Under Review
Pearce, D. J.*, Loughnane, G. M*., Chong, T. T.-J., Demeyere, N., Mattingley, J. B., Moore, M. J., New, P. W., O’Connell, R. G., O’Neill, M. H., Rangelov, D., Stolwyk, R. J., Webb, S. S., Zhou, S.-H. Brosnan, M. B†., Bellgrove, M. A†. Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying post-stroke deficits in contralesional perceptual processing. . click here for the preprint
Note. † denotes joint senior authorship * denotes joint first authorship
Bravo-Merodio, L., Williams, J. A., Russ, D., Gkoutos, G., Brosnan, M. B., Bellgrove, M. A., Chechlacz, M. Modelling cognitive outcomes in the UK Biobank: education, noradrenaline and frontoparietal networks. . click here for the preprint
Plini, E. R. G., Robertson, I. H., Brosnan, M. B., Dockree, P. M. Locus Coeruleus integrity is associated with higher openness to experience and IQ: implications for the noradrenergic system for novelty seeking in daily life. click here for the preprint
Peer Reviewed Publications
Toth, J., Kurtin, D. L., Brosnan, M. B., Arvaneh, M. (2024) Opportunities and obstacles in non-invasive brain stimulation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1385427
Brosnan, M. B., O’Neill, M. H., Loughnane, G. M., Pearce, D. J., Fleming, B, Zhou, S.H., Chong, T. T.-J., Nobre, A. C., O’Connell, R. G., Bellgrove, M. A. Evidence accumulation rate moderates the relationship between enriched environment exposure and age-related response speed declines. (2023) The Journal of Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2260-21.2023
Brosnan, M. B., Shalev, S., Ramduny, J., Sotiropoulos, S. N., Chechlacz, M. (2022) Right fronto-parietal networks mediate the neurocognitive benefits of enriched environments. Brain Communications, https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcac080.
Dali, G., Brosnan, M. B., Tiego, J., Johnson, B. P., Fornito, A., Bellgrove, M.A, Hester, R. (2022). Examining the Neural Correlates of Error Awareness in a Large fMRI Study. Cerebral Cortex, doi:10.1093/cercor/bhac077.
Brosnan, M. B., Dockree, P., Harty, S., Pearce, D. J., Levenstein, J., Gillebert, C. R., Bellgrove, M. A., O’Connell, R. G., Robertson, I., & Demeyere, N. (2021). Lost in time: temporal monitoring elicits clinical decrements in sustained attention post-stroke. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, doi: 10.1017/S1355617721000242.
Shalev, N., Brosnan, M.B., Chechlacz, M. (2020) Right lateralised brain reserve offsets age-related deficits in ignoring distraction.Cerebral Cortex Communications, doi:10.1093/texcom/tgaa049
Brosnan, M.B., Sabaroedin, K., Silk, T., Genc, S., Newman, D., Loughnane, G, Fornito, A., O’Connell, R.G., Bellgrove, M.A. (2020) Evidence accumulation during perceptual decisions in humans varies as a function of dorsal frontoparietal organisation, Nature Human Behaviour, doi: 10.1038/s41562-020-0863-4
Stefanac, N., Spencer-Smith, M., Brosnan, M., Castles, A., Bellgrove, M. (2019) Visual processing speed as a marker of immaturity in lexical but not sublexical dyslexia, Cortex, doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.08.004
Loughnane, G.M., Brosnan, M.B., Barnes, J.J.M., Sanjay Nandam, L., O’Connell, R.G.*, Bellgrove, M.A.*. Catecholamine modulation of evidence accumulation during perceptual decision formation, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, doi: 10.1162/jocn_a_01393.
McGuigan, S., Zhou, S.H., Brosnan, M.B., Thyagarajan, D., Bellgrove, M.A., & Chong, T.T.J. (2019). Dopamine restores cognitive motivation in Parkinson’s disease, Brain, doi:10.1093/brain/awy341
Brosnan, M. B., Arvaneh, M., Harty, S., Maguire, T, O’Connell, R., Robertson, I., & Dockree, P. (2018) Prefrontal modulation of the sustained attention network in ageing, a tDCS-EEG co-registration approach. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, doi:10.1162/jocn_a_01307, 1-16.
Brosnan, M. B., & Wiegand, I. (2017). The Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, a Dynamic Cortical Area to Enhance Top-Down Attentional Control. The Journal of Neuroscience, 37(13), 3445–3446.
Brosnan, M. B., Demaria, G., Petersen, A., Dockree, P. M., Robertson, I. H., & Wiegand, I. (2017). Plasticity of the Right-Lateralized Cognitive Reserve Network in Ageing. Cerebral Cortex, 28(5), 1749-1759.
Habes, I., Rushton, S., Johnston, S., Sokunbi, M., Barawi, K., Brosnan, M., Daly, T., Ihssen, N., & Linden, D. (2016). fMRI neurofeedback of higher visual areas and perceptual biases. Neuropsychologia, 85, 208-215.
Subramanian, L., Busse-Morris, M.., Brosnan, M., Turner, D., Morris, H., & Linden, D. E. (2016). Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurofeedback and Motor training for Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers in Behavioural Neuroscience, 10, 111.
Hogan, M., Kiefer, M., Kubesch, S., Collins, P., Kilmartin, L., & Brosnan, M. (2013). The interactive effects of physical fitness and acute aerobic exercise on electrophysiological coherence and cognitive performance in adolescents. Experimental Brain Research, 229(1), 85-96.
Theses
Brosnan, M. B. (2017). Prefrontal contributions to attention in ageing and stroke: implications for cognitive reserve. PhD Thesis, Trinity College Dublin, Institute of Neuroscience and School of Psychology.
Examiners: Prof. John Duncan (University of Cambridge) & Prof. Rob Whelan (Internal)
Brosnan, M.B. (2013). fMRI neurofeedback as a treatment intervention for Parkinson’s Disease. MSc Research Thesis, Maastricht University, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.
Brosnan, M.B. (2011). The Buddhist construct of nonattachment explains cardiovascular reactivity to task switching in healthy adults. BA (Hons) Research Thesis, National University of Ireland. Galway, School of Psychology.
* denotes joint authorship
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