Publications

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Review

Post-error attention control:
Posterior alpha/beta power indicates a boosted drift rate after errors
Mark Lavelle, M., Fengler, A., Zhang, A., Cavanagh, J.F.

Theta-frequency deep-brain stimulation improves
cognitive performance in Parkinson’s patients with cognitive impairments
Cole, R.C., Cavanagh, J.F., Zhang, Q., Groth, C.L, Vivanco-Suarez, J., Espinoza, A.I., Greenlee, J. Nandakumar S Narayanan

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2026

Advancing ERP-Based Tools for Language Monitoring in Aphasia:
Psychometric and Clinical Utility of the Word-Level N400

Brain & Language

Dalton, S.G., Lavelle, M., Cavanagh, J.F & Richardson, J.D.

The Reward Positivity signals a goal prediction error

Trends in Cognitive Science

Cavanagh, J.F. & Holroyd, C.B. (2026)

2025

Frontal Midline Theta Promotes
Context-dependent Aversive Learning in Social Anxiety
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Selin Topel, Elise D. Kortink,Hanjie Liu, James F. Cavanagh, and Melle J. W. van der Molen (2025)

Theta-frequency subthalamic nucleus stimulation increases decision threshold
Brain Stimulation
Cole, R.C., Ging-Jehli, N.R., Vivanco Suarez, J., Greenlee, J.D.,
Wessel, J.R., Espinoza, A.I., Zhang, J., Cavanagh, J.F. & Narayanan, N.S. (2025)

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Predicting human decisions with behavioral theories and machine learning
Nature Human Behavior
Plonsky, O., Apel, R., Ert, E., Tennenholtz, Bourgin, M.D., Peterson, J.C.,
Reichman, D., Griffiths, T.L., Russell, S.J., Carter, E.C., Cavanagh, J.F., Erev , I. (2025)

Basal ganglia components have distinct computational
roles in decision-making under conflict and uncertainty.
PLoS Biology
Ging-Jehli, N.R., Cavanagh, J.F., Ahn, M., Segar, D.J., Asaad, W.F. & Frank, M.J. (2025)

DATA & CODE

Hypoactivation of ventromedial frontal cortex in major
depressive disorder: an MEG study of the Reward Positivity
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Pirrung, C.J.H., Singh G., Hogeveen, J., Quinn, D. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2025)

DATA & CODE

Commentary

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2024

The development and structure of the
HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study EEG protocol
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Fox, N.A., ... Cavanagh, J.F. ... and the HBCD EEG Workgroup. (2024)

Cognition falters at low frequencies in Parkinson’s disease
Trends in Cognitive Science
Narayanan, N.S., Jourahmad, Z., Cole, R.C. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2024)

Neural response to monetary incentives in acquired adolescent depression
Brain Communications
Hogeveen, J., Campbell, E.M., Mullins, T.S., Quinn, D.K., Mayer, A.R. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2024)

Cognitive Models as a Tool to Link Decision Behavior with EEG Signals
In: An Introduction to Model-Based Cognitive Neuroscience
Hawkins, G.E., Cavanagh, J.F., Brown, S.D. & Steyvers, M. (2024) In: An Introduction to Model-Based Cognitive Neuroscience Second Edition. Springer press. Eds: Foorstmann, B.U. & Truner, B.M.

Spectral parameterization reveals slowing of
alpha peak frequency following mild traumatic brain injury
Neurotrauma Reports
Nwakamma, M.C., Stillman, A.M., Gabard-Durnam, L.J., Cavanagh, J.F., Hillman, C.H. & Morris, T.P. (2024)

Amphetamine increases motivation of humans and mice
as measured by breakpoint, but does not affect a putative EEG biomarker
Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience
Noback, M., Bhakta, S.G., Talledo, J.A., Kotz, J.E., Benster, L., Roberts, B.Z.,
Nungaray, J.A., Light, G.A., Swerdlow, N.R., Brigman, J.L., Cavanagh, J.F. & Young, J.W. (2024)

