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Richard Abrams

Richard Abrams

Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences
Degrees: 
PHD, University of Michigan
MA, University of Michigan
BS, Columbia University
E-mail: 
rabrams@wustl.edu
Phone: 
(314) 935-6538
Office: 
Psychology Building Room 323B
Mailbox: 

Campus Box 1125

Website: 
Lab Website

Research Interests

Professor Abrams (Attention and Performance Lab) conducts research on aspects of perception, attention, and motor control. His work addresses questions about the mental mechanisms that underlie overt movements of the eyes and limbs and covert movements of visual attention. One ongoing project focuses on the role of perceptual objects in attention and action; another examines the types of visual stimuli that can capture attention.

Selected Publications

  • Weidler, B. J., & Abrams, R. A. (2013). Enhanced cognitive control near the hands. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review.

  • Bloesch, E. K., Davoli, C. C., & Abrams, R. A. (2013). Age-related changes in attentional reference frames for peripersonal space. Psychological Science, 24, 557-561.

  • Pratt, J., Radulescu, P., Guo, R., & Abrams, R. A. (2010). It’s alive! Animate motion captures visual attention. Psychological Science, 21, 1724-1730.

  • Davoli, C. C., & Abrams, R. A. (2009). Reaching out with the imagination. Psychological Science, 20, 293-295.

Courses

  • Perception, Thought, and Action
  • Sensation and Perception
  • Experimental Psychology

 

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