Author: eliasneuropsychologylab

Sedgewick, J. R. & Elias, L. J. (2017, May). Look on the Bright Side: Associations between the Element of Value and Vertical Orientation. Poster presentation at the Canadian Society for Brain, Behaviour, and Cognitive Sciences (CSBBCS), Regina, Canada.

Smith, A. K., Sedgewick, J. R., Weiers. B., & Elias, L. J. (2017, February). Native Reading Direction Modulates Lateral Lighting Biases for 3-Dimensional Stimuli. Poster presentation at the 45th Annual International Neuropsychological Society Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. 

Friedrich, T., Smith, A. K., & Elias, L. J. (2017, February). The Impact of Age on Collision Asymmetry in Naturalistic Settings. Poster presentation at the 45th Annual International Neuropsychological Society Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Smith, A. K., Duerkson, K., & Elias, L. J. (2016, April). Native Reading Direction and Differences in Lateral Biases During Artwork Lighting and Spatial Tasks. Poster presentation at the 36th Annual Cognition and Neuroscience Society Conference, New York, New York.

Smith, A. K., Szelest, I., & Elias, L. J. (2013, May). Target Finding while the Sun is Moving. Poster presentation at the 33rd Banff Annual Seminar in Cognitive Science, Banff, Alberta. 

Friedrich, T., Hunter, P., & Elias, L. (2015, October). Investigation of Spatial Attention Biases Across the Adult Lifespan. Poster presentation at the 44^th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the Canadian Association of Gerontology, Calgary, AB. [Link]

Friedrich, T.E., & Elias, L.J. (2013, August). Examining Aesthetic Preference for Movement Direction. Poster presentation at the 2013 NSERC-USRA Poster Competition, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. [Link]

Flath, M. E., Smith, A. K., & Elias, L. J. Cultural differences in lateral biases on aesthetic judgments: The effect of native reading direction. Culture and Brain, 1-10. [Link]

Duerksen, K. N., & Elias, L. J. (2018). Left wings to the left: Posing and perceived political orientation. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 23(3), 364-376. [Link]

Sedgewick, J. R., Flath, M. E., & Elias, L. J. (2017). Presenting Your Best Self (ie): The Influence of Gender on Vertical Orientation of Selfies on Tinder. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 604. [Link]

Friedrich, T. E., Elias, L. J., & Hunter, P. V. (2017). Crashing Left vs. Right: Examining Navigation Asymmetries Using the SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study Data. Frontiers in psychology, 8. [Link]

Friedrich, T. E., & Elias, L. J. (2016). The write bias: The influence of native writing direction on aesthetic preference biases. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 10(2), 128. [Link]

Sedgewick, J. R., & Elias, L. J. (2016). Family matters: Directionality of turning bias while kissing is modulated by context. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 1-10. [Link]

Duerksen, K. N., Friedrich, T. E., & Elias, L. J. (2015). Did Buddha turn the other cheek too? A comparison of posing biases between Jesus and Buddha. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 1-10. [Link]

Harms, V. L., Poon, L. J., Smith, A. K., & Elias, L. J. (2015). Take your seats: leftward asymmetry in classroom seating choice. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 9. [Link]

Sedgewick, J. R., Weiers, B., Stewart, A., & Elias, L. J. (2015). The thinker: opposing directionality of lighting bias within sculptural artwork. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 9. [Link]

Smith, A. K., Szelest, I., Friedrich, T. E., & Elias, L. J. (2015). Native reading direction influences lateral biases in the perception of shape from shading. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 20(4), 418-433. [Link]

Friedrich, T. E., & Elias, L. J. (2014). Behavioural asymmetries on the greyscales task: The influence of native reading direction. Culture and brain,2(2), 161-172. [Link]

Szelest, I., & Elias, L. J. (2014). Lower-right and upper-left biases within upper and lower visual fields in a circular array task 1, 2. Perceptual & Motor Skills,119(3), 861-879. [Link]

Friedrich, T. E., Harms, V. L., & Elias, L. J. (2014). Dynamic stimuli: Accentuating aesthetic preference biases. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 19(5), 549-559. [Link]

Harms, V. L., Cochran, C., & Elias, L. J. (2014). Melody and Language: An Examination of the Relationship Between Complementary Processes. Open Psychology Journal, 7, 1-8. [Link]

Harms, V. L., & Elias, L. J. (2014). Examination of Complementarity in Speech and Emotional Vocalization Perception. Psychology, 5(08), 864. [Link]

