Publications
Research Publications: Peer-Reviewed
Dolcos F, Miller B, Jha AP, McCarthy G (2007) Regional brain differences in the effect of distraction during the delay interval of a working memory task. Brain Res 1152:171-181.
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Sreenivasan KK, Katz J, Jha AP (2007) Temporal characteristics of top-down modulations during working memory maintenance: An ERP study of the N170 component. J Cogn Neurosci 19:1836-1844.
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Jha AP, Krompinger J, Baime MJ (2007) Mindfulness training modifies subsystems of attention. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 7:109-119.
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Sreenivasan KK, Jha AP (2007) Selective attention supports working memory maintenance by modulating perceptual processing of distractors. J Cogn Neurosci 19:32-41.
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Jha AP, Ranucci MB, Giuliani NR (2006) Organization of mnemonic and response operations within prefrontal cortex. Brain Res 1097:133-141.
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Botvinik M, Jha AP, Bylsma LM, Fabian SA, Soloman PE, Prkachin KM (2005) Viewing facial expressions of pain engages cortical areas involved in the direct experience of pain. Neuroimage 25:312-319.
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Petrella JR, Townsend BA, Jha AP, Ziajko LA, Slavin MJ, Lustig C, Hart SJ, Doraiswamy PM (2005) Increasing memory load modulates regional brain activity in older adults as measured by fMRI. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 17:75-83.
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Jha AP, Fabian SA, Aguirre GK (2004) The role of prefrontal cortex in resolving distractor interference. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 4:61-72.
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Jha AP (2002) Tracking the time-course of attentional involvement in spatial working memory: An event-related potential investigation. Brain Res Cogn Brain Res 15:61-69.
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Petrella JR, Lustig C, Bucher LA, Jha AP, Doraiswamy PM (2002) Prefrontal activation patterns in subjects at risk for Alzheimer’s Disease. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 10:112-113.
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Jha AP, McCarthy G (2000) The influence of memory load upon delay interval activity in a working memory task: An event-related functional MRI study. J Cogn Neurosci 12:90-105.
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Mangun GR, Hopfinger JB, Jha AP (2000) Integrating electrophysiology and neuroimaging in the study of brain function. Adv Neurol 84:35-49.
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Handy TC, Jha AP, Mangun GR (1999) Promoting novelty in vision: Inhibition of return modulates perceptual-level processing. Psychol Sci 10:157-161.
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Mangun GR, Buonocore MH, Girelli M, Jha AP (1998) ERP and fMRI measures of visual spatial selective attention. Hum Brain Mapp 6:383-389.
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Jha AP, Kroll NEA, Baynes K, Gazzaniga MS (1997) Memory encoding following complete callosotomy. J Cogn Neurosci 9:143-159.
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Reuter-Lorenz P, Jha AP, Rosenquest JN (1996) What is inhibited in inhibition of return? J Exp Psychol Hum Percept Perform 22:367-378.
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Book Chapters
Jha AP, Baime MJ, Sreenivasan KK (in press) Attention and mindfulness training. In: RE Ingram (Ed.) The International Encyclopedia of Depression.
Mangun GR, Hopfinger JB, Jha AP, Hopf J-M, Girelli M (2000) Electrophysiological and neuroimaging studies of voluntary and reflexive attention. In: J Driver and S Monsell (Eds.) Attention and Performance XVIII: The Control Over Cognitive Processes, pp. 125-154. MIT Press: Cambridge, MA.
Mangun GR, Jha AP, Hopfinger JB, Handy TC (2000) The temporal dynamics and functional architecture of attentional processes in human extrastriate cortex. In: MS Gazzaniga (Ed.) The New Cognitive Neurosciences, pp. 701-710. MIT Press: Cambridge, MA.
Mangun GR, Hopfinger JB, Jha AP (2000) Integrating electrophysiology and neuroimaging in the study of human brain function. In: P Williamson, AM Siegel, DW Roberts, VM Thandi, MS Gazzaniga (Eds.) Advances in Neurology (Vol. 84). Neocortical Epilepsies, pp. 35-50. Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins: Philadelphia, PA
Published Reports
Schoeberlein D, Koeffler T, Jha AP (2005) Contemplation and education: The current status of programs using contemplative techniques in K-12 educational settings: A mapping report. Garrison Institute: Garrison, N.Y.
Conference Abstracts (since arriving at UPenn)
Rosen ZB, Baime MJ, Ramsay JR, Rostain A, Sreenivasan KK, Jha AP (2008) Mindfulness Training Improves Working Memory Performance in Adults with ADHD. The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Sreenivasan KK, Jha AP (2008) Positive Emotional “Distraction” Protects Against Cognitive Interference in Working Memory. The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
Fincher KM, Jha AP (2008) Examining the attentional costs of self-focused attention. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Sreenivasan KK, Sambhara D, Rosen ZB, Jha AP (2008) The Top-down Influence of Memory Representations on Face Processing. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Wong LM, van Vugt MK, Smallwood J, Carpenter-Cohn J, Baime MJ, Jha AP (2008) Mindfulness training reduces mind wandering during a sustained attention task. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Hsu NS, Anderson AK, Jha AP (2007) Positive mood improves working memory. The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Sreenivasan KK, Lustig A, Jha AP (2007) Attention to Faces Modulates Feedforward Perceptual Processing under Conditions of High Perceptual Load. The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Jayawikreme E, Jha AP, Seligman M (2007) The influence of positive affect on attention. The American Psychological Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Sreenivasan KK, Rosen ZB, Spiegel D, van Vugt MK, Jha AP (2007) EEG Oscillations during Working Memory Maintenance Vary with Eventual Task Performance. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Lustig A, Sreenivasan KK, Jha AP (2006) Examination of the N170 to delay-spanning noise masks during face working memory: An ERP study. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Sreenivasan KK, Jha AP (2006) Attentional modulations during working memory predict behavioral task performance. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Jha AP, Bylsma L, Fabian SA, Soloman PE, Prkachin KM, Botvinik M (2005) Viewing facial expressions of pain engages cortical areas involved in the direct experience of pain. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Lustig A, Krompinger J, Tsai S, Shah G, Baime M, Jha AP (2005) The role of selective attention in mindfulness. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Prabhakaran R, Hirshhorn E, Jha AP, Thompson-Schill SL (2005) An event-related fMRI investigation of proactive interference resolution in a nonverbal working memory task. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Sreenivasan KK, Tsai S, Katz J, Krompinger J, Jha AP (2005) Attentional Modulations during Nonspatial Working Memory: An ERP Study of the N170 Component. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Brandon M, Hirshorn E, Jha AP, Thompson-Schill SL (2004) Proactive interference resolution during nonverbal working memory: Evidence for domain-general processing in LIFG. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Jha AP, Fabian SA, Wencil E (2004) The role of prefrontal cortex in distractor interference. The Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Jha AP, Ranucci M, Giuliani N (2003) Mnemonic and response functions of prefrontal cortex. The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Wencil E, Jha AP (2003) Faces are not always special! The Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
Brandon MN, Jha AP, Trueswell JC, Barde LHF, Thompson-Schill SL (2003) Proactive interference in verbal and non-verbal working memory. The Psychonomic Society 44th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC.
Jha AP, Rauch S, Scheinker D (2003) Low versus high feature discriminability results in greater attentional facilitation to faces. The Psychonomic Society 44th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC.