Con Stough

Emotional intelligence and clinical disorders (2009)

Hansen, Karen, Lloyd, Jenny, Stough, Con

The topic of emotional intelligence (EI) has generated a great deal of interest in both researchers and mental health professionals as it offers a new perspective in the study of emotions and...

Emotional intelligence in sport: theoretical linkages and preliminary empirical relationships from basketball (2009)

Stough, Con, Clements, Mathilde, Wallish, Lena, Downey, Luke

Recently there have been suggestions from within sports psychology (e.g., Meyer & Fletcher, 2007) that there are similarities in the use of psychological tools and programs in the corporate and...

A brief analysis of 20 years of emotional intelligence: an introduction to assessing emotional intelligence: theory, research, and applications (2009)

Stough, Con, Saklofske, Donald H., Parker, James D. A.

Interest in Emotional Intelligence can, in part, be gauged by the amount of research activity it has stimulated since first making an appearance in the psychological literature about 20 years ago. To...

Assessing emotional intelligence: theory, research, and applications (2009)

Stough, Con, Saklofske, Donald H., Parker, James D. A.

Managing human emotions plays a critical role in everyday functioning. After years of lively debate on the significance and validity of its construct, emotional intelligence (EI) has generated a...

Understanding the neurobiology of emotional intelligence: a review (2009)

Tarasuik, Joanne C., Ciorciari, Joseph, Stough, Con

Considerable interest and controversy has been devoted to the relatively new construct of Emotional Intelligence. Whilst research on EI has been growing rapidly, little is known about the complex...

The Genos Emotional Intelligence Inventory: a measure designed specifically for workplace applications (2009)

Palmer, Benjamin R., Stough, Con, Harmer, Richard, Gignac, Gilles

The Genos Emotional Intelligence Inventory or Genos EI, is a 70-item self- and multi-rater assessment. It was designed specifically for use in the workplace as a learning and development aid for...

Acute cognitive effects of donepezil in young, healthy volunteers (2009)

Zaninotto, Ana L. C., Bueno, Orlando F. A., Pradella-Hallinan, Marcia L., Tufik, Sergio O., Rusted, Jennifer M., Stough, Con, ...

Objective The acute nootropic potential of donepezil in young healthy volunteers has not been adequately investigated mainly because in previous studies: (1) effects were assessed before peak-plasma...

Examining the nootropic effects of a special extract of Bacopa monniera on human cognitive functioning: 90 day double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial (2008)

Stough, Con, Downey, Luke A., Lloyd, Jenny, Silber, Beata, Redman, Stephanie, Hutchison, Chris, ...

While Ayurvedic medicine has touted the cognitive enhancing effects of Bacopa monniera for centuries, there is a need for double-blind placebo-controlled investigations. One hundred and seven healthy...

A comprehensive framework for emotional intelligence (2008)

Palmer, Benjamin R., Gignac, Gilles, Ekermans, Gina, Stough, Con

Since Salovey and Mayer's (1990) seminal article on emotional intelligence (EI), a number of alternative models have been developed (e.g., Bar-On, 1997; Cooper & Sawaf, 1997; Goleman, 1995; 1998;...

Psychophysiological correlates of dissociation, handedness, and hemispheric lateralization (2008)

Ashworth, Joel, Ciorciari, Joseph, Stough, Con

Dissociation involves a disruption of typically integrated functions including consciousness, information perception, and memory; however, dissociation may not always be of a pathologic nature....

The effect of mobile phone electromagnetic fields on the alpha rhythm of human electroencephalogram (2008)

Croft, Rodney J., Hamblin, Denise L., Spong, Jo, Wood, Andrew W., McKenzie, Ray J., Stough, Con

Mobile phones (MP) emit low-level electromagnetic fields that have been reported to affect neural function in humans; however, demonstrations of such effects have not been conclusive. The purpose of...

Emotional intelligence and scholastic achievement in Australian adolescents (2008)

Downey, Luke A., Mountstephen, Jessica, Lloyd, Jenny, Hansen, Karen, Stough, Con

The current study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and scholastic achievement in Australian adolescents. Two hundred and nine secondary school students (86 males and 123...

Do mobile phones affect sleep?: investigating effects of mobile phone exposure on human sleep EEG (2008)

Wood, Andrew W., Loughran, Sarah P., Croft, Rodney J., Stough, Con, Thompson, Bruce

This paper will summarize the results of a human volunteer study on the effects on sleep parameters of exposure to RF emissions from a mobile phone handset for 30min prior to going to sleep. A cohort...

An examination of the effects of the antioxidant Pycnogenol® on cognitive performance, serum lipid profile, endocrinological and oxidative stress biomarkers in an elderly population (2008)

Ryan, J., Croft, K., Mori, T., Wesnes, Keith A., Spong, Jo, Downey, Luke A., ...

The study examines the effects of the antioxidant flavonoid Pycnogenol on a range of cognitive and biochemical measures in healthy elderly individuals. The study used a double-blind,...

Examining the nootropic effects of a special extract of Bacopa monniera on human cognitive functioning: 90 day double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial (2008)

Stough, Con, Downey, Luke A., Lloyd, Jenny, Silber, Beata, Redman, Stephanie, Hutchison, Chris, ...

While Ayurvedic medicine has touted the cognitive enhancing effects of Bacopa monniera for centuries, there is a need for double-blind placebo-controlled investigations. One hundred and seven healthy...

The relationship between emotional intelligence and depression in a clinical sample (2008)

Downey, Luke A., Johnston, Patrick J., Hansen, Karen, Schembri, Rachel, Stough, Con, Tuckwell, Virginia, ...

Background and Objectives: Although depression is a commonly occurring mental illness, research concerning strategies for early detection and prophylaxis has not until now focused on the possible...

Emotional intelligence and the adolescent brain (2008)

Stough, Con, Hansen, Karen

Swinburne University has been involved in research on emotional intelligence in Australia for more than a decade. The Adolescent Swinburne University Emotional Intelligence Test (A-SUEIT) is a...

A comprehensive framework for emotional intelligence (2008)

Palmer, Benjamin R., Gignac, Gilles, Ekermans, Gina, Stough, Con

Since Salovey and Mayer's (1990) seminal article on emotional intelligence (EI), a number of alternative models have been developed (e.g., Bar-On, 1997; Cooper & Sawaf, 1997; Goleman, 1995; 1998;...

A confirmatory factor analytic investigation of the TAS-20: corroboration of a five-factor model and suggestions for improvement (2007)

Gignac, Gilles E., Palmer, Benjamin R., Stough, Con

Alexithymia represents an individual difference dimension characterized by difficulties identifying emotions, difficulties describing emotions, and a utilitarian approach to thinking. The Toronto...

The development of an adolescent measure of EI (2007)

Luebbers, Stefan, Downey, Luke A., Stough, Con

The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the reliability and validity of a modified adolescent version of the Swinburne University Emotional Intelligence Test (Adolescent SUEIT). Study 1 identified...

Assessing Emotional Intelligence in the Indian workplace: a preliminary reliability study (2007)

Rajendran, Diana, Moore, Susan M., Downey, Luke A., Stough, Con

The concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) has recently attracted a great amount of interest from HR practitioners and academics alike. Whilst the majority of research in this area has been conducted...

Assessing Emotional Intelligence in the Indian workplace: a preliminary reliability study (2007)

Rajendran, Diana, Downey, Luke A., Stough, Con

The concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) has recently attracted a great amount of interest from HR practitioners and academics alike. Whilst the majority of research in this area has been conducted...

The effects of electro-convulsive therapy on the speed of information processing in major depression (2007)

Tsourtos, George, Spong, Jo, Stough, Con

This study investigates whether cognitive impairment is evident in inpatients diagnosed with Major Depression (MD) following electro-convulsive therapy (ECT), and if so, whether it is independent...

A confirmatory factor analytic investigation of the TAS-20: corroboration of a five-factor model and suggestions for improvement (2007)

Gignac, Gilles E., Palmer, Benjamin R., Stough, Con

Alexithymia represents an individual difference dimension characterized by difficulties identifying emotions, difficulties describing emotions, and a utilitarian approach to thinking. The Toronto...

Improving occupational stress through emotional intelligence development (2007)

Hansen, Karen, Gardner, Lisa, Stough, Con

Statistics imply that occupational stress is increasing. Whilst certain stressors may transcend individual differences, it is now generally accepted that the experience of stress or negative emotions...

