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Overview

Jon S. Simons is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on cognitive neuroscience. The subfields in which they have contributed include cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, sociology and political science, experimental and cognitive psychology, and developmental and educational psychology.

The main topics of Jon S. Simons' work encompass memory and neural mechanisms, memory processes and influences, functional brain connectivity studies, neural dynamics and brain function, dementia and cognitive impairment research, neural and behavioral psychology studies, and EEG and brain-computer interfaces.

Recent publications by Jon S. Simons and collaborators include:

  • A Unifying Account of Angular Gyrus Contributions to Episodic and Semantic Cognition (2021), published in Trends in Neurosciences
  • Healthy Ageing Reduces the Precision of Episodic Memory Retrieval (2020), published in Psychology and Aging
  • Brain Mechanisms Underlying the Subjective Experience of Remembering (2021), published in Annual Review of Psychology
  • Evidence in Cortical Folding Patterns for Prenatal Predispositions to Hallucinations in Schizophrenia (2020), published in Translational Psychiatry
  • Executive Function and High Ambiguity Perceptual Discrimination Contribute to Individual Differences in Mnemonic Discrimination in Older Adults (2021), published in Cognition

Frequent co-authors of Jon S. Simons include Helena M. Gellersen, Jane Garrison, Saana M. Korkki, Franziska R. Richter, and Graham K. Murray.

Jon S. Simons has published multiple papers in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 9 publications
  • Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience with 3 publications
  • Trends in Neurosciences with 2 publications
  • Neurobiology of Aging with 2 publications
  • arXiv (Cornell University) with 2 publications

Best Publications

  • Prefrontal and medial temporal lobe interactions in long-term memory

    Jon S. Simons;Hugo J. Spiers

  • Functional Specialization within Rostral Prefrontal Cortex (Area 10): A Meta-analysis

    Sam J. Gilbert;Stephanie Spengler;Jon S. Simons;J. Douglas Steele

  • Competitive and cooperative dynamics of large-scale brain functional networks supporting recollection

    Alex Fornito;Ben J. Harrison;Andrew Zalesky;Jon S. Simons

  • Differential components of prospective memory? Evidence from fMRI.

    Jon S Simons;Marieke L Schölvinck;Sam J Gilbert;Chris D Frith

  • Long-Term Memory for the Terrorist Attack of September 11: Flashbulb Memories, Event Memories, and the Factors That Influence Their Retention

    William Hirst;Elizabeth A. Phelps;Randy L. Buckner;Andrew E. Budson

  • Insights from semantic dementia on the relationship between episodic and semantic memory

    Kim S Graham;Jon S Simons;Katherine H Pratt;Karalyn Patterson

  • Distinct neural mechanisms underlie the success, precision, and vividness of episodic memory

    Franziska R Richter;Rose A Cooper;Paul M Bays;Jon S Simons

  • Dissociation Between Memory Accuracy and Memory Confidence Following Bilateral Parietal Lesions

    Jon S. Simons;Polly V. Peers;Yonatan S. Mazuz;Marian E. Berryhill;Marian E. Berryhill

  • Neural mechanisms of visual object priming: evidence for perceptual and semantic distinctions in fusiform cortex

    Jon S. Simons;Wilma Koutstaal;Wilma Koutstaal;Steven E. Prince;Anthony D. Wagner

  • Comment on “Wandering Minds: The Default Network and Stimulus-Independent Thought”

    Sam J. Gilbert;Iroise Dumontheil;Jon S. Simons;Chris D. Frith

  • Brain Mechanisms of Reality Monitoring

    Jon S. Simons;Jane R. Garrison;Marcia K. Johnson

  • A ten-year follow-up of a study of memory for the attack of September 11, 2001: Flashbulb memories and memories for flashbulb events.

    William Hirst;Elizabeth A. Phelps;Robert Meksin;Chandan J. Vaidya

  • A Unifying Account of Angular Gyrus Contributions to Episodic and Semantic Cognition.

    Gina F. Humphreys;Matthew A. Lambon Ralph;Jon S. Simons

  • Feeling-of-knowing in episodic memory: an event-related fMRI study

    Anat Maril;Jon S Simons;Jon S Simons;Jason P Mitchell;Bennett L Schwartz

  • The gateway hypothesis of rostral prefrontal cortex (area 10) function

    PW Burgess;JS Simons;I Dumontheil;SJ Gilbert

  • Is the parietal lobe necessary for recollection in humans

    Jon S. Simons;Polly V. Peers;David Y. Hwang;David Y. Hwang;David Y. Hwang;Brandon A. Ally;Brandon A. Ally;Brandon A. Ally

  • Performance-related activity in medial rostral prefrontal cortex (area 10) during low-demand tasks

    Sam J. Gilbert;Jon S. Simons;Christopher D. Frith;Paul W. Burgess

  • Separable forms of reality monitoring supported by anterior prefrontal cortex

    Jon S. Simons;Richard N. A. Henson;Sam J. Gilbert;Paul C. Fletcher

  • Graded recall success: an event-related fMRI comparison of tip of the tongue and feeling of knowing.

    Anat Maril;Jon S. Simons;Jon S. Simons;Josh J. Weaver;Daniel L. Schacter

  • Higher body mass index is associated with episodic memory deficits in young adults

    Lucy G. Cheke;Jon S. Simons;Nicola S. Clayton

  • Recollection-based memory in frontotemporal dementia: implications for theories of long-term memory.

    Jon S. Simons;Mieke Verfaellie;Clare J. Galton;Bruce L. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul W. Burgess
Paul W. Burgess University College London
Sam J. Gilbert
Sam J. Gilbert University College London
Daniel L. Schacter
Daniel L. Schacter Harvard University
Andrew E. Budson
Andrew E. Budson Boston University
Richard N. Henson
Richard N. Henson MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
Kim S. Graham
Kim S. Graham Cardiff University
Chris D. Frith
Chris D. Frith University College London
John R. Hodges
John R. Hodges University of Sydney
Paul C. Fletcher
Paul C. Fletcher University of Cambridge
Marcia K. Johnson
Marcia K. Johnson Yale University

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