Brian Anderson

Brian Anderson is the Charles Puryear Professor of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University, affiliated with the Department of Psychology and the Institute for Neuroscience. His research focuses on how learning shapes attentional control mechanisms, employing methodologies like human psychophysics and fMRI. Key areas include threat habituation in workplace accidents, implicit bias, and the neurocognitive basis of attentional prioritization.

Research interests span affective science, value-driven attention, and threat-related biases. Notable work explores how reward/punishment histories modulate attentional capture and how these processes contribute to addiction and psychopathology. Collaborative projects address real-world applications like reducing construction worker accident risks via virtual reality interventions.

Recent publications emphasize attentional theories (e.g., 'Trichotomy revisited'), workplace safety ('Attention failures cause accidents'), and neural correlates of value-driven attention. His work bridges basic cognitive science with applied contexts, including transportation safety and mental health.

• Scientific Awards: APS Fellow, Charles Puryear Professorship
• Affiliations: Institute for Neuroscience, Learning & Attention Lab Director
• Lab Focus: Virtual reality experiments, oculomotor tracking, fMRI studies