Neuropsychological sequelae of digital mobile phone exposure in humans (2006)

Keetley, Vanessa, Wood, Andrew W., Spong, Jo, Stough, Con

The effect of electromagnetic fields from digital mobile phones (DMP) on cognitive functioning is an area receiving increased attention. This study compares the performance of 120 volunteers on 8...

Examining the relationship between leadership, emotional intelligence and intuition in senior female managers (2006)

Downey, Luke A., Papageorgiou, Vicki, Stough, Con

To assess the relationship between leadership style, intuition, and emotional intelligence (EI) measured by a general and a workplace specific measure of EI in female managers. The study consisted of...

The acute effects of d-amphetamine and methamphetamine on attention and psychomotor performance (2006)

Silber, Beata Y., Croft, Rodney J., Papafotiou, Katherine, Stough, Con

It is not clear how the deleterious effects of amphetamines on driving performance are mediated in terms of select cognitive processes. The current three separate experiments assessed the acute...

The sensitivity of human event-related potentials and reaction time to mobile phone emitted electromagnetic fields (2006)

Hamblin, Denise L., Croft, Rodney J., Wood, Andrew W., Stough, Con, Spong, Jo

There is some evidence to suggest that exposure to mobile phones (MPs) can affect neural activity, particularly in response to auditory stimuli. The current investigation (n = 120) aimed to test...

Does evening exposure to mobile phone radiation affect subsequent melatonin production? (2006)

Wood, Andrew W., Loughran, Sarah P., Stough, Con

Purpose: To test whether exposure to the emissions from a digital mobile phone handset prior to sleep alters the secretion of melatonin. Materials and methods: In a double-blind cross-over design, 55...

The impact of social desirability and expectation of feedback on emotional intelligence in the workplace (2006)

Downey, Luke A., Godfrey, Jan-Louise, Hansen, Karen, Stough, Con

The use of Emotional Intelligence (EI) questionnaires and scales in the workplace has been growing rapidly over the last decade. EI has been a popular measure to develop key competencies in staff in...

Differences in confirmatory factor analysis model close-fit index estimates obtained from AMOS 4.0 and AMOS 5.0 via full information maximum likelihood-no imputation : corrections and extension to Palmer et al. (2003) (2006)

Gignac, Gilles E., Palmer, Benjamin, Bates, Tim, Stough, Con

A previous publication (Palmer et al., 2003) provided confirmatory factor analysis (AMOS 4.0) evidence in favour of supporting a three-factor model for the Trait Meta-Mood Scale (TMMS), corresponding...

An evaluation of the Standardised Field Sobriety Tests for the detection of impairment associated with cannabis with and without alcohol (2006)

Stough, Con, Boorman, Martin C., Ogden, Edward, Papafotiou, Katherine

The project involved 80 participants aged 21 to 35 years. Participants underwent six experimental conditions that involved the consumption of cigarettes containing either no THC (placebo), 1.8% THC1,...

An evaluation of the Standardised Field Sobriety Tests for detection of impairment associated with cannabis with and without alcohol (2006)

Stough, Con, Boorman, Martin, Ogden, Edward, Papafotiou, Katherine

Reports indicate that in Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia, 23.5% of drivers in fatal accidents had consumed drugs other than alcohol, and that 29.1% of drivers had a Blood alcohol...

Emotional intelligence International Symposium 2005 (2006)

Stough, Con, Saklofske, Donald H., Hansen, Karen

Proceedings of an international emotional intelligence symposium held at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on 15 July 2005. In this one day symposium national and...

Case Western Reserve University Advisory Committee: (2005)

Alfred Binet, Hyatt Regency, Douglas K. Detterman, Thomas Bouchard, Ian Deary, Linda Gottfredson, ...

We would like to thank the Templeton Foundation for their generous support and Elsevier for sponsoring the reception. We also thank Rosalind Arden for her assistance in planning this conference. 1

The effect of electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phones on human sleep (2005)

Loughran, Sarah P., Wood, Andrew W., Croft, Rodney J., Barton, Julie M., Thompson, Bruce, Stough, Con

Previous research has suggested that exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields increases electroencephalogram spectral power in non-rapid eye movement sleep. Other sleep parameters have also...

An examination of the factor structure of the Schutte Self-report Emotional Intelligence (SSREI) Scale via confirmatory factor analysis (2005)

Gignac, Gilles E., Palmer, Benjamin R., Manocha, Ramesh, Stough, Con

Research to-date on the dimensionality of the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence (SSREI; Schutte et al., 1998) scale appears to support a four-factor interpretation, corresponding to...

