Peer-Reviewed Publications
Stein, C., O’Keefe, F., Brosnan, M., Flynn, C., McGuigan, C., & Bramham, J. (2025). Cognitive reserve in multiple sclerosis: The role of depression and fatigue. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/13524585251338757
Pearce, D. J., Loughnane, G. M., Chong, T. T. J., Demeyere, N., Mattingley, J. B., Moore, M. J., New, P. J., 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. (2025). Target selection signals causally influence human perceptual decision-making. Journal of Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2048-24.2025
Plini, E. R. G., Robertson, I. H., Brosnan, M. B., & Dockree, P. M. (2025). Locus coeruleus is associated with higher openness to experience and IQ: Implications for the noradrenergic system for novelty seeking in daily life. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=10904968
Toth, J., Kurtin, D. L., Brosnan, M. & Arvaneh, M. (2024) Opportunities and obstacles in non-invasive brain stimulation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1385427
Pearce, D. J., Loughnane, G. M., T. T. J. Chong, 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. (2023). Neurophysiological mechanisms underlying post-stroke deficits in contralesional perceptual processing. BioRxiv. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.12.571233v1.full.pdf
Brosnan, M., Pearce, D. J., O’Neill, M. H., Loughnane, G. M., Fleming, B., Zhou, S., Chong, T., Nobre, A. C., O Connell, R. G., & Bellgrove, M. A. (2023). Evidence accumulation rate moderates the relationship between enriched environment exposure and age-related response speed declines. Journal of Neuroscience. https://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/43/37/6401.full.pdf
Bravo-Merodio, L., Williams, J. A., Russ, D., Gkoutos, G., Brosnan, M., Bellgrove, M. A., & Chechlacz, M. (2023). Modelling cognitive outcomes in the UK Biobank: Education, noradrenaline and frontoparietal networks. BioRxiv. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.08.31.555645v2.full.pdf
Dali, G., Brosnan, M., Tiego, J., Johnson, B. P., Fornito, A., Bellgrove, M. A., & Hester, R. Examining the neural correlates of error awareness in a large fMRI study. (2022). Cerebral Cortex. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359017498_Examining_the_neural_correlates_of_error_awareness_in_a_large_fMRI_study
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://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9035529/
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. https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/E6954C077E824B1A2F23BFAE47CAFCBD/S1355617721000242a.pdf/div-class-title-lost-in-time-temporal-monitoring-elicits-clinical-decrements-in-sustained-attention-post-stroke-div.pdf
Shalev, N., Brosnan, M.B., Chechlacz, M. (2020). Right lateralised brain reserve offsets age-related deficits in ignoring distraction. Cerebral Cortex Communications. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7545855/
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. https://www.proquest.com/docview/2433603735?fromopenview=true&pq-origsite=gscholar&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals
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. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010945219302928?casa_token=ZkupZNlIbC0AAAAA:zkGx-qWncJERnihhaED3zPoWKnhnamKsoPf1anSBXz__5HKV7ygKsdDfin0_FdFAWhAAwZ0Lnw
Loughnane, G.M., Brosnan, M.B., Barnes, J.J.M., Sanjay Nandam, L., O’Connell, R.G., Bellgrove, M.A. (2019). Catecholamine modulation of evidence accumulation during perceptual decision formation. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. https://web.archive.org/web/20190429113317id_/https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2018/11/21/470120.full.pdf
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. https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/142/3/719/5300062?login=false
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. https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/133438/1/jocn_a_01307.pdf
Brosnan, M. B., & Wiegand, I. (2017). The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, a dynamic cortical area to enhance top-down attentional control. Journal of Neuroscience. https://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/37/13/3445.full.pdf
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. https://academic.oup.com/cercor/article/28/5/1749/3749246?login=false
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. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Moses-Sokunbi/publication/299443375_FMRI_neurofeedback_of_higher_visual_areas_and_perceptual_biases/links/56fcf1d508ae393a7595b248/FMRI-neurofeedback-of-higher-visual-areas-and-perceptual-biases.pdf
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 Behavioral Neuroscience. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/behavioral-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2016.00111/full7
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. https://michaelhoganpsychology.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/the_interactive_effects_of_physical_fitness_and_acute_aerobic.pdf