Commentary

Test-retest reliability of spectral
parameterization by 1/f characterization using Specparam
Cerebral Cortex
McKeown, D.J., Schinazi, V.R., Baumann, O., Moustafa, A.A., Finley, A., Kelley, N.,
Cavanagh, J.F., Keage, H. & Angus, D.J. (2024)

2023

Depth recordings of the mouse
homologue of the Reward Positivity
Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience
Kehrer, P., Brigman, J.L. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2023)

Commentary

DATA & CODE

Medication-invariant resting aperiodic and
periodic neural activity in Parkinson's disease
Psychophysiology
McKeown, D.J., Jones, M., Pihl, C., Finley, A., Kelley, N., Baumann, O., Schinazi, V.R., Moustafa, A.A., Cavanagh, J.F. & Angus, D.J. (2023)

Frontal theta helps to
explain etiological variability
Biological Psychiatry
Cavanagh, J.F. (2023)

Effects of anodal tDCS on electroencephalography correlates
of cognitive control in mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury
NeuroRehabilitation
Mertens, N., Cavanagh, J.F., Brandt E., Fratzke, V., Story-Remer, J., Rieger, R.E., Wilson, K.W., Gill, D., Campbell, R. & Quinn, D.K. (2023)

Alcohol imagery boosts the
Reward Positivity in heavy drinkers
Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Singh, G., Campbell, E., Hogeveen, J., Witkiewitz, K., Claus, E.D. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2023)

DATA & CODE

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Electrophysiological markers of aberrant
cue-specific exploration in heavy drinkers
Computational Psychiatry
Campbell, E.M., Singh, G.S., Claus, E.D., Witkiewitz, K., Costa, V.D., Hogeveen, J. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2023)

DATA & CODE

Impaired cognitive control after moderate
prenatal alcohol exposure corresponds to increased
power in neurophysiological recordings during rodent touchscreen measures
Neuropharmacology
Olguin, S.L., Cavanagh, J.F., Young, J.W. & Brigman, J.L. (2023)

Evoked midfrontal activity predicts
cognitive deficits in Parkinson's disease
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry
Singh, A., Cole, R.C., Espinoza, A.I., Cavanagh, J.F. & Narayanan, N.S. (2023)

DATA & CODE: exp 1

DATA & CODE: exp 2

DATA & CODE: exp 3

Heart rate variability may index emotion
dysregulation in alcohol-related intimate partner violence
Frontiers in Psychiatry
Fink, B., Claus, E., Cavanagh, J.F., Hamilton, D.A. & Biesen, J.N. (2023)

Reduced positive affect alters reward learning
via reduced information encoding in the Reward Positivity
Psychophysiology
Jackson, T.J. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2023)

DATA & CODE: exp 1

DATA & CODE: exp 2

Proceedings of the 10th annual
deep brain stimulation think tank
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Wong, J.K., ...Cavanagh J.F., ... Okun, M.S. (2023)

Prefrontal transcranial magnetic stimulation boosts
response vigour during reinforcement learning in healthy adults
European Journal of Neuroscience
Biernacki, K., Myers, C.E., Cole, S., Cavanagh, J.F. & Baker, T.E. (2023)

2022

Frontal midline theta as a model specimen
of cortical theta. In: Handbook of EEG Frequency
Oxford press, Eds: Gable, P.A., Miller, M. & Bernat, E.B.
Cavanagh, J.F. & Cohen, M. X (2022)

Novelty-induced frontal-STN
networks in Parkinson's disease
Cerebral Cortex
Cole, R.C., Espinoza, A.I., Singh, A., Berger, J.I., Cavanagh,
J.F.,Wessel, 'Johnny' R., Greenlee, J.D. & Narayanan, N.S. (2022)

Amphetamine alters an EEG feature
of reward processing in humans and mice
Psychopharmacology
Cole, R.C., Espinoza, A.I., Singh, A., Berger, J.I.,
Cavanagh, J.F.,Wessel, 'Johnny' R., Greenlee, J.D. & Narayanan, N.S. (2022)

