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Harriet Allen

Professor of Lifespan Psychology, Faculty of Science

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Biography

I received my BSc and Phd from the 糖心原创. My PhD investigated low level motion perception. During my BSc I spent a year working for the DRA on Human Factors of simulators and jet fighters.

After my PhD worked in Montreal, at McGill University, again looking at low level vision but this time investigating texture perception and amblyopia (lazy eye). I became interested in how higher level processes such as attention influence low level vision.

I returned to the Uk to spend several years at the University of Birmingham, including 5 as an RCUK fellow. I used behavioural measures and functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging to investigate the interaction of vision and attention through the adult life span.

I started at Nottingham in September 2011 and am investigating the interaction of attention with perception in multiple contexts including driving, low level and mid level vision and ignoring.

I'm particularly interested in how our brains represent things that we ignore. Do we process and then block these signals, or turn them down at source? Does it matter if we simply attend to something else or if we specifically choose to ignore an object. Do these processes get harder with age?

Research Summary

I measure the neural processes of combining sensory information. My recent research has found differences in the relationship between perception and attention in obesity, autism, and ageing and has… read more

Recent Publications

  • ROBBINS CJ, ALLEN HA and CHAPMAN P, 2019. Applied ergonomics. 80, 89-101
  • CHLOE J. ROBBINS, HARRIET A. ALLEN, KARL A. MILLER and PETER CHAPMAN, 2019. PLOS ONE. 14(9),
  • ROBBINS, CHLOE J., ALLEN, HARRIET A. and CHAPMAN, PETER, 2019. APPLIED ERGONOMICS. 80, 89-101
  • HIRST, REBECCA J., KICKS, ELLA C., ALLEN, HARRIET A. and CRAGG, LUCY, 2019. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-HUMAN PERCEPTION AND PERFORMANCE. 45(5), 553-572

Current Research

I measure the neural processes of combining sensory information. My recent research has found differences in the relationship between perception and attention in obesity, autism, and ageing and has applied this to human factors, vehicle design, and the everyday environment.

My current research on the cognitive effects of the menopause transition has a web page here:

My research on whether autistic traits predict changes in cognition and mobility in older adults is here:/Psychology/Research/CognitionMobility.aspx

