Benjamin Tamber-Rosenau

Benjamin Tamber-Rosenau, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Houston, specializing in Developmental, Cognitive, & Behavioral Neuroscience. His research focuses on the cognitive and neural basis of attention and working memory limits, using methods like fMRI, MVPA, and tDCS. He holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and completed postdoctoral training at Vanderbilt University.

Education:

• Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Psychological & Brain Sciences

Research Interests:

• Neural mechanisms of attention and working memory
• Perceptual expertise and visual processing
• Neural limits of cognitive flexibility
• Expertise in neuroimaging techniques (fMRI, tDCS)

His work investigates why the brain’s flexible cognitive systems have inherent limitations, such as attentional failures during multitasking or working memory overload.

Lab & Advising: Leads the Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention Lab, mentoring undergraduate and graduate students. Research explores topics like attentional blink, working memory consolidation, and neural plasticity.

Publications: Focus on attentional and memory mechanisms, with recent work addressing visual working memory crowding, emotional attentional blink dynamics, and prefrontal cortex roles in cognitive control.