DATA & CODE

Cognitive control in Parkinson's disease
Progress in Brain Research
Cole, R.C., Espinoza, A.I., Singh, A., Berger, J.I., Cavanagh, J.F.,Wessel, 'Johnny' R., Greenlee, J.D. & Narayanan, N.S. (2022)

EEG reveals that dextroamphetamine improves
cognitive control through multiple processes in healthy participants
Neuropsychopharmacology
Bhakta, S.G., Cavanagh, J.F., Talledo, J.A., Kotz, J.E., Benster, L., Roberts, B.Z.,
Nungaray, J.A., Brigman, J.L, Gregg, D., Light, G.A., Swerdlow, N.R., & Young, J.W. (2022)

DATA & CODE

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The Reward Positivity is sensitive to affective liking
Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience
Brown, D.R., Jackson, T.J. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2022)

DATA & CODE: exp 2

DATA & CODE: exp 1

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2021

Electrophysiological biomarkers of
behavioral dimensions from cross-species paradigms
Translational Psychiatry
Cavanagh, J.F., Gregg, D., Light, G.A., Olguin, S., Sharp, R.F.,
Bismark, A.W., Bhakta, S.G., Swerdlow, N.R., Brigman, J.L. & Young, J.W. (2021)

DATA & CODE

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Portable aquisition of auditory ERPs: a pilot study of premature infants
Pediatric Neurology
Phillips, J., Pirrung, C.J., Weersinghe, I., Kanishka, G.K., Satharasinghe, Y.,
Lalitharatne, T., Cavanagh, J.F., Kodituwakku, P. & Wanigasinghe, J. (2021)

Ventromedial prefrontal-anterior cingulate
hyperconnectivity scales with apathy in Traumatic Brain Injury
Journal of NeuroTrauma
Hogeveen, J.R. Aragon, D.F., Rogge-Obando, K., Campbell, R.A., Yeo, R.A., Shuttleworth, C.W.,
Avila-Rieger, R.E., Wilson, J.K., Fratzke, V., Brandt, E., Story-Remer, J., Gill, D., Mayer, A.R., Cavanagh, J.F. & Quinn, D. (2021)

DATA & CODE

Spectral resting-state EEG (rs-EEG) in chronic aphasia is
reliable, sensitive, and correlates with functional behavior
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Dalton, S.G.H., Cavanagh, J.F. & Richardson, J.D. (2021)

Interval timing variability and midfrontal ~4Hz rhythms
correlate with cognitive dysfunction in Parkinson's disease
NP: Parkinson's Disease
Singh, A., Cole, R.C., Espinoza, A.I., Evans, A., Cao, S., Cavanagh, J.F. & Narayanan, N.S. (2021)

Neural signatures of arbitration between
Pavlovian and instrumental action selection
PLoS Computational Biology
Gershman, S.J., Guitart-Masip, M. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2021)

2020

Linear predictive coding distinguishes
spectral EEG features of Parkinson's disease
Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Anjum, Md Fahim, Dasgupta, S., Mudumbai, R., Singh, A., Cavanagh, J.F. & Narayanan, N. (2020)

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia correlates with
depressive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury
Journal of Psychophysiology
Brandt, E., Wilson, K.W., Rieger, R.E., Gill, D., Mayer, A.W. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2020)

DATA

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Novel rewards occlude the Reward Positivity, and what to do about it
Biological Psychology
Brown, D.R. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2020)

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Frontal theta and beta oscillations during
lower-limb movement in Parkinson's Disease
Clinical Neurophysiology
Singh, A. Cole, R.A., Espinoza, A.I., Brown, D.R., Cavanagh, J.F. & Narayanan, N. (2020)

An EEG marker of reward processing is diminished in Parkinson’s disease
Brain Research
Brown, D.R., Pirio Richardson, S. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2020)