Smith, A. K., & Elias, L. J. (2013). Native reading direction and corresponding preferences for left or right-lit images 1, 2.Perceptual & Motor Skills, 116(2), 355-367. [Link]

Harms, V., Reese, M., & Elias, L. J. (2014). Lateral bias in theatre-seat choice.Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 19(1), 1-11. [Link]

Thomas, N. A., Schneider, O., Gutwin, C., & Elias, L. J. (2012). Dorsal stream contributions to perceptual asymmetries. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 18(02), 251-259. [Link]

McDine, D. A., Livingston, I. J., Thomas, N. A., & Elias, L. J. (2011). Lateral biases in lighting of abstract artwork. Laterality, 16(3), 268-279. [Link]

Thomas, N. A., & Elias, L. J. (2011). Upper and lower visual field differences in perceptual asymmetries. Brain research, 1387, 108-115. [Link]

Thomas, N. A., & Elias, L. J. (2012). Perceptual asymmetries in greyscales: Object-based versus space-based influences. Cortex, 48(5), 553-562. [Link]

Hutchison, J., Thomas, N. A., & Elias, L. (2011). Leftward lighting in advertisements increases advertisement ratings and purchase intention. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 16(4), 423-432. [Link]

Krupp, D. B., Robinson, B. M., & Elias, L. J. (2010) Free-viewing perceptual asymmetry for distance judgments: objects in right hemispace are closer than they appear. International Journal of Neuroscience, 120, 580–582. [Link]

Thomas, N.A., & Elias, L.J. (2009). Do perceptual asymmetries differ in peripersonal and extrapersonal space? Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. [Link]

Thomas, N.A., Stuckel, D., Gutwin, C., & Elias, L.J. (2009). Directional collisions during a route following task. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 15: 225-230. [Link]

Thomas, N.A., Burkitt, J.A., Patrick, R.E., & Elias, L.J. (2009). The lighter side of advertising: Investigating posing and lighting biases. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition. 13: 504-513. [Link]

Patrick, R.E. & Elias, L.J. (2008). Navigational conversation impairs concurrent distance judgments. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 41, 36-41. [Link]

Suschinsky, K. Krupp, D., & Elias, L.J. (2007).  Looking for Ms. Right: Allocating Attention to Facilitate Mate Choice Decisions.  Evolutionary Psychology, 5(2) 428-441. [Link]

Rhode, L. & Elias, L.J. (2007).  Visual bisection of freely‑viewed asymmetrical stimuli. Laterality, 12(4), 347-355. [Link]

Hall, P. Fong, G.T., Epp, L.J., Elias, L.J. (2006).  Executive function moderates the intention‑behavior link for physical activity and dietary behavior.  In Press, Psychology & Health. [Link]

Saucier, D.M., Lisoway, A., Green, S., & Elias, L.J. (2006).  Female Advantage for Object Location Memory In Peripersonal But Not Extrapersonal Space.  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 13, 1–4. [Link]

Hall, P., Elias, L.J. Crossley, M. (2006). Neurocognitive Influences on Health Behavior in a Community Sample. Health Psychology, 25(6):778‑82. [Link]

Sykes Tottenham, L., Saucier, D., Elias, L., & Gutwin, C. (2005).  Men are More Accurate at Aiming at Targets in Both Intrapersonal and Extrapersonal Space.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, 101, 3-12. [Link]

Robinson, B.M., Elias, L.J. (2004). Novel Stimuli are Negative Stimuli: Evidence Negative Affect is Reduced in the Mere Exposure Effect, Perceptual and Motor Skills, 100(2), 365‑72. [Link]

Elias, L.J. & Robinson, B.M. (2004).  Lateral biases in assumptions of lighting position.  Brain and Cognition, 59(3), 303‑305. [Link]

Robinson, B.M., Elias, L.J. (2005).  Novel Stimuli are Negative Stimuli:  Evidence Negative Affect is Reduced in the Mere Exposure Effect.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, 100(2), 365‑72. [Link]

Elias, L.J., Robinson, B., & Saucier, D.M. (2004). Rightward Biases in Free‑Viewing Visual Bisection Tasks.  Brain and Cognition, 59(3),  296‑298. [Link]

Saucier, D.M., Tessem, F.K., Sheerin, A., & Elias, L.J. (2004).  Unilateral forced nostril breathing affects dichotic listening for emotional tones.  Brain and Cognition, 55( 2), 403‑405. [Link]