The emotional intelligence of adult sex offenders : ability based on EI assessment (2005)

Puglia, Michelle L., Stough, Con, Carter, James D., Joseph, Megan

Previous research has suggested that sex offenders are deficient in several areas of emotional functioning such as empathy, emotional perception, emotional management and interpersonal functioning....

A psychometric evaluation of the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso emotional intelligence test version 2.0 (2005)

Palmer, Benjamin R., Gignac, Gilles E., Manocha, Ramesh, Stough, Con

There has been some debate recently over the scoring, reliability and factor structure of ability measures of emotional intelligence (EI). This study examined these three psychometric properties with...

The relationship between performance on the standardised field sobriety tests, driving performance and the level of delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in blood (2005)

Papafotiou, Katherine, Carter, James D., Stough, Con

The consumption of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) as cannabis has been shown to result in impaired and culpable driving. Testing drivers for the presence of THC in blood is problematic as THC and its...

An evaluation of the sensitivity of the Standardised Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) to detect impairment due to marijuana intoxication (2005)

Papafotiou, Katherine, Carter, James D., Stough, Con

The Standardised Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) were developed to test for alcohol intoxication but are currently being used by the State Police of Victoria (Australia) to test for driving impairment...

An evaluation of the sensitivity of the standardised field sobriety tests to detect the presence of amphetamine (2005)

Silber, Beata Y., Papafotiou, Katherine, Croft, Rodney J., Stough, Con

Rationale The Standardised Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs), designed and validated to assess impairment associated with alcohol intoxication, are currently being employed by the Victoria Police...

The effects of dexamphetamine on simulated driving performance (2005)

Silber, Beata Y., Papafotiou, Katherine, Croft, Rodney J., Ogden, Edward, Swann, Phillip, Stough, Con

The number of road fatalities related to the presence of amphetamines in drivers has been relatively constant over the past 10 years. However, there remains uncertainty as to the extent that these...

Effects of a combined extract of Gingko biloba and Bacopa monniera on cognitive function in healthy humans (2004)

Nathan, Pradeep J., Tanner, Sally, Lloyd, Jenny, Harrison, Ben, Curran, Leah, Oliver, Chris, ...

Extracts of Ginkgo biloba and Bacopa monniera have been shown to produce positive effects on cognitive function in healthy subjects. While the exact mechanisms are not known, it has been suggested...

The effects of cannabis on information-processing speed (2004)

Kelleher, Lucia M., Stough, Con, Sergejew, Alex A., Rolfe, Tim

Despite extensive research on the effects of cannabis on cognitive and motor performance, studies administering computerised cognitive batteries and pencil-and-paper tests have not provided...

Chronic MDMA (ecstasy) use, cognition and mood (2004)

McCardle, Kylie, Luebbers, Stefan, Carter, James D., Croft, Rodney J., Stough, Con

RATIONALE. It has been suggested that 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy) causes damage to the serotonergic system, and that this damage results in cognitive and mood impairments....

Openness, intelligence, and self-report intelligence (2004)

Gignac, Gilles E., Stough, Con, Loukomitis, Sue

Past studies that have examined the relationship between Openness and crystallized ability have failed to account statistically for the fact that subtests commonly regarded as measures of...

Examining the effects of electromagnetic fields emitted by GSM mobile phones on human event-related potentials and performance during an auditory task (2004)

Hamblin, Denise L., Wood, Andrew W., Croft, Rodney J., Stough, Con

OBJECTIVE: Due to the widespread use of mobile phones (MP), it is important to determine whether they affect human physiology. The aim of this study was to explore the sensitivity of auditory...

Visual inspection time in Parkinson's Disease : deficits in early stages of cognitive processing (2004)

Johnson, Andrew M., Almeida, Quincy J., Stough, Con, Thompson, James C., Singarayer, Rene, Jog, Mandar S.

Inspection time (IT) is a simple information processing paradigm dependent on a participant's ability to identify physical properties of a stimulus presented for a specified time interval. In...

Effects of a combined extract of Gingko biloba and Bacopa monniera on cognitive function in healthy humans (2004)

Nathan, Pradeep J., Tanner, Sally, Lloyd, Jenny, Harrison, Ben, Curran, Leah, Oliver, Chris, ...