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2019

Alcohol exposure in utero disrupts cortico-striatal
coordination required for behavioral flexibility
Neuropharmacology
Marquardt, K., Cavanagh, J.F. & Brigman, J.L. (2019)

Frontal alpha asymmetry in alcohol-related intimate partner violence
Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience
Fink, B.C., Howell, B.C., Salway, S. Cavanagh, J.F., Hamilton, D.A., Claus, E.D. & Frost, M.E. (2019)

Joint analysis of frontal theta synchrony and
white matter following mild traumatic brain injury
Brain Imaging and Behavior
Cavanagh, J.F., Rieger, R.E., Wilson, K.W., Gill, D., Fullerton, L., Brandt, E. & Mayer, A.W. (2019)

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Executive function predictors of delayed
memory deficits after mild traumatic brain injury
Cortex
Broadway, J.M., Rieger, R.E., Campbell, R. A., Quinn, D. K.,
Mayer, A.W., Yeo, R. A., Wilson, J.K., Gill, D. Fratzke, V. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2019)

ERPs predict symptomatic distress and
recovery in sub-acute mild traumatic brain injury
Neuropsychologia
Cavanagh, J.F., Wilson, K., Reiger, R., Gill, D., Broadway,
J.M., Story Remer, J.H., Fratzke, V., Mayer, A.R. & Quinn, D.K. (2019)

Reduced theta power during memory retrieval in depressed adults
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Kane, J., Cavanagh, J.F. & Dillon, D.G. (2019)

Layers of latent effects in cognitive control: An EEG investigation
Acta Psychologia
Erb, C. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2019)

Impaired cognitive flexibility following NMDAR-GluN2B
deletion is associated with altered orbitofrontal-striatal function
Neuroscience
Marquardt, K., Josey, M., Kenton, J.A., Cavanagh, J.F., Holmes, A. & Brigman, J.L. (2019)

Frontal theta predicts specific cognitive control-induced
behavioral changes beyond general reaction time slowing
NeuroImage
Cooper, P.S. Karayanidis, F., McKewen, M., McLellan-Hall, S., Wong, A.S.W., Skippen, P. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2019)

Immediate vs. delayed control demands elicit
distinct mechanisms for instantiating proactive control
Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience
Janowich, J.R. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2019)

Early Career Award 2018: Electrophysiology as a
theoretical and methodological hub in the neural sciences
Psychophysiology
Cavanagh, J.F. (2019)

Increased conflict-induced slowing, but no differences in conflict-induced positive or negative prediction error learning in patients with schizophrenia
Neuropsychologia
Albrecht, M.A., Waltz, J., Cavanagh, J.F., Frank, M.J. & Gold, J.M. (2019)

Multiple dissociations between co-morbid depression and anxiety on
reward and punishment processing: Evidence from computationally-informed EEG
Computational Psychiatry
Cavanagh, J.F., Bismark, A.W., Frank, M.J. & Allen, J.J.B. (2019)

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2018

Delay Knowledge and Trial Set Count Modulate Use
of Proactive vs. Reactive Control: A Meta-Analytic Review
Psychonomic Bulletin and Review
Janowich, J.R. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2018)

DATA

Mid-frontal theta activity is diminished
during cognitive control in Parkinson's disease
Neuropsychologia
Singh, A. Pirio Richardson, S. Narayanan, N, Cavanagh, J.F. (2018)

Impaired Midline Theta Power and Connectivity
During Proactive Cognitive Control in Schizophrenia
Biological Psychiatry
Ryman, S., Cavanagh, J.F., Wertz, C.J., Shaff, N.A., Dodd, A.B., Stevens, B., Ling, J. Yeo, R.A. & Mayer, A.R. (2018)

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Moving beyond ERP components: A selective
review of approaches to integrate EEG and behavior
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Bridwell, D.A., Cavanagh, J.F., Collins, A.G.E., Nunez, M.D., Srinivasan, R., Stober, S. & Calhoun, V.D. (2018)

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Rewarding images do not invoke the reward positivity: they inflate it
International Journal of Psychophysiology
Brown, D.R. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2018)

