Visual Cognition and Human Performance Division

Arthur Kramer received his Ph.D. in 1984 in Cognitive/Experimental Psychology at the University of Illinois. Since that time he has spent a good deal of time working on a variety of research topics in Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Aging, and Human Factors at the University of Illinois and elsewhere (at least not when climbing or hiking, which he would like to do more often …). He currently holds appointments in the Department of Psychology, the University Neuroscience program and the Beckman Institute where he has served as the Co-Chair for the Human-Computer Interaction main research theme since 1998. He is currently the director of the Biomedical Imaging Center. Kramer served as an Associate Editor of Perception and Psychophysics from 1993 to 1999 and his currently a member of 7 editorial boards. His research is currently funded by the National Institute on Aging, the Institute for the Study of Aging, the National Science Foundation, the Army Research Laboratory, the Federal Aviation Administration, and General Motors.

Representative Publications:

• Kramer, A.F. & Erickson, K.I. (2007). Capitalizing on cortical plasticity: influence of physical activity on cognition and brain function. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 11(8), 342-348.
• Erickson, K.I., Colcombe, S.J., Wadhwa, R., Bherer, L., Peterson, M.S., Scalf, P.E., Kim, J.S., Alvarado, M. & Kramer, A.F. (2007). Training-induced plasticity in older adults: Effects of training on hemispheric asymmetry. Neurobiology of Aging, 28, 272-283.
• Erickson, K.I., Colcombe, S.J., Wadhwa, R., Bherer, L., Peterson, M.S., Scalf, P.E., Kim, J.S., Alvarado, M. & Kramer, A.F. (2007). Training induced functional activation changes in dual-task processing: An fMRI study. Cerebral Cortex, 17, 192-204.
• Boot, W.R., Becic, E. & Kramer, A.F. (2007). Temporal limitations in multiple target detection in a dynamic monitoring task. Human Factors, 49(5), 897-906.
• Belopolsky, A.V., Zwaan, L., Theeuwes, J. & Kramer, A.F. (2007). The size of the attentional window modulates attentional capture by color singletons. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 934-938.

Classes Recently Taught:

• Current Topics in Visual Attention
• Human Performance and Engineering Psychology