Extracts of Ginkgo biloba and Bacopa monniera have been shown to produce positive effects on cognitive function in healthy subjects. While the exact mechanisms are not known, it has been suggested...

Examining the effects of electromagnetic fields emitted by GSM mobile phones on human brain activity and behaviour (2004)

Hamblin, Denise L., Wood, Andrew W., Croft, Rodney J., Stough, Con

Due to the widespread use of mobile phones (MP), it is important to determine whether they affect human physiology. The aim of this study was to explore the sensitivity of auditory event-related...

Symposium (8:30-10:30) Brain Imaging Studies of Intelligence (2003)

Douglas K. Detterman, Thomas Bouchard, Ian Deary, Linda Gottfredson, Earl Hunt, David Lubinski, ...

We would like to thank Richard Haier for his help in arranging this conference and Elsevier for sponsoring the Wine Reception. Insert Short Program here.

Occupational stress in Australian university staff : results from a national survey (2003)

Winefield, Anthony H., Gillespie, Nichole, Stough, Con, Dua, Jagdish, Hapuarachchi, John, Boyd, Carolyn

This article presents results from a study of occupational stress in Australian university staff. The authors report data on psychological strain and job satisfaction from nearly 9,000 respondents at...

Examining the factor structure of the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory with an Australian general population sample (2003)

Palmer, Benjamin R., Manocha, Ramesh, Gignac, Gilles E., Stough, Con

It has been claimed that the dimensional structure of the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) (Bar-On,1997a) represents a hierarchical model of emotional and social intelligence describing a...

Assessing inhibitory control: a revised approach to the stop signal task (2003)

Carter, James D., Farrow, Maree, Silberstein, Richard B., Stough, Con, Tucker, A., Pipingas, Andrew

The stop signal task (stop task) is designed to assess inhibitory control and is a frequently used research tool in clinical disorders such as ADHD and schizophrenia. Previous methods of setting stop...

Intelligence, inspection time, attention and electrophysiological measures (2003)

Turton, A. R., Croft, Rodney J., Stough, Con

The inspection time task is a simple cognitive task for which participants are required to identify the side on which the shorter of two lines is presented. The stimulus is presented for a fixed...

Examining the structure of the trait meta-mood scale (2003)

Palmer, Benjamin R., Gignac, Gilles E., Bates, Timothy C., Stough, Con

Despite the development of numerous measures of emotional intelligence, there is a lack of independent research substantiating their psychometric properties. In the present paper, exploratory factor...

The effects of electromagnetic fields emitted by GSM mobile phones on human event-related potentials (2003)

Wood, Andrew W., Hamblin, Denise L., Croft, Rodney J., Stough, Con

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to examine whether aspects of the Event-Related Potential (ERP) show sensitivity to the electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phone handsets placed in the normal...

The effects of transdermal nicotine on inspection time (2002)

Thompson, James C., Wilby, Georgina, Stough, Con

RATIONALE: The acute administration of nicotine via a cigarette has been demonstrated to enhance inspection time (IT), a measure of rapid visual information processing, while the nicotinic antagonist...

The acute nootropic effects of Ginko biloba in healthy older human subjects: a preliminary investigation (2002)

Nathan, Pradeep J., Ricketts, Emily, Wesnes, Keith, Mrazek, Ludek, Greville, Warick, Stough, Con

Ginkgo biloba has been shown to have chronic memory enhancing effects in healthy subjects and patients with dementia. There is limited research on the acute nootropic effects of Ginkgo biloba in...

The acute nootropic effects of Ginko biloba in healthy older human subjects: a preliminary investigation (2002)

Nathan, Pradeep J., Ricketts, Emily, Wesnes, Keith, Mrazek, Ludek, Greville, Warick, Stough, Con

Ginkgo biloba has been shown to have chronic memory enhancing effects in healthy subjects and patients with dementia. There is limited research on the acute nootropic effects of Ginkgo biloba in...

Hemispheric asymmetries for visual and auditory temporal processing: an evoked potential study (2002)

Nicholls, Michael E. R., Gora, John, Stough, Con

Lateralization for temporal processing was investigated using evoked potentials to an auditory and visual gap detection task in 12 dextral adults. The auditory stimuli consisted of 300-ms bursts of...

