Publications by year
2023
Hu YZ, Parimoo S, Chignell M, Lowe CJ, Morton JB (2023). TAG-ME again: a serious game for measuring working memory.
Appl Neuropsychol Adult, 1-20.
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TAG-ME again: a serious game for measuring working memory.
BrainTagger (demo version: researcher-demo.braintagger.com) is a suite of Target Acquisition Games for Measurement and Evaluation (TAG-ME). Here we introduce TAG-ME Again, a serious game modeled after the well-established N-Back task, to assess working memory ability across three difficulty levels corresponding to 1-, 2-, and 3-back conditions. We also report on two experiments aimed at assessing convergent validity with the N-Back task. Experiment 1 examined correlations with N-Back task performance in a sample of adults (n = 31, 18-54 years old) across three measures: reaction time; accuracy; a combined RT/accuracy metric. Significant correlations between game and task were found, with the strongest relationship being for the most difficult version of the task (3-Back). In Experiment 2 (n = 66 university students, 18-22 years old), we minimized differences between the task and the game by equating stimulus-response mappings and spatial processing demands. Significant correlations were found between game and task for both the 2-Back and 3-Back levels. We conclude that TAG-ME Again is a gamified task that has convergent validity with the N-Back Task.
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2022
Shoychet G, Lowe CJ, Bodell LP (2022). Does Menu Labelling Influence Food Choice and Consumption in Female Undergraduate Students?.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE-REVUE CANADIENNE DES SCIENCES DU COMPORTEMENT Author URL.
2021
Lowe CJ, Cho I, Goldsmith SF, Morton JB (2021). The Bilingual Advantage in Children's Executive Functioning is Not Related to Language Status: a Meta-Analytic Review.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE,
32(7), 1115-1146.
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Hosseini-Kamkar N, Lowe C, Morton JB (2021). The differential calibration of the HPA axis as a function of trauma versus adversity: a systematic review and p-curve meta-analyses.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev,
127, 54-135.
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The differential calibration of the HPA axis as a function of trauma versus adversity: a systematic review and p-curve meta-analyses.
Although there is an abundance of evidence linking the function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis to adverse early-life experiences, the precise nature of the association remains unclear. Some evidence suggests early-life adversity leads to cortisol hyper-reactivity, while other evidence suggests adversity leads to cortisol hypo-reactivity. Here, we distinguish between trauma and adversity, and use p-curves to interrogate the conflicting literature. In Study 1, trauma was operationalized according to DSM-5 criteria; the p-curve analysis included 68 articles and revealed that the literature reporting associations between trauma and blunted cortisol reactivity contains evidential value. Study 2 examined the relationship between adversity and cortisol reactivity. Thirty articles were included in the analysis, and p-curve demonstrated that adversity is related to heightened cortisol reactivity. These results support an inverted U-shaped function relating severity of adversity and cortisol reactivity, and underscore the importance of distinguishing between "trauma" and "adversity".
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2020
Lowe CJ, Morton JB, Reichelt AC (2020). Adolescent obesity and dietary decision making-a brain-health perspective.
LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH,
4(5), 388-396.
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Hall PA, Lowe CJ (2020). Cravings, currents and cadavers: What is the magnitude of tDCS effects on food craving outcomes?.
NUTRITIONAL NEUROSCIENCE,
23(6), 490-493.
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Hall PA, Erickson KI, Lowe CJ, Sakib MN (2020). Quantifying Cortical Resilience in Experimental, Clinical, and Epidemiological Studies: a Conceptually Grounded Method Using Noninvasive Brain Stimulation.
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE,
82(3), 281-286.
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2019
Lowe CJ, Reichelt AC (2019). Can Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reveal the Neural Signatures of Dietary Self-Control?.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE,
39(4), 581-583.
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Lowe CJ, Reichelt AC, Hall PA (2019). The Prefrontal Cortex and Obesity: a Health Neuroscience Perspective.
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES,
23(4), 349-361.
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2018
Hall PA, Fong GT, Lowe CJ (2018). Affective dynamics in temporal self-regulation theory: Social forces meet neurobiological processes. In (Ed)
Affective Determinants of Health Behavior, 115-131.
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Affective dynamics in temporal self-regulation theory: Social forces meet neurobiological processes
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Hall PA, Lowe CJ, Safati AB, Li H, Klassen EB, Burhan AM (2018). Effects of left d1PFC modulation on social cognitive processes following food sampling.
APPETITE,
126, 73-79.
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Lowe CJ, Hall PA (2018). Reproducibility and sources of interindividual variability in the responsiveness to prefrontal continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS).
NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS,
687, 280-284.