Elias, L.J., Saucier, D.M., Sarty, G.E., Hardie, C. (2003).  What is unique in synaesthesia?  Behavioural and functional neuroanatomical investigations.  Cognitive Brain Research, 16, 232-237. [Link]

Elias, L.J., Saucier, D.M., Nylen, K.,  & Cheesman, J. (2003).  An examination of the female advantage in speeded colour naming: Is it due to a special naming factor or superior motor sequencing?  Perceptual and Motor Skills, 96, 955-961. [Link]

Gilleta, K., Vrbancic, M., Elias, L.J. & Saucier, D.M.  (2003).  A Mozart effect for women on a mental rotations task.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, 96, 1086-1092. [Link]

Sulakhe, N., Elias, L.J., & Lejbak, L. (2003).  Hemispheric Asymmetries For Gap Detection Depend On Noise Type.  Brain and Cognition, 53(2), 372‑375. [Link]

McKibbin, K., Elias, L.J., Saucier, D.M., &  Engebregston, D. (2003).  Right‑Hemispheric Dominance for Processing Extended Non‑linguistic Frequency Transitions. Brain and Cognition, 53(2), 322‑326. [Link]

MacFadden, A., Elias, L.J., & Saucier, D.M. (2003).  Men and women scan maps similarly, but give directions differently. Brain and Cognition, 53(2), 297‑300. [Link]

Sykes-Tottenham, L., Saucier, D.M., Elias, L.J., & Gutwin, C. (2003).  Female advantage for spatial location memory in both static and dynamic environments   Brain and Cognition, 53(2), 381-383. [Link]

Saucier, D.M., Bowman, M., & Elias, L.J. (2003).  Sex differences in the effect of articulatory or spatial dual-task interference during navigation  Brain and Cognition, 53, 346–350. [Link]

Saucier, D.M., Green, S.M., Leason, J., MacFadden, A., Bell, S., & Elias, L.J. (2002).  Are sex differences in navigation caused by sexually dimorphic strategies or by the differences in the ability to use the strategies? Behavioral Neuroscience, 116(3), 403-410. [Link]

Elias, L.J., Saucier, D.M., Sheerin, A., & Burton, C.L. (2002).  Free viewing perceptual asymmetries for judgement of brightness and quantity: Dependence on stimulus orientation. Brain and Cognition, 48, 526-53. [Link]

Elias, L.J., Saucier, D.M., & Engebregtson, D. (2002).  Lateral differences in visual inspection time?  The role of apparent motion cues.  Brain and Cognition, 48, 342-347. [Link]

Saucier, D.M. & Elias, L.J. (2002).  Laterality of phonological working memory: Dependence on type  stimulus, memory load, and sex.   Brain and Cognition, 48, 526-531. [Link]

Buchanan, K.M. & Elias, L.J. (2001).  Psychological distress and family burden following spinal cord injury: Concurrent traumatic brain injury cannot be overlooked.  Axone, 22(3), 16-17. [Link]

Saucier, D.M., Elias, L.J., & Nylen, K.J. (2001). Are colours special?  An examination of the female advantage for speeded colour naming.  Personality and Individual Differences, 32, 27-35. [Link]

Saucier, D.M. and Elias, L.J. (2000).  Lateral and sex differences in manual gesture during conversation. Laterality, 6(3), 239-245. [Link]

Elias, L.J., Saucier, D.M., & Guylee, M.J. (2000).  Handedness and Depression in University Students: A Sex by Handedness Interaction.  Brain and Cognition, 42(1), 125-128. [Link]

Austen Smith : NSERC Scholar PhD Candidate, Cognition and Neuroscience, 2013-

Trista Friedrich : NSERC Scholar PhD Student, Clinical Psychology, 2014-

Jennifer Sedgewick : NSERC Scholar Masters Student, Cognition and Neuroscience, 2015-

Meghan Flath : Honours Student, 2016; NSERC Summer Student, May-August 2016-2017

Paula Morton: Honours Student, 2016-2017

Jeremy Storring: Research Assistant, 2016-Present

Sierra Kyliuk: Research Assistant, 2016-Present

Abby Holtslander: Research Assistant, 2017-Present

 

 

Current Grant Support 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC; 2015-2020)

Previous Grant Support

Courses Taught

Psych 121.3    Intro. to Psychology:  Biological and Cognitive Foundations

Psych 246.3    Intro. to Human Neuropsychology

Psych 353.3    Advanced Cognitive Science: Basic Cognitive and Perceptual Processes

Psych 356.3    Research in Cognitive Science: Independent Research Projects

Psych 347.3     Advanced Human Neuropsychology

Psych 348.3     Research in Human Neuropsychology

Psych 472.3     Honours Thesis

Psych 448.3     Advanced Seminar in the Neural Basis of Behaviour

Psych 846.3    Human Neuropsychology

Past Student Supervision

Victoria Harms, Ph.D. (2015). The Mechanisms and Consequences of Cerebral Lateralization.