The effects of transdermal nicotine on inspection time (2002)

Thompson, James C., Wilby, Georgina, Stough, Con

RATIONALE: The acute administration of nicotine via a cigarette has been demonstrated to enhance inspection time (IT), a measure of rapid visual information processing, while the nicotinic antagonist...

Evidence of an early information processing speed deficit in unipolar major depression (2002)

Tsourtos, George, Thompson, James C., Stough, Con

BACKGROUND: Slowing of the speed of information processing has been reported in geriatric depression, but it is not clear if the impairment is present in younger patients, if motor retardation is...

EEG coherence and Dissociative Identity Disorder: comparing EEG coherence in DID hosts, alters, controls and acted alters (2002)

Hopper, Annedore, Ciorciari, Joseph, Johnson, Gillian, Spensley, John, Sergejew, Alex, Stough, Con

This is the first study to apply EEG coherence analysis to the study of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). EEG coherence is argued to be an objective measure of cortical connectivity. Five DID...

Examining the relationship between leadership and emotional intelligence in senior level managers (2002)

Gardner, Lisa, Stough, Con

Investigates whether emotional intelligence measured by the Swinburne University Emotional Intelligence Test predicted transformational, transactional and laissez-faire leadership styles measured by...

The acute effects of an extract of Bacopa monniera (Brahmi) on cognitive function in healthy normal subjects (2001)

Nathan, Pradeep J., Stough, Con, Downey, L., Clarke, J., Lloyd, J., Hutchison, Chris W.

The Ayurvedic medicine Bacopa monniera (Brahmi) has been shown to exert cognitive enhancing effects in animals. The current study examined the acute effects of an extract of Bacopa monniera on...

Neuropsychological changes after 30-day Ginkgo Biloba administration in healthy participants (2001)

Stough, Con, Clarke, J., Lloyd, Jenny, Nathan, Pradeep J.

Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb) from the world's oldest living tree has been reputed to ameliorate cognitive decline in the elderly and slow cognitive deterioration in patients with dementia of the...

Inspection time and intelligence: further attempts to eliminate the apparent movement strategy (2001)

Stough, Con, Bates, Timothy C., Mangan, G. L., Colrain, I.

While the inspection time (IT) paradigm has proved itself as one of our best candidates for a reductive measure of general ability, some unsolved problems impede interpretation of the correlation...

Examining neurochemical determinants of inspection time development of a biological model (2001)

Stough, Con, Thompson, James C., Bates, Timothy C., Nathan, Pradeep J.

Inspection time (IT), an information-processing correlate of psychometric intelligence, has been extensively studied. Previous research has shown that IT is a reliable correlate of psychometric...

Psychophysiological correlates of the NEO PI-R openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness: preliminary results (2001)

Stough, Con, Donaldson, Catherine, Scarlata, Belinda, Ciorciari, Joe

Eysenck (1983) has previously proposed biological mechanisms for his three personality dimensions. From a psychometric perspective there has been a growing acceptance of a five-factor model of...

Spatial working memory and intelligence: biological correlates (2001)

Van Rooy, Cindy, Stough, Con, Pipingas, Andrew, Hocking, Chris, Silberstein, Richard B.

Previous research utilizing brain imaging techniques has indicated that the prefrontal, parietal and occipital areas all play a role in spatial working memory. Previous psychometric research has...

An investigation into the acute nootropic effects of hypericum perforatum L. (St John's Wort) in healthy human volunteers (2001)

Ellis, Kathryn A., Stough, Con, Vitetta, Luis, Heinrich, K., Nathan, Pradeep J.

Hypericum perforatum L. (St. John's Wort) is a complex herb that has been used for centuries for its putative medicinal properties, and has current therapeutic relevance as a treatment of mild to...

Occupational stress in universities: staff perceptions of the causes, consequences and moderators of stress (2001)

Gillespie, Nichole, Walsh, M., Winefield, Anthony H., Dua, Jagdish, Stough, Con

In recent years, the Australian university sector has undergone large-scale organizational change, including restructuring, downsizing and government funding cuts. At the same time, research from...

Neurophysiological sequelae of 50 Hz magnetic fields (2001)

Keetley, Vanessa, Wood, Andrew W., Sadafi, Hassan A., Stough, Con

Purpose: The effects of occupational levels of 50 Hz magnetic fields on cognitive function were studied on 30 human volunteers. Materials and methods: The exposure system consisted of Merrit-type...