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Lowe CJ, Manocchio F, Safati AB, Hall PA (2018). The effects of theta burst stimulation (TBS) targeting the prefrontal cortex on executive functioning: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA,
111, 344-359.
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Lowe CJ, Staines WR, Manocchio F, Hall PA (2018). The neurocognitive mechanisms underlying food cravings and snack food consumption. A combined continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) and EEG study.
NEUROIMAGE,
177, 45-58.
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2017
Hall PA, Lowe C, Vincent C (2017). Brain Stimulation Effects on Food Cravings and Consumption: an Update on Lowe et al. (2017) and a Response to Generoso et al. (2017).
Psychosom Med,
79(7), 839-842.
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Lowe CJ, Staines WR, Hall PA (2017). Effects of Moderate Exercise on Cortical Resilience: a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study Targeting the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex.
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE,
79(2), 143-152.
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Lowe CJ, Vincent C, Hall PA (2017). Effects of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation on Food Cravings and Consumption: a Meta-Analytic Review.
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE,
79(1), 2-13.
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Lowe CJ, Safati A, Hall PA (2017). The neurocognitive consequences of sleep restriction: a meta-analytic review.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS,
80, 586-604.
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2016
Lowe CJ, Kolev D, Hall PA (2016). An exploration of exercise-induced cognitive enhancement and transfer effects to dietary self-control.
BRAIN AND COGNITION,
110, 102-111.
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2015
Hall P, Tran B, Lowe C, Vincent C, Mourtzakis M, Liu-Ambrose T, Prapavessis H, Gidron Y (2015). Expression of executive control in situational context: Effects of facilitating versus restraining cues on snack food consumption.
Health Psychol,
34(5), 539-546.
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Expression of executive control in situational context: Effects of facilitating versus restraining cues on snack food consumption.
OBJECTIVES: to examine the effects of executive function (EF) on objectively measured high-calorie snack food consumption in 2 age groups and to explore the moderating influence of environmental cues. METHODS: in Study 1, 43 older adults (M(age) = 74.81) and in Study 2, 79 younger adults (M(age) = 18.71) completed measures of EF and subsequently participated in a bogus taste-test paradigm wherein they were required to rate 3 highly appetitive (but high-calorie) snack foods on taste and texture. Grams of snack food consumed was measured covertly in the presence randomly assigned contextual cues (explicit semantic cues in Study 1; implicit visual cues in Study 2) that were facilitating or restraining in nature. RESULTS: Findings indicated that in both age groups, stronger EF predicted lower consumption of snack foods across conditions, and the effects of EF were most pronounced in the presence of facilitating cues. CONCLUSIONS: Older and younger adults with weaker EF tend to consume more high-calorie snack food compared with their stronger EF counterparts. These tendencies appear to be especially amplified in the presence of facilitating cues.
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2014
Hall PA, Lowe C, Vincent C (2014). Executive control resources and snack food consumption in the presence of restraining versus facilitating cues.
J Behav Med,
37(4), 587-594.
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Executive control resources and snack food consumption in the presence of restraining versus facilitating cues.
Prior studies have documented a negative relationship between strength of executive control resources (ECRs) and frequency of snack food consumption. However, little is known about what effect environmental cues (restraining versus facilitating) have on the engagement of such control resources. We presented 88 healthy adults with standardized tests of ECRs followed by a bogus taste test for three appetitive snack foods. Participants were randomly assigned to receive instructions to eat the bare minimum to make their ratings ("restraint condition"), eat as much as they like ("facilitation condition") or no special instructions. We surreptitiously measured the weight of food consumed during the taste test. Findings revealed a main effect of treatment condition, such that those in the restraint condition ate significantly less than those in either of the other conditions; however, this main effect was qualified by an ECR by treatment condition interaction. Specifically, those in the facilitation condition showed a strong negative association between ECR strength and amount of food consumed, whereas those in the restraint and control conditions did not. Findings suggest that the effect of ECR strength on consumption of snack food varies substantially by the characteristics of contextual cues.
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Lowe CJ, Hall PA, Staines WR (2014). The Effects of Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation to the Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex on Executive Function, Food Cravings, and Snack Food Consumption.
PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE,
76(7), 503-511.
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Lowe CJ, Hall PA, Vincent CM, Luu K (2014). The effects of acute aerobic activity on cognition and cross-domain transfer to eating behavior.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE,
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2013
Lowe C, Hall PA (2013). Neurobiological facets of food craving and consumption: Evidence from neuropsychological and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies. In (Ed)
Social Neuroscience and Public Health: Foundations for the Science of Chronic Disease Prevention, 303-314.
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Neurobiological facets of food craving and consumption: Evidence from neuropsychological and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies
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