Dopamine D2 agonist affects visuospatial
working memory distractor interference depending
on individual differences in baseline working memory span
Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience
Broadway, J.M, Frank, M.J. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2018)

DATA & Unpublished EEG

Diminished EEG habituation to novel
events effectively classifies Parkinson's patients
Clinical Neurophysiology
Cavanagh, J.F., Kumar, P., Mueller, A.A., Pirio Richardson, S. & Mueen, A. (2018)

DATA & CODE

2017

The Patient Repository for EEG Data + Computational Tools
Frontiers in NeuroInformatics
Cavanagh, J.F., Napolitano, A., Wu, C. & Mueen, A. (2017)

DATA

Intracranial source activity (eLORETA)
related to scalp-level asymmetry scores and depression status
Psychophysiology
Smith, E.E., Cavanagh, J.F. & Allen, J.J.B. (2017)

Frontal theta accounts for individual
differences in the cost of conflict on decision making
Brain Research
Pinner, J.F.L. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2017)

The sound and the fury:
Late positive potential is sensitive to sound affect
Psychophysiology
Brown, D.R. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2017)

Cognitive states influence dopamine-
driven aberrant learning in Parkinson's Disease
Cortex
Cavanagh, J.F., Mueller, A.A., Brown, D.R., Janowich, J.R., Story-Remer, J.H., Wegele, A. & Pirio Richardson, S. (2017)

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Error-specific cognitive control alterations in General Anxiety Disorder
Biological Psychiatry:Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Cavanagh, J.F., Meyer, A. & Hajcak, G. (2017)

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2016

Startle habituation and midfrontal theta activity in Parkinson's disease
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Chen, K-H., Okerstrom, K.L., Kingyon, J.R., Anderson, S.W., Cavanagh, J.F. & Narayanan, N.S. (2016)

Frontostriatal anatomical connections predict age-
and difficulty-related differences in reinforcement learning
Neurobiology of Aging
van de Vijver, I., Ridderinkhof, K.R., Harsay, H.A., Reneman, L., Cavanagh, J.F. Buitenweg, J. & Cohen, M.X. (2016)

Reduction of Pavlovian bias in schizophrenia:
Enhanced effects in clozapine-administered patients
PLoS One
van de Vijver, I., Ridderinkhof, K.R., Harsay, H.A., Reneman, L., Cavanagh, J.F. Buitenweg, J. & Cohen, M.X. (2016)

Identification of canonical neural events during
continuous gameplay of an 8-bit style video game
NeuroImage
Cavanagh, J.F. & Castellanos, J. (2016)

DATA

2015

Medial frontal ~4Hz activity in humans and rodents is
attenuated in PD patients and in rodents with cortical dopamine depletion
Journal of Neurophysiology
Parker, K.L., Chen, K-H., Kingyon, J., Cavanagh, J.F. & Narayanan, N.S. (2015)

Cortical delta activity reflects reward prediction error
and related behavioral adjustments, but at different times
NeuroImage
Cavanagh, J.F. (2015)

Frontal midline theta reflects anxiety
and cognitive control: Meta analytic evidence
Journal of Physiology - Paris
Cavanagh, J.F. & Shackman, A.J. (2015)

Anticipatory sensitization to repeated stressors:
The role of initial cortisol reactivity and meditation / emotion skills training
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Turan, B., Foltz, C., Cavanagh, J.F., Wallace, B.A., Cullen, M., Rosenberg, E.L., Jennings, P., Ekman, P. & Kemeny, M.E. (2015)

fMRI and EEG correlates of dynamic
decision parameters during reinforcement learning
Journal of Neuroscience
Frank, M.J., Gagne, C. Nyhus, E., Masters, S.E., Wiecki, T.V., Cavanagh, J.F. & Badre, D. (2015)

2014

D1-Dependent 4 Hz Oscillations and Ramping Activity
in Rodent Medial Frontal Cortex during Interval Timing
Journal of Neuroscience
Parker, K.L., Chen, K-H., Kingyon, J., Cavanagh, J.F. & Narayanan, N.S. (2014)

