Michael J Larson, Ph.D.
Lead Researcher and current Psychology Professor at BYU
Michael Larson is a Professor of Psychology and the Neuroscience Center at Brigham Young University. His research focuses on cognitive control component processes and cognitive control dysfunction. Specifically, he uses neuropsychological measures, event-related potentials, and functional MRI to test hypotheses on how the brain exerts control of behavior, adjusts in the presence of conflict and errors, and under what conditions cognitive control is enhanced or compromised. His recent research is increasingly focused on the role of cognitive control in food intake and exercise, along with his long-standing interest in cognitive control changes following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Clinically, he runs a neuropsychology service and training clinic that focuses on the after-effects and cognitive rehabilitation of TBI and