Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
I was state educated at comprehensive schools in Stanmore (NW London) and Watford before obtaining a BSc (Psychology), MSc (Health Psychology) and PhD (supervised by Prof. Chris Moulin) from the University of Leeds. After my PhD, I was a postdoctoral research fellow at Washington University in St Louis, where I worked in Prof. Ian Dobbins' lab. I have held a lecturing position at St Andrews since 2010.
Research overview
I am interested in cognitive and neural bases of episodic memory judgments. I use cognitive experimental and quantitative data methods as well as fMRI and fcMRI to investigate the way in which we make decisions about our memories. Research themes include sensations of memory (e.g. déjà vu, déjà vécu), memory-expectation conflict (i.e. how we respond to discrepancies between memory and expectation), and the interaction between functional connectivity and task-evoked activation in fMRI studies of memory.
Academic/Professional Qualification
PhD, University of Leeds (2007). States of awareness and recognition: Insights from déjà vu.
MSc, University of Leeds (2004). Psychological approaches to health.
BSc (Hons), University of Leeds (2003). Psychology.
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Evidence for the contribution of a threshold retrieval process to semantic memory
Kempnich, M., Urquhart, J., O'Connor, A. R. & Moulin, C., 1 Oct 2017, In: The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 70, 10, p. 2026-2047 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pupil dilation during recognition memory: isolating unexpected recognition from judgment uncertainty
Mill, R. D., O'Connor, A. R. & Dobbins, I., Sept 2016, In: Cognition. 154, p. 81-94Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the role of assessment method on reports of déjà vu and tip-of-the-tongue states during standard recognition tests
Jersakova, R., Moulin, C. & O'Connor, A. R., 21 Apr 2016, In: PLoS One. 11, 4, e0154334.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Differentiating the functional contributions of resting connectivity networks to memory decision-making: fMRI support for multi-stage control processes
Mill, R. D., Cavin, I. & O'Connor, A. R., 29 Jun 2015, In: Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 27, 8, p. 1617-1632Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Question format shifts bias away from the emphasised response in tests of recognition memory
Mill, R. D. & O'Connor, A. R., Nov 2014, In: Consciousness and Cognition. 30, p. 91-104 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Metacognitive calibration in exercise: An investigation using running and high-intensity functional movement exercise (thesis data)
Liverakos, K. (Creator) & O'Connor, A. R. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 9 May 2023
DOI: 10.17630/45fc12b1-f893-4b96-988e-6f7fec7e8d32
Dataset: Thesis dataset
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Data file for "Investigating the role of assessment method on reports of déjà vu and tip-of-the-tongue states during standard recognition tests"
Jersakova, R. (Creator), Moulin, C. (Creator) & O'Connor, A. R. (Creator), Figshare, 15 Apr 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.3144838.v1
Dataset
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fMRI evidence supporting the role of memory conflict in the déjà vu experience - Memory
Urquhart, J. A. (Creator), Sivakumaran, M. H. (Creator), Macfarlane, J. A. (Creator) & O'Connor, A. R. (Creator), NeuroVault, 30 Jul 2018
https://neurovault.org/collections/4094/
Dataset
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Perirhinal cortex and the recognition of relative familiarity (dataset)
Ameen-Ali, K. (Owner), Sivakumaran, M. (Contributor), Eacott, M. (Owner), O'Connor, A. R. (Contributor), Easton, A. (Contributor) & Ainge, J. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 12 May 2021
DOI: 10.17630/dd4a5e47-b7a6-4c2b-bfbc-6d441fa9aa12
Dataset
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Investigating the role of memory errors and memory expectation conflict in the experience and reporting of déjà vu (thesis data)
Aitken, C. B. A. (Creator), Jentzsch, I. (Supervisor) & O'Connor, A. R. (Supervisor), University of St Andrews, 4 Sept 2027
DOI: 10.17630/d31da9ee-a9ef-44c2-939c-924747c75160
Dataset: Thesis dataset
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Bias and accuracy in football referees: Using signal detection theory to quantify bias and accuracy in football referee decisions
O'Connor, A. R. (PI)
1/11/20 → 31/07/21
Project: Standard
Activities
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Macquarie University
O'Connor, A. R. (Visiting researcher)
Aug 2012Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Université Grenoble Alpes
O'Connor, A. R. (Visiting researcher)
1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Memory (Journal)
O'Connor, A. R. (Member of editorial board)
Nov 2017 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research journal
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Is déjà vu a memory error?
O'Connor, A. R. (Speaker)
Oct 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Deciding what we know about our memories
O'Connor, A. R. (Speaker)
May 2017Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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Chandler Screven Memorial – Visitor Studies Outstanding Paper Award
Hadfield, A. L. (Recipient), Sweetman, R. J. (Recipient) & O'Connor, A. R. (Recipient), Jul 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Teaching Excellence Award 2014
O'Connor, A. R. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Teaching Excellence Award 2015
O'Connor, A. R. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)