DATA

Conflict acts as an implicit cost in reinforcement learning
Nature Communications
Cavanagh, J.F., Masters, S.E., Bath, K. & Frank, M.J. (2014)

DATA

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Frontal theta as a mechanism of cognitive control
Trends in Cognitive Science
Cavanagh, J.F. & Frank, M.J. (2014)

The subthalamic nucleus contributes to post-error slowing
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience
Cavanagh, J.F., Sanguinetti, J.L., Allen, J.J.B., Sherman, S.J. & Frank, M.J. (2014)

Human EEG uncovers latent, generalizable rule structure during learning
Journal of Neuroscience
Collins, A.G.E., Cavanagh, J.F., & Frank, M.J. (2014)

Eye tracking and pupillometry reflect
dissociable indices of latent cognitive processes
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Cavanagh, J.F., Wiecki, T.V., Kochar, A., & Frank, M.J. (2014)

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2013

A common low frequency oscillatory
mechanism for adaptive control in rats and humans

Supplemental Material

Nature Neuroscience

Narayanan, N.S., Cavanagh, J.F., Frank, M.J. & Laubach, M. (2013)

The where and when of 'what-if'

Neuron

Cavanagh, J.F. (2013)

Frontal theta overrides Pavlovian learning biases

Journal of Neuroscience

Cavanagh, J.F., Eisenberg, I., Guitart-Masip, M., Huys, Q. & Frank, M.J. (2013)

Stop! Stay tuned for more information.

Experimental Neurology.

Cavanagh, J.F. & Frank M.J. (2013)

2012

Individual differences in risky decision-making
.among seniors reflect increased reward sensitivity
Frontiers in Decision Science
Cavanagh, J.F., Neville, D., Cohen, M.X., Van de Vijver, I., Harsay, H., Watson, P., Buitenweg, J., & Ridderinkhof, K.R. (2012).

Frontal theta reflects uncertainty and
unexpectedness in exploration and exploitation
Cerebral Cortex
Cavanagh, J.F., Figueroa, C.M., Cohen, M.X & Frank, M.J. (2012)

Theta lingua franca: A common
mid-frontal substrate for action monitoring processes
Psychophysiology
Cavanagh, J.F., Zambrano-Vazquez, L., & Allen, J.J.B. (2012)

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2011

Larger error signals in depression
are associated with better avoidance learning
Frontiers in Psychology: Cognition
Cavanagh, J.F., Bismark, A., Frank, M.J., & Allen, J.J.B. (2011)

Subthalamic nucleus stimulation reverses
mediofrontal influence over decision threshold
Nature Neuroscience
Cavanagh, J.F., Wiecki, T.V., Cohen, M.X, Figueroa, C.M., Samanta, J., Sherman S.J., Frank, M.J. (2011).

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Contemplative/emotion training enhances emotional behavior
Emotion
Kemeny, M.E., Foltz, C.A, Cavanagh, J.F., Giese-Davis, J.,
Jennings, P., Rosenberg, E.L., Gillath, O., Shaver, P., Wallace, A. & Ekman, P. (2011)

Caution in EEG source localization to subcortical sources: Commentary
Human Brain Mapping
Cohen, M.X, Cavanagh, J.F. & Slagter, H.A. (2011)

Single-trial regression elucidates the
role of prefrontal theta oscillations in response conflict
Frontiers in Psychology
Cohen, M.X., & Cavanagh, J.F (2011)

2010

Social stress reactivity alters reward and punishment learning
Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
Cavanagh, J.F., Frank, M.J., & Allen, J.J.B (2010)

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Altered cingulate sub-region activation accounts for task-related
dissociation in ERN amplitude as a function of obsessive-compulsive symptoms
Neuropsychologia
Cavanagh, J.F., Gründler, T.O.J., Frank, M.J.,& Allen, J.J.B (2010)