Morsal Niazi, B.A. Honours. (2014-2015). The Influence of Reading Direction on Visual Scanning Patterns and Aesthetic Preferences.

Izabela Szelest, Ph. D. (2014). Lateral biases in attention and working memory systems.

Trista Friederich, B.A. Honours. (2013-2014). The Influence of Script Direction on Aesthetic Preference.

Jennifer Sedgewick, B.A. Honours. (2013-2014). The Thinker: Opposing Directionality of Lighting Bias within Sculptural Artwork.

Colleen Cochran, B.A. Honours. (2013-2014). Perception of threat from facial expressions: Laterality of image matrix scanning.

Austen Smith, M.A. (2013). Lateral Biases in Shape from Shading:  The Role of Native Reading Direction.

Sarah Simmons, B.A. Honours. (2012-2013). Emotion, Right-Hemisphere Activation and the Mozart Effect.

Nicole Thomas, Ph. D. (2012). Upper and Lower Visual Field Differences in Perceptual Asymmetries.

Jocelyn Poock, Ph. D. – Clinical (2012). The Effect of Simple and Complex Dual-Tasks on Ambulation in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Older Adults: The Role of Divided Attention and Other Higher Brain Functions in Gait Dual-Task Performance.

Brendon Gibson, B.A. Honours. (2011-2012). Lateral Biases and Directional Scanning.

Jennifer Burkitt, Ph. D. (2011). Upper and Lower Visual Field Differences: An Investigation of the Gaze Cascade Effect.

Austen Smith, B.A. Honours. (2010-2011). Lateral Biases and Directional Scanning.

Leanne Miller, B.A. Honours. (2010-2011). Estradiol and Interhemispheric Transfer.

Catherine Darbellay, B.A. Honours. (2010-2011). Emotional Lateralization in Relatives of People with ASD.

David McDine, B.A. Honours. (2008-2009). Lateral Biases in Lighting of Abstract Artwork.

Regan Patrick, B.A. Honours. (2007-2008). Navigational Conversation Impairs Concurrent Distance Judgments.

Jeff Martin, B.A. Honours. (2007-2008). Using Physical Markers to Predict Cerebral Language Lateralization.

Jennifer Hiatt, B.A. Honours. (2006-2007). The Influence of Right Hemisphere Specialization on the Mere Exposure Effect.

Emma Gardner, B.A. Honours. (2006-2007). Hemispheric Lateralization for Perception and Production of Timing.

Tamara Colton, B.A. Honours. (2006-2007). Lateralized Bumping: Pseudoneglect and Its Influence on Spatial Navigation.

Karen Gilleta, Ph.D. – Clinical. (2006). Sex, Handedness, and Spatial Ability Affect Laterality for Mental Rotation.

Jennifer Hutchinson, B.A. Honours. (2005-2006). Advertisement Product Ratings and Leftward Lighting Biases.

Colin Oullette, B.A. Honours. (2005-2006). Is Facial Attractiveness Influenced by Averageness, Symmetry, or Distinctiveness.

Kate Goodall, Ph.D. – Clinical (2004). Asymmetry in Spatial Judgments: Bins vs. Spatial Frequency in a double double dissociation.

Cindy La, B.A. Honours. (2004-2005). Judging Attractiveness in Advertising Images: The Role of Lateralized Lighting.

Tyson Baker, B.A. Honours. (2004-2005). Response Hand-Response Key Combinations Attenuate Right Ear Advantage in Computer-Administered Dichotic-Listening.

Loni Rhode, B.A. Honours. (2003-2004). Visual Bisection of Free-Viewing Perceptual Asymmetry Stimuli.

Kelly Suschinsky, B.A. Honours. (2003-2004). What do Males look at when Judging Female Physical Attractiveness?

Alastair MacFadden, M.A. (2002). Men and Women Scan Maps Similarly, But give Different Directions.

Brent Robinson, B.A. Honours. (2002-2003). Novel Stimuli are Negative Stimuli: Evidence the Amygdala Guides Preferences in the Mere Exposure Effect.