  • ROBBINS CJ, ALLEN HA and CHAPMAN P, 2019. Applied ergonomics. 80, 89-101
  • CHLOE J. ROBBINS, HARRIET A. ALLEN, KARL A. MILLER and PETER CHAPMAN, 2019. PLOS ONE. 14(9),
  • ROBBINS, CHLOE J., ALLEN, HARRIET A. and CHAPMAN, PETER, 2019. APPLIED ERGONOMICS. 80, 89-101
  • HIRST, REBECCA J., KICKS, ELLA C., ALLEN, HARRIET A. and CRAGG, LUCY, 2019. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-HUMAN PERCEPTION AND PERFORMANCE. 45(5), 553-572
  • ROBBINS CJ, ALLEN HA, MILLER KA and CHAPMAN P, 2019. PloS one. 14(9), e0222905
  • HIRST RJ, KICKS EC, ALLEN HA and CRAGG L, 2019. Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance. 45(5), 553-572
  • ROBBINS, CHLOE J, ALLEN, HARRIET A and CHAPMAN, PETER, 2018. Accident; analysis and prevention. 117, 304-317
  • HIRST, REBECCA J, STACEY, JEMAINE E, CRAGG, LUCY, STACEY, PAULA C and ALLEN, HARRIET A, 2018. The threshold for the McGurk effect in audio-visual noise decreases with development Scientific reports. 8(1), 12372
  • HIRST, REBECCA J, CRAGG, LUCY and ALLEN, HARRIET A, 2018. Vision dominates audition in adults but not children: A meta-analysis of the Colavita effect Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. (In Press.)
  • ROBBINS, CHLOE J., ALLEN, HARRIET A. and CHAPMAN, PETER, 2018. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART F-TRAFFIC PSYCHOLOGY AND BEHAVIOUR. 58, 944-954
  • SMITH, DANIELLE, ROPAR, DANIELLE and ALLEN, HARRIET A., 2018. MOLECULAR AUTISM. 9,
  • HIRST, REBECCA J., STACEY, JEMAINE E., CRAGG, LUCY, STACEY, PAULA C. and ALLEN, HARRIET A., 2018. The Threshold for Visually Induced Illusions (the McGurk Effect) Decreases With Development I-PERCEPTION. 9,
  • HIRST, REBECCA J., STACEY, JEMAINE E., CRAGG, LUCY, STACEY, PAULA C. and ALLEN, HARRIET A., 2018. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 8,
  • HIRST, REBECCA J., CRAGG, LUCY and ALLEN, HARRIET A., 2018. NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 94, 286-301
  • ROBBINS, CHLOE J., ALLEN, HARRIET A. and CHAPMAN, PETER, 2018. ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION. 117, 304-317
  • SMITH D, ROPAR D and ALLEN HA, 2018. Molecular autism. 9, 55
  • HIRST RJ, STACEY JE, CRAGG L, STACEY PC and ALLEN HA, 2018. Scientific reports. 8(1), 12372
  • HIRST RJ, CRAGG L and ALLEN HA, 2018. Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews. 94, 286-301
  • ROBBINS CJ, ALLEN HA and CHAPMAN P, 2018. Accident; analysis and prevention. 117, 304-317
  • NOUWEN A, CHAMBERS A, CHECHLACZ M, HIGGS S, BLISSETT J, BARRETT TG and ALLEN HA, 2017. NeuroImage. Clinical. 16, 43-51
  • SMITH D, ROPAR D and ALLEN HA, 2017. Journal of autism and developmental disorders. (In Press.)
  • NOUWEN, ARIE, CHAMBERS, ALISON, CHECHLACZ, MAGDALENA, HIGGS, SUZANNE, BLISSETT, JACQUELINE, BARRETT, TIMOTHY G and ALLEN, HARRIET A, 2017. NeuroImage. Clinical. 16, 43-51
  • SMITH, DANIELLE, ROPAR, DANIELLE and ALLEN, HARRIET A, 2017. Journal of autism and developmental disorders.
  • ALLEN, HARRIET, DENNISS, JONATHAN, MCGRAW, PAUL, ALI, IRAM and CRUNDALL, ELIZABETH, 2017. Loss of Acuity as an Explanation for Increased Change Blindness in Older People PERCEPTION. 46(2), 223-223
  • DRYDEN, A., ALLEN, H. A., HENSHAW, H. and HEINRICH, A., 2017. Trends in Hearing. 21, 1-21
  • DRYDEN, ADAM, ALLEN, HARRIET A., HENSHAW, HELEN and HEINRICH, ANTJE, 2017. TRENDS IN HEARING. 21,
  • SMITH, DANIELLE, ROPAR, DANIELLE and ALLEN, HARRIET A., 2017. JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS. 47(10), 3112-3124
  • NOUWEN, ARIE, CHAMBERS, ALISON, CHECHLACZ, MAGDALENA, HIGGS, SUZANNE, BLISSETT, JACQUELINE, BARRETT, TIMOTHY G. and ALLEN, HARRIET A., 2017. NEUROIMAGE-CLINICAL. 16, 43-51