Frontal theta links prediction error to
behavioral adaptation in reinforcement learning
Emotion
Kemeny, M.E., Foltz, C.A, Cavanagh, J.F., Giese-Davis,
J., Jennings, P., Rosenberg, E.L., Gillath, O., Shaver, P., Wallace, A. & Ekman, P. (2011)

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2009

Task related dissociation in ERN amplitude as
a function of obsessive – compulsive symptoms
Neuropsychologia
Gründler, T.O.J., Cavanagh, J.F, Figueroa, C.M., Frank, M.J. & Allen, J.J.B. (2009)

Prelude to and resolution of an error: EEG phase synchrony
reveals cognitive control dynamics during action monitoring
Neuropsychologia
Cavanagh, J.F., Cohen, M.X., & Allen, J.J.B (2009)

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The Behavioral Activation System
In Sander, D. & Scherer, K.R. Oxford Companion to Affective Sciences, Oxford University Press.
Cavanagh, J.F., & Allen, J.J.B. (2009)

The Behavioral Inhibition System
In Sander, D. & Scherer, K.R. Oxford Companion to Affective Sciences, Oxford University Press.
Cavanagh, J.F., & Allen, J.J.B. (2009)

2007

Multiple aspects of the stress response to social
evaluative threat: An electrophysiological investigation
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Gründler, T.O.J., Cavanagh, J.F, Figueroa, C.M., Frank, M.J. & Allen, J.J.B. (2007)

2006

Mood effects on the ERP processing of emotional
intensity in faces: A P3 investigation with depressed students
International Journal of Psychophysiology
Cavanagh, J., Geisler, M. (2006)

PUBLICATIONS

Under Review

Post-error attention control: Posterior alpha/beta power indicates a boosted drift rate after errors Mark Lavelle, M., Fengler, A., Zhang, A., Cavanagh, J.F.

Theta-frequency deep-brain stimulation improves cognitive performance in Parkinson’s patients with cognitive impairments Cole, R.C., Cavanagh, J.F., Zhang, Q., Groth, C.L, Vivanco-Suarez, J., Espinoza, A.I., Greenlee, J. Nandakumar S Narayanan

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2026

Dalton, S.G., Lavelle, M., Cavanagh, J.F & Richardson, J.D.

Cavanagh, J.F. & Holroyd, C.B. (2026)

2025

2024

Test-retest reliability of spectral parameterization by 1/f characterization using Specparam Cerebral Cortex McKeown, D.J., Schinazi, V.R., Baumann, O., Moustafa, A.A., Finley, A., Kelley, N., Cavanagh, J.F., Keage, H. & Angus, D.J. (2024)

2023

2022

Frontal midline theta as a model specimen of cortical theta. In: Handbook of EEG Frequency Oxford press, Eds: Gable, P.A., Miller, M. & Bernat, E.B. Cavanagh, J.F. & Cohen, M. X (2022)

Novelty-induced frontal-STN networks in Parkinson's disease Cerebral Cortex Cole, R.C., Espinoza, A.I., Singh, A., Berger, J.I., Cavanagh, J.F.,Wessel, 'Johnny' R., Greenlee, J.D. & Narayanan, N.S. (2022)

The Reward Positivity is sensitive to affective liking Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience Brown, D.R., Jackson, T.J. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2022)

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2020

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia correlates with depressive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury Journal of Psychophysiology Brandt, E., Wilson, K.W., Rieger, R.E., Gill, D., Mayer, A.W. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2020)

Novel rewards occlude the Reward Positivity, and what to do about it Biological Psychology Brown, D.R. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2020)

Frontal theta and beta oscillations during lower-limb movement in Parkinson's Disease Clinical Neurophysiology ​Singh, A. Cole, R.A., Espinoza, A.I., Brown, D.R., Cavanagh, J.F. & Narayanan, N. (2020)

2019

Executive function predictors of delayed memory deficits after mild traumatic brain injury Cortex Broadway, J.M., Rieger, R.E., Campbell, R. A., Quinn, D. K., Mayer, A.W., Yeo, R. A., Wilson, J.K., Gill, D. Fratzke, V. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2019)

