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A Complexity-Science Framework for Studying Flow: Using Media to Probe Brain–Phenomenology Dynamics

Published in NeuroImage, 2026

Consciousness spans a range of phenomenological experiences, from effortless immersion to disengaged monotony, yet how such phenomenology emerges from brain activity is not well understood. Flow, a phenomenological ex...

Hancock, F., Kee, R., Rosas, F., Girn, M., Kotler, S., Mannino, M., & Huskey, R. (2026). A complexity-science framework for studying flow: using media to probe brain-phenomenology dynamics. NeuroImage, 122050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2026.122050
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Media neuroscience on a shoestring 2.0: Using AR and mobile EEG hyperscanning to study cooperation

Published in Journal of Media Psychology, 2025

This study introduces ARTgram, an AR adaptation of a validated tangram matching task, aiming to delve into human collaboration within the metaverse. By employing the Muse EEG system, this study also pioneers low-cost ...

Peña, J., Huskey, R., Gong, X., Andrews, M. W., Weisman, W., Kee, R., Klein, V., Sarieva, S., Kang, R., Schmälzle, R., & Hancock, J. T. (2025). Media neuroscience on a shoestring 2.0: Using AR and mobile EEG hyperscanning to study cooperation. Journal of Media Psychology, 37(2). https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000462
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Effects of cleft lip on visual scanning and neural processing of infant faces

Published in PLOS ONE, 2024

Infant faces readily capture adult attention and elicit enhanced neural processing, likely due to their importance evolutionarily in facilitating bonds with caregivers. Facial malformations have been shown to impact e...

Hahn, A. C., Riedelsheimer, J. A., Royer, Z., Frederick, J., Kee, R., Crimmins, R., Huber, B., Harris, D. H., & Jantzen, K. J. (2024). Effects of cleft lip on visual scanning and neural processing of infant faces. PLOS ONE, 19(3). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300673
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Neurobiology of Flow and Optimal Performance

Published in Performance Neuroscience (Springer Nature), 2025

Kee, R., & Huskey, R. (in press). Neurobiology of Flow and Optimal Performance. In Bigliassi, M., Mannino, M., & Kotler, S. (Eds.), Performance Neuroscience. Berlin, Germany: Springer Nature.

Some Tips For Running a Small, Scrappy, and Successful Communication Neuroscience Lab

Published in Communication and Media Labs (Springer Nature), 2025

Gong, X., Kee, R., Snyder, A., Zhao, Z., & Huskey, R. (2025). Some Tips For Running a Small, Scrappy, and Successful Communication Neuroscience Lab. In Edwards, C., Edwards, A., & Spence, P. (Eds.), Communication and Media Labs. Berlin, Germany: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-93054-6_9
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Beyond the Laboratory: Introducing High-Throughput Communication Science

Published in MediArXiv (preprint), 2026

To examine causal mechanisms specified by theory, communication researchers draw on a diverse methodological toolkit (e.g., surveys, experiments, computational methods). These tools, however, are often implemented in ...

Kee, R., & Huskey, R. (2026). Beyond the Laboratory: Introducing High-Throughput Communication Science. MediArXiv. https://doi.org/10.33767/osf.io/gtqw2_v1
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Does cleft repair restore normal visual scanning and neural processing of infant faces?

Published in PsyArXiv (preprint), 2024

Infant faces are an important cue for facilitating bonding and interactions with adult caregivers. Cues of poor infant health are associated with a lower degree of parental investment and facial malformations, in part...

Kee, R., Jantzen, K., & Hahn, A. (2024). Does cleft repair restore normal visual scanning and neural processing of infant faces? PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/d6whv
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