  • DRYDEN A, ALLEN HA, HENSHAW H and HEINRICH A, 2017. Trends in hearing. 21, 2331216517744675
  • ALLEN HA and ROBERTS KL, 2016. Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 8, 130
  • ROBERTS KL and ALLEN HA, 2016. Frontiers in aging neuroscience. 8, 39
  • TUNNEY, R. J., ALLEN, H. A., BONARDI C. and BLAKE, H., 2016. The effects of ageing and exercise on recollection and familiarity based memory processes. In: BRUNO, D., ed., The preservation of Memory Psychology Press.
  • ALLEN HA, CHAMBERS A, BLISSETT J, CHECHLACZ M, BARRETT T, HIGGS S and NOUWEN A, 2016. PloS one. 11(8), e0157037
  • ALLEN, HARRIET A., CHAMBERS, ALISON, BLISSETT, JACQUELINE, CHECHLACZ, MAGDALENA, BARRETT, TIMOTHY, HIGGS, SUZANNE and NOUWEN, ARIE, 2016. PLOS ONE. 11(8),
  • ALLEN, HARRIET A. and ROBERTS, KATHERINE L., 2016. FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE. 8,
  • ROBERTS, KATHERINE L. and ALLEN, HARRIET A., 2016. FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE. 8,
  • SMITH, DANIELLE, ROPAR, DANIELLE and ALLEN, HARRIET A., 2015. FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE. 9,
  • SMITH, D., ROPAR, D. and ALLEN, H. A., 2015. Depth cue integration is automatic in individuals with autism spectrum disorder PERCEPTION. 44(4), 466-466
  • SMITH D, ROPAR D and ALLEN HA, 2015. Frontiers in human neuroscience. 9, 387
  • ROBERTS KL, ALLEN HA, DENT K and HUMPHREYS GW, 2015. NeuroImage. 122, 298-305
  • SHARPS M, HIGGS S, BLISSETT J, NOUWEN A, CHECHLACZ M, ALLEN HA and ROBINSON E, 2015. Appetite. 89, 56-61
  • ROBERTS, KATHERINE L., ALLEN, HARRIET A., DENT, KEVIN and HUMPHREYS, GLYN W., 2015. NEUROIMAGE. 122, 298-305
  • SCHOFIELD, ANDREW J. and ALLEN, HARRIET A., 2015. Texture amplitude provides only limited support for shape-from-shading in a visual search task and older adults are less able to utilize this cue PERCEPTION. 44, 292-292
  • SMITH, DANIELLE, ROPAR, DANIELLE, RADLEY, HANNAH and ALLEN, HARRIET A., 2015. The functional significance of stereopsis does not follow a developmental trajectory PERCEPTION. 44, 379-380
  • NOUWEN, A., CHAMBERS, A., ALLEN, H. A., CHECHLACZ, M., HIGGS, S., BLISSETT, J. and BARRETT, T. G., 2013. Microstructural abnormalities in white and gray matter in obese adolescents with and without type 2 diabetes DIABETOLOGIA. 56, S542-S542
  • CHAMBERS, A., NOUWEN, A., ALLEN, H. A., CHECHLACZ, M., HIGGS, S., BLISSETT, J. and BARRETT, T., 2013. Brain responses to food cues in adolescents with and without type 2 diabetes DIABETOLOGIA. 56, S542-S542
  • HUTCHINSON CV, LEDGEWAY T, ALLEN HA, LONG MD and ARENA A, 2013. Vision research. 84, 16-25
  • ALLEN, H.A. and PAYNE, H., 2012. NeuroImage. 59(4), 4113-4125 (In Press.)
  • HUTCHINSON CV, ARENA A, ALLEN HA and LEDGEWAY T, 2012. Neuroscience And Biobehavioral Reviews. (In Press.)
  • LONG, M., HUTCHINSON, C., ALLEN, H. A., LEDGEWAY, T. and ARENA, A., 2012. Second-order global motion processing in older adults: effects of local element contrast PERCEPTION. 41(10), 1268-1268
  • DENT K, ALLEN HA, BRAITHWAITE JJ and HUMPHREYS GW, 2011. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics. (In Press.)
  • PAYNE HE and ALLEN HA, 2011. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience. 23(8), 2046-58
  • MAVRITSAKI, E., HEINKE, D., ALLEN, H., DECO, G. and HUMPHREYS, G.W., 2011. Psychological Review. 118(1), 3-41
  • ALLEN HA, HUTCHINSON CV, LEDGEWAY T and GAYLE P, 2010. Journal Of Vision. 10(10), 15
  • MAVRITSAKI E, ALLEN HA and HUMPHREYS GW, 2010. Neuroimage. 52(3), 934-46
