Jane Elsley

Dr Jane Elsley

  • u_jelsley at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Principal Academic in Psychology
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Biography

I graduated from the University of Plymouth in 2002 with a BSc. (Hons) in Psychology (major) and Law (minor), then went on to complete an MSc. (Psychological Research Methods) and PhD (exploring visual-spatial binding in working memory) as part of an ESRC 1+3 scholarship scheme. After completing my PhD, I worked for three years as a postdoctoral research fellow (University of Plymouth) on an ESRC funded project examining verbal-spatial binding in working memory.

Research Interests: Feature integration, working memory, visuo-spatial short-term memory; attention.

Research

My research investigates feature binding in working memory, which is the question of how otherwise disparately processed classes of information are combined into unitary objects or wholes. While binding is now widely regarded as an important determinant of short-term (or working) memory performance, relatively little is understood about the processes that bind information together, or the characteristics of the bound representations that are created. In addition, I have also conducted research investigating the characteristics of cognitive (auditory and tactile) distraction by irrelevant stimuli using a behavioural adaptation of the "oddball" paradigm.

Favourites

  • Moss, A.G., Miles, C., Elsley, J.V., Johnson, A.J., 2016. Odorant normative data for use in olfactory memory experiments: Dimension selection and analysis of individual differences. Frontiers in Psychology, 7 (AUG).
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B., 2015. The asymmetry and temporal dynamics of incidental letter-location bindings in working memory. Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2015), 68 (3), 433-441.
  • Poch, C., Campo, P., Parmentier, F.B.R., Ruiz-Vargas, J.M., Elsley, J.V., Castellanos, N., Maestu, F., del Pozo, F., 2010. Explicit processing of verbal and spatial features during letter-location binding modulates oscillatory activity of a fronto-parietal network. Neuropsychologia, 48, 3846-3854.
  • Parmentier, F.B.R., Maybery, M.T., Elsley, J.V., 2010. The involuntary capture of attention by novel feature pairings: A study of voice–location integration in auditory sensory memory . Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 72 (2), 279-284.
  • Campo, P., Poch, C., Parmentier, F.B.R., Moriattie, S., Elsley, J.V., Castellanos, N., Ruiz-Vargas, J.M., del Pozo, F., Maestu, F., 2010. Oscillatory activity in prefrontal and posterior regions during implicit letter-location binding. NeuroImage, 49, 2807-2815.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R., 2009. Is verbal-spatial binding in working memory impaired by a concurrent memory load? Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 62 (9), 1696-1705.