Delaine Engebregtson, B.A. Honours. (2002-2003). The Role of Distance and Size Cues in Mediating a Leftward Bias in a Modified Perceptual Asymmetry Task.

Miles Bowman, B.A. Honours. (2001-2002). Visual Scan Patterns in Examining the Face: Looking for Attractiveness and Phi

Colleen Hardie, B.A. Honours. (2001-2002). An Investigation of the Perceptual and Semantic Components of Colour-Grapheme Synaesthesia.

Dennis Mah, B.A. Honours. (2001-2002). Attractiveness and Unattractive Faces are Easier to Recognize in Comparison to Faces of Average Attractiveness: Support for the U-Shaped Recognition Model.

Katherine McKibbin, B.A. Honours. (2000-2001). Right-Hemispheric Dominance for Processing Extended Non-Linguistic Frequency Transitions.

Angela Brown, B.A. Honours. (2000-2001). Using and Eye-tracking Device to Investigate Possible Sex Differences in Visual Search Strategies when Performing Tasks of Mental Rotation.

Blair Panasiuk, B.A. Honours. (1998-1999). The Creation of Asymmetries through the Manipulation of Temporal Constraints in an Artificial Neural Network.

Lorin Elias, PhD,
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts & Science
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Mail:
Department of Psychology
9 Campus Drive
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada S7N 5A5

Phone: (306) 966-6670
E-mail: lorin.elias@usask.ca

 

Research Interests

• Real-world Lateral Biases
• Cradling and Maternal Behaviours
• Cerebral Laterality
• Trauma and Neuropsychological Interventions – Neurofeedback

Publications

Duerksen, K. N., Friedrich, T. E., & Elias, L. J. (2015). Did Buddha turn the other cheek too? A comparison of posing biases between Jesus and Buddha. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 1-10. [Link]

Contact Info

Email: Kari.Duerksen@usask.ca

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Master of Arts (2015-2017), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. Department of Psychology.

Bachelor of Arts (4 year in Studio Arts), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (2015).  Department of Psychology.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours in Psychology), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (2014). Department of Psychology.

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Research Interests

• Marketing aesthetics
• Aesthetic preferences of art
• Conceptual metaphor theory and grounded cognition
• Everyday behavioural asymmetries (i.e., kissing biases)
• Visual-spatial attention

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Publications.

Sedgewick, J. R., Flath, M. E., & Elias, L. J. (2017). Presenting your Best Self(ie): The Influence of Gender on Vertical Orientation of Selfies on Tinder. Frontiers in Psychology. [link]

Phillips, B., Sedgewick, J. R., Slobodzian, A. (accepted). Spokescharacters in Advertising: An update and extension. Journal of Current Issues and Research in Advertising.

Sedgewick, J. R. & Elias, L. J. (2016). Family matters: Directionality of turning bias while kissing is modulated by context. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 1-10. [link]

Sedgewick, J. R., Weiers, B., Stewart, A., & Elias, L. J. (2015). The thinker: opposing directionality of lighting bias within sculptural artwork. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 9. [link]

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Contact Information

Email: Jennifer.Sedgewick@usask.ca

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LinkedIn

Twitter: @JRSedgewick

PhD Student in Clinical Psychology (2014-Present), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK. Department of Psychology.

Bachelor of Arts (Honours in Psychology), University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (2008-2014). Department of Psychology.

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Research Interests

• Spatial Attention
• Cognitive Development
• Aesthetics
• Clinical Applications of EEG – Neurofeedback
• Emotional Intelligence

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Publications

Friedrich, T. E., & Elias, L. J. (2016). The write bias: The influence of native writing direction on aesthetic preference biases. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 10(2), 128. [Link]

Duerkson, K. N., Friedrich, T. E., & Elias, L. J. (2015). Did Buddha turn the other cheek too? A comparison of posing biases between Jesus and Buddha. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain, and Cognition, 1-10. [Link]

Smith, A.K., Szelest, I., Friedrich, T. E., & Elias, L. J. (2015). Native reading direction influences lateral biases in the perception of shape from shading. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain, and Cognition, 20(4), 418-433. [Link]

Friedrich, T. E., & Elias, L. J. (2014). Behavioural asymmetries on the greyscales task: the influence of native reading direction. Culture and brain, 2(2), 161-172. [Link]

Friedrich, T. E., Harms, V. L., & Elias, L. J. (2014). Dynamic stimuli: accentuating aesthetic preference biases. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain, and Cognition, 19(5), 549-559. [Link]

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Contact Info

Email: Trista.Friedrich@usask.ca     

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