Evaluation of cognitive performance in the heat by functional brain imaging and psychometric testing (2001)

Hocking, Chris, Silberstein, Richard B., Lau, Wai M., Stough, Con, Roberts, Warren

Military operations in tropical environments have imposed a significant challenge to the Australian Defence Forces (ADF). The hot and humid conditions are known to cause debilitating effects on...

Deficits in emotional intelligence underlying adolescent sex offending (2001)

Moriarty, Nicole, Stough, Con, Tidmarsh, Patrick, Dennison, Susan, Egan, Darren

The present study investigated whether a battery of tests designed to measure different levels of emotional intelligence could differentiate adolescent sex offenders from a non-offender control...

Inspection time : a neuropsychophysiological test for measuring the functional integrity of the cholinergic system (2001)

Nathan, Pradeep J., Stough, Con

Inspection time (IT) is a measure of the speed of early information processing, demonstrating reliable correlation with psychometric intelligence. We now provide evidence that it may serve as a...

Cholinergic modulation of speed of early information processing: the effect of donepezil on inspection time (2001)

Hutchison, Chris W., Nathan, Pradeep J., Mrazek, Ludek, Stough, Con

Rationale: Selective cholinergic receptor agonists and antagonists have been shown to modulate inspection time, a measure of speed of early information processing. Objective: The present study aimed...

The acute effects of an extract of Bacopa monniera (Brahmi) on cognitive function in healthy normal subjects (2001)

Nathan, Pradeep J., Stough, Con, Downey, L., Clarke, J., Lloyd, J., Hutchison, Chris W.

The Ayurvedic medicine Bacopa monniera (Brahmi) has been shown to exert cognitive enhancing effects in animals. The current study examined the acute effects of an extract of Bacopa monniera on...

Emotional intelligence and effective leadership (2001)

Palmer, Benjamin R., Walls, Melissa, Burgess, Zena, Stough, Con

Emotional intelligence has become increasingly popular as a measure for identifying potentially effective leaders, and as a tool for developing effective leadership skills. Despite this popularity,...

Intelligence arguments and Australian psychology: a reply to Stankov and an alternative view (2000)

Stough, Con

Stankov (1998) has recently suggested that Australian research on intelligence "has contributed to a racist position" (p. 53) and is also driven by a need to prove certain positions. We suggest an...

Serotonin, noradrenaline and cognitive function: a preliminary investigation of the acute pharmacodynamic effects of a serotonin versus a serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (2000)

Nathan, Pradeep J., Siteram, Geetha, Stough, Con, Silberstein, Richard B., Avni, Sali

Comparisons of the behavioural side-effect profiles of antidepressants that inhibit either serotonin or both serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake, may reveal differences in cognitive and psychomotor...

Alcohol impairs speed of information processing and simple and choice reaction time and differentially impairs higher-order cognitive abilities (2000)

Tzambazis, Katherine, Stough, Con

Previous research has demonstrated that alcohol impairs information processing. However, it is unknown whether this impairment is on all stages of information processing, or on the early, rather than...

Sleep disturbance in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and chronic fatigue (2000)

Stough, Con, Withers, Giselle

To examine whether the identification of patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can be made using more objective criteria than presently available (1), we compared 14 patients with Chronic Fatigue...

The relationship between morningness-eveningness, time-of-day, speed of information processing, and intelligence (2000)

Song, John, Stough, Con

Morningness-Eveningness refers to individual differences in circadian phase position of spontaneous sleep-wake rhythms and to subject alertness. There is some evidence indicating that performance on...

Effects of the nicotinic antagonist mecamylamine on inspection time (2000)

Thompson, James C., Stough, Con, Ames, David, Nathan, Pradeep J., Ritchie, Craig

RATIONALE: Several lines of evidence suggest that nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAchRs) are involved in speed of information processing, and inspection time appears to be particularly sensitive...

ALCOHOL IMPAIRS SPEED OF INFORMATION PROCESSING AND SIMPLE AND CHOICE REACTION TIME AND DIFFERENTIALLY IMPAIRS HIGHER-ORDER COGNITIVE ABILITIES (2000)

Tzambazis, Katherine, Stough, Con

Previous research has demonstrated that alcohol impairs information processing. However, it is unknown whether this impairment is on all stages of information processing, or on the early, rather than...