Reduced theta power during memory retrieval in depressed adults Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging Kane, J., Cavanagh, J.F. & Dillon, D.G. (2019)

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Intracranial source activity (eLORETA) related to scalp-level asymmetry scores and depression status Psychophysiology Smith, E.E., Cavanagh, J.F. & Allen, J.J.B. (2017)

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Narayanan, N.S., Cavanagh, J.F., Frank, M.J. & Laubach, M. (2013)

Cavanagh, J.F. (2013)

Cavanagh, J.F., Eisenberg, I., Guitart-Masip, M., Huys, Q. & Frank, M.J. (2013)

Cavanagh, J.F. & Frank M.J. (2013)

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Task related dissociation in ERN amplitude as a function of obsessive – compulsive symptoms Neuropsychologia Gründler, T.O.J., Cavanagh, J.F, Figueroa, C.M., Frank, M.J. & Allen, J.J.B. (2009)

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Post-error attention control:
Posterior alpha/beta power indicates a boosted drift rate after errors
Mark Lavelle, M., Fengler, A., Zhang, A., Cavanagh, J.F.

Theta-frequency deep-brain stimulation improves
cognitive performance in Parkinson’s patients with cognitive impairments
Cole, R.C., Cavanagh, J.F., Zhang, Q., Groth, C.L, Vivanco-Suarez, J., Espinoza, A.I., Greenlee, J. Nandakumar S Narayanan

Test-retest reliability of spectral
parameterization by 1/f characterization using Specparam
Cerebral Cortex
McKeown, D.J., Schinazi, V.R., Baumann, O., Moustafa, A.A., Finley, A., Kelley, N.,
Cavanagh, J.F., Keage, H. & Angus, D.J. (2024)

Frontal midline theta as a model specimen
of cortical theta. In: Handbook of EEG Frequency
Oxford press, Eds: Gable, P.A., Miller, M. & Bernat, E.B.
Cavanagh, J.F. & Cohen, M. X (2022)

Novelty-induced frontal-STN
networks in Parkinson's disease
Cerebral Cortex
Cole, R.C., Espinoza, A.I., Singh, A., Berger, J.I., Cavanagh,
J.F.,Wessel, 'Johnny' R., Greenlee, J.D. & Narayanan, N.S. (2022)

The Reward Positivity is sensitive to affective liking
Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience
Brown, D.R., Jackson, T.J. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2022)

Respiratory sinus arrhythmia correlates with
depressive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury
Journal of Psychophysiology
Brandt, E., Wilson, K.W., Rieger, R.E., Gill, D., Mayer, A.W. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2020)

Novel rewards occlude the Reward Positivity, and what to do about it
Biological Psychology
Brown, D.R. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2020)

Frontal theta and beta oscillations during
lower-limb movement in Parkinson's Disease
Clinical Neurophysiology
Singh, A. Cole, R.A., Espinoza, A.I., Brown, D.R., Cavanagh, J.F. & Narayanan, N. (2020)

Executive function predictors of delayed
memory deficits after mild traumatic brain injury
Cortex
Broadway, J.M., Rieger, R.E., Campbell, R. A., Quinn, D. K.,
Mayer, A.W., Yeo, R. A., Wilson, J.K., Gill, D. Fratzke, V. & Cavanagh, J.F. (2019)

Reduced theta power during memory retrieval in depressed adults
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
Kane, J., Cavanagh, J.F. & Dillon, D.G. (2019)

Intracranial source activity (eLORETA)
related to scalp-level asymmetry scores and depression status
Psychophysiology
Smith, E.E., Cavanagh, J.F. & Allen, J.J.B. (2017)

Task related dissociation in ERN amplitude as
a function of obsessive – compulsive symptoms
Neuropsychologia
Gründler, T.O.J., Cavanagh, J.F, Figueroa, C.M., Frank, M.J. & Allen, J.J.B. (2009)