  • HAVANUR, S. G., HUMPHREYS, G. W. and ALLEN, H. A., 2010. Configural grouping interacts with spatiotemporal and surface feature cues in visual search PERCEPTION. 39, 186-187
  • ALLEN, H. A. and PAYNE, H., 2010. Changing patterns of ignoring distractions in the older adult brain PERCEPTION. 39, 120-120
  • KELLY, N. and ALLEN, H. A., 2010. Factors affecting attentional modulation during visual object detection PERCEPTION. 39, 122-122
  • ALLEN HA, HUMPHREYS GW, COLIN J and NEUMANN H, 2009. Journal Of Vision. 9(9), 2.1-14
  • HUMPHREYS GW, ALLEN HA and MAVRITSAKI E, 2009. Progress In Brain Research. 176, 135-48
  • ALLEN, H.A. and HUMPHREYS, G.W., 2009. Current Biology. 19(12), 1044-1049
  • SNOW, J.C., ALLEN, H.A., RAFAL, R.D. and HUMPHREYS, G.W., 2009. Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 106(10), 4054-4059
  • MEVORACH, C., SHALEV, L., ALLEN, H.A. and HUMPHREYS, G.W., 2009. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 21(2), 303-315
  • SRIKANTH, R., ALLEN, H. A., CHEN, V. J. and DEB, S., 2009. A PILOT STUDY TO LOOK AT AREAS OF ACTIVATION IN THE BRAIN FOR DIFFERENT EMOTIONS USING INTERNATIONAL AFFECTIVE PICTURE SYSTEM (IAPS) JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 80(7), 822-822
  • ALLEN, H.A., HUMPHREYS, G.W. and MATTHEWS, P.M., 2008. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance. 34(2), 286-297
  • ALLEN HA and HUMPHREYS GW, 2007. Vision Research. 47(23), 2992-3000
  • ALLEN HA and HUMPHREYS GW, 2007. Vision Research. 47(6), 735-45
  • ALLEN HA, HUMPHREYS GW and BRIDGE H, 2007. Vision Research. 47(6), 766-75
  • MANSOURI B, HESS RF and ALLEN HA, 2007. Orientation variance discrimination in amblyopia. Journal of the Optical Society of America. A, Optics, image science, and vision. 24(9), 2499-504
  • HESS RF, MANSOURI B, DAKIN SC and ALLEN HA, 2006. Journal Of The Optical Society Of America. A, Optics, Image Science, And Vision. 23(5), 986-92
  • ELLEMBERG D, ALLEN HA and HESS RF, 2006. Vision Research. 46(17), 2798-803
  • MANSOURI B, ALLEN HA and HESS RF, 2005. Vision Research. 45(18), 2449-60
  • MANSOURI B, HESS RF, ALLEN HA and DAKIN SC, 2005. Journal Of The Optical Society Of America. A, Optics, Image Science, And Vision. 22(1), 38-48
  • MANSOURI B, ALLEN HA, HESS RF, DAKIN SC and EHRT O, 2004. Vision Research. 44(25), 2955-69
  • ALLEN HA, LEDGEWAY T and HESS RF, 2004. Vision Research. 44(17), 1985-99
  • ELLEMBERG D, ALLEN HA and HESS RF, 2004. Vision Research. 44(15), 1787-97
  • DERRINGTON AM, ALLEN HA and DELICATO LS, 2004. Annual Review Of Psychology. 55, 181-205
  • MANSOURI, B, ALLEN, HA, DAKIN, SC and HESS, RF, 2004. Can amblyopes integrate second-order orientation information? INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. 45, U152-U152
  • ALLEN HA and LEDGEWAY T, 2003. Vision Research. 43(27), 2927-36
  • ALLEN HA, HESS RF, MANSOURI B and DAKIN SC, 2003. Journal Of The Optical Society Of America. A, Optics, Image Science, And Vision. 20(6), 974-86
  • MANSOURI, B., ALLEN, H. A., HESS, R. F. and DAKIN, S. C., 2003. Can amblyopes combine second - order orientation information across space? Society for Neuroscience Abstract Viewer and Itinerary Planner. 2003, Abstract No. 567.35
  • ALLEN, HA and DERRINGTON, AM, 2001. Distracting attention from Contrast-defined motion. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. 42(4), S945-S945
  • ALLEN HA and DERRINGTON AM, 2000. Vision Research. 40(7), 735-44
  • ALLEN, HA and DERRINGTON, AM, 2000. VISION RESEARCH. 40(7), 735-744
  • ALLEN, HA and DERRINGTON, AM, 1999. Contrast-defined motion will not support optic flow INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE. 40(4), S426-S426

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