Journal Articles

  • Roe, D., Allen, R.J., Elsley, J., Miles, C., Johnson, A.J., 2024. Working memory prioritisation effects in tactile immediate serial recall. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 77 (11), 2354-2363.
  • Moss, A., Miles, C., Elsley, J., Johnson, A.J., 2019. Olfactory working memory: exploring the differences in n-back memory for high and low verbalisable odorants. Memory, 27 (10), 1319-1344.
  • Moss, A., Miles, C., Elsley, J., Johnson, A., 2018. Item-specific proactive interference in olfactory working memory. Memory, 26 (4), 468-482.
  • Moss, A.G., Miles, C., Elsley, J.V., Johnson, A.J., 2016. Odorant normative data for use in olfactory memory experiments: Dimension selection and analysis of individual differences. Frontiers in Psychology, 7 (AUG).
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B., 2015. The asymmetry and temporal dynamics of incidental letter-location bindings in working memory. Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2015), 68 (3), 433-441.
  • Elsley, J., Parmentier, F., 2014. The asymmetry and temporal dynamics of incidental letter-location bindings in working memory. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology.
  • Parmentier, F.B.R., Turner, J., Elsley, J.V., 2011. Distraction by auditory novelty: The course and aftermath of novelty and semantic effects. Experimental Psychology, 58 (2), 92-101.
  • Parmentier, F.B.R., Ljungberg, J.K., Elsley, J.V., Lindkvist, M., 2011. A behavioral study of distraction by vibrotactile novelty. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 37, 1134-1139.
  • Parmentier, F.B.R., Elsley, J.V., Andrés, P., Barceló, F., 2011. Why are auditory novels distracting? Contrasting the roles of novelty, violation of expectation and stimulus change. Cognition, 119, 374-380.
  • Parmentier, F.B.R., Elsley, J.V., Ljungberg, J.K., 2010. Behavioral distraction by auditory novelty is not only about novelty: The role of the distracter’s informational value. Cognition, 115, 504-511.
  • Parmentier, F.B.R., Maybery, M.T., Elsley, J.V., 2010. The involuntary capture of attention by novel feature pairings: A study of voice–location integration in auditory sensory memory . Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 72 (2), 279-284.
  • Campo, P., Poch, C., Parmentier, F.B.R., Moriattie, S., Elsley, J.V., Castellanos, N., Ruiz-Vargas, J.M., del Pozo, F., Maestu, F., 2010. Oscillatory activity in prefrontal and posterior regions during implicit letter-location binding. NeuroImage, 49, 2807-2815.
  • Poch, C., Campo, P., Parmentier, F.B.R., Ruiz-Vargas, J.M., Elsley, J.V., Castellanos, N., Maestu, F., del Pozo, F., 2010. Explicit processing of verbal and spatial features during letter-location binding modulates oscillatory activity of a fronto-parietal network. Neuropsychologia, 48, 3846-3854.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R., 2009. Is verbal-spatial binding in working memory impaired by a concurrent memory load? Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 62 (9), 1696-1705.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R., 2008. Asymmetry in the binding of verbal and spatial information in working memory. International Journal of Psychology, 43, 783.
  • Moffat, A.C., Osselton, M.D., Widdop, B., Clarke, E.G.C.. Clarke's analysis of drugs and poisons. Pharmaceutical Pr.
  • Moffat, A.C., Osselton, M.D., Widdop, B., Clarke, E.G.C.. Clarke's analysis of drugs and poisons. Pharmaceutical Pr.

Chapters

  • Poch, C., Campo, P., Parmentier, F.B.R., Elsley, J.V., Pozo, F., Ruiz-Vargas, J.M., 2010. Oscillatory activity in prefrontal cortex during implicit letter-location binding. In: Supek, S., Suac, A., eds. Biomag2010: 17th International Conference on Biomagnetism Advances in Biomagnetism. Springer, 350-353.

Conferences

  • Moss, A., Johnson, A., Elsley, J., Miles, C., 2016. Evidence for an independent olfactory working memory that is not reliant on verbal or visual recoding. In: 6th International Conference on Memory (ICOM6) 17/07/2016 Budapest, Hungary.
  • Moss, A., Johnson, A., Elsley, J., Miles, C., 2014. Categorisation of olfactory perception: normative data for a large set of odours. In: Cognitive Section of the British Psychological Society 03/09/2014 Nottingham Trent University.
  • Ferneyhough, S., Elsley, J., Johnson, A., 2014. The effects of normal cognitive ageing on the incidental binding of “what” to “where” in visual short term memory. In: Cognitive Section of the British Psychological Society 03/09/2014 Nottingham Trent University.
  • Moss, A., Johnson, A., Elsley, J., Miles, C., 2014. Proactive interference in short term olfactory memory. In: Cognitive Section of the British Psychological Society, Nottingham Trent University 03/09/2014 Nottingham Trent University.
  • Elsley, J., Parmentier, F., 2014. Exploring the symmetry and temporal dynamics of verbal-spatial binding in working memory. In: International Conference on Working Memory 09/07/2014 Cambridge.
  • Ferneyhough, S., Elsley, J., Parmentier, F., 2014. Contrasting the role of attentional resources during surface-feature binding and location binding in working memory. In: International Conference on Working Memory 09/07/2014 Cambridge.
  • Ferneyhough, S., Elsley, J., Johnson, A., 2013. Feature binding across the lifespan. In: Joint BPS Cognitive & Developmental Section conference 04/09/2013 Reading.
  • Elsley, J., Parmentier, F., Maybery, M., Udale, R., 2012. The retrieval of features and objects from visual working memory as a function of their spatial proximity. In: BPS Annual Cognitive Section Conference 29/08/2012 Glasgow.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R., Maybery, M.T., Udale, R.C.. Investigating the role of spatial location in surface-feature binding: The retrieval of features and objects as a function of spatial proximity. In: Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society. 11/05/2012 Naples, FL, USA..
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R.. Exploring the role of attention in feature binding in working memory. In: 5th International Conference on Memory 31/07/2011 University of York, England.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R., Maybery, M.T., Udale, R.C.. Exploring binding in working memory: Feature retrieval as a function of object proximity. In: 28th Annual BPS Cognitive Section Conference 06/09/2011 Keele University, England.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R., 2010. Exploring the role of attention for visuo-spatial feature binding in working memory. In: Annual Meeting of the British Psychological Society, Cognitive Section 06/09/2010 Cardiff University, Wales.
  • Poch, C., Campo, P., Parmentier, F.B.R., Elsley, J.V., Pozo, E., Ruiz-Vargas, J.M.. Oscillatory activity during the maintenance of verbal-spatial bound representations. In: First International Congress EPS and SEPEX 15/04/2010 Granada, Spain.
  • Campo, P., Poch, C., Parmentier, F.B.R., Elsley, J.V., Ruiz-Vargas, J.M., Pozo, F., Maestu, F.. Theta and gamma oscillations in prefrontal cortex differentiate intentional from incidental letter-location binding. In: 17th International Conference on Biomagnetism 28/03/2010 Dubrovnik, Croatia.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R., 2009. Is verbal-spatial binding in working memory impaired by a concurrent memory load? In: Annual Meeting of the South West Memory Group 22/01/2009 Plymouth, England.
  • Parmentier, F.B.R., Elsley, J.V., Ljungberg, J.K.. The involuntary capture of attention by novel sounds: Is it really about novelty? In: APCAM 2009: 8th Annual Auditory Perception, Cognition and Action Meeting 19/11/2009 Boston, MA, USA.
  • Ljungberg, J.K., Parmentier, F.B.R., Elsley, J.V.. Attention captured - What constitutes a good alarm? In: APCAM 2009: 8th Annual Auditory Perception, Cognition and Action Meeting 19/11/2009 Boston, MA, USA.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R.. Verbal-spatial binding in working memory and the role of attention. In: Annual Meeting of the British Psychological Society, Cognitive Section. 07/09/2008 Southampton, England.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R.. The role of attention for verbal-spatial binding in working memory. In: 49th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society 13/11/2008 Chicago, USA.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R.. Asymmetry in the binding of verbal and spatial information in working memory. In: XXIX International Congress of Psychology 20/07/2008 Berlin, Germany.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R.. Does binding to location require attention? In: XXIV Annual Meeting of the British Psychological Society, Cognitive Section 20/08/2007 University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R.. Exploring the determinants of the binding asymmetry in visuo-spatial memory. In: Joint Meeting of the Psychonomic Society and the Experimental Psychology Society 04/07/2007 Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R.. The binding asymmetry in visuo-spatial memory. In: Annual Conference of the School of Psychology 27/04/2007 University of Plymouth, England.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R.. Feature binding in visuo-spatial short-term memory: An asymmetry in association between the encoding of shape and location. In: Annual Meeting of the British Psychological Society, Cognitive Section 31/08/2005 Leeds, UK.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R.. Feature binding within visuo-spatial short-term memory: Asymmetry between shape and location encoding. In: 46th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society. 10/11/2005 Toronto, Canada.
  • Elsley, J.V., Parmentier, F.B.R.. Visuo-spatial binding in short-term memory. In: Annual Meeting of the British Psychological Society, Cognitive Section 06/09/2004 Leeds, UK.

Posters

  • Moss, A., Miles, C., Elsley, J., Johnson, A., 2018. Olfactory working memory: quantitative and qualitative differences in n-back performance for high and low verbalisable odours. In: Joint meeting of the Experimental Psychology Society and CSBBCS.
  • Moss, A., Johnson, A., Elsley, J., Miles, C., 2016. Remembering and knowing in olfactory working memory. In: 6th International Conference on Memory (ICOM6).

PhD Students

  • Simon Ferneyhough

Grants

  • Binding in Working Memory: Exploring the Internal Focus of Attention (ESRC, 06 Jul 2010). Completed

Qualifications

  • PhD in Visual-spatial binding in working memory (2007)
  • MSc in Psychological Research Methods (2003)
  • BSc (Hons) in Psychology (Major) with Law (Minor) (2002)

Memberships

  • Psychonomic Society, Member (2015-),
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