Lessons learned from the first-year performance of borderline university applicants

R Covarrubias, R Gallimore… - Journal of College …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
At many higher education institutions, admissions decisions often rely on standardized test
scores and high school grades; yet, they are less reliable predictors for applicants falling …

Stereotype threat and learning

RJ Rydell, KL Boucher - Advances in experimental social psychology, 2017 - Elsevier
Extensive research on stereotype threat has examined how worries and concerns about
confirming negative performance stereotypes can harm stereotyped individuals' …

Under threat but engaged: Stereotype threat leads women to engage with female but not male partners in math

KR Thorson, CE Forbes, AB Magerman… - Contemporary …, 2019 - Elsevier
This research tests how experiencing stereotype threat before a dyadic interaction affects
women's engagement with peers during a dyadic math task. In a pilot study (N= 167; M age …

Stereotype-based stressors facilitate emotional memory neural network connectivity and encoding of negative information to degrade math self-perceptions among …

CE Forbes, R Amey, AB Magerman… - Social cognitive and …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Stress engendered by stereotype threatening situations may facilitate encoding of negative,
stereotype confirming feedback received during a performance among women in science …

Functional graph contrastive learning of hyperscanning EEG reveals emotional contagion evoked by stereotype-based stressors

J Huang, RC Amey, M Liu, CE Forbes - Frontiers in Human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction This study delves into the intricacies of emotional contagion and its impact on
performance within dyadic interactions. Specifically, it focuses on the context of stereotype …

When Majority Men Respect Minority Women, Groups Communicate Better: A Neurological Exploration

R Amey, KJ Emich, CE Forbes - Small Group Research, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Groups must leverage their members' diverse knowledge to make optimal decisions.
However, the gender composition of a group may affect this ability, particularly because solo …

On the role of situational stressors in the disruption of global neural network stability during problem solving

M Liu, RC Amey, CE Forbes - Journal of cognitive neuroscience, 2017 - direct.mit.edu
When individuals are placed in stressful situations, they are likely to exhibit deficits in
cognitive capacity over and above situational demands. Despite this, individuals may still …

Context matters: situational stress impedes functional reorganization of intrinsic brain connectivity during problem-solving

M Liu, RA Backer, RC Amey, EE Splan… - Cerebral …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Extensive research has established a relationship between individual differences in brain
activity in a resting state and individual differences in behavior. Conversely, when …

Toward increasing equity and inclusion in mathematics classrooms: Exploring the potential of proactive confrontation in teacher-education

KM Kroeper, MC Murphy - 2020 - osf.io
Expressions of racial bias in middle grades math classrooms pose a threat to the full
inclusion and equitable treatment of students of color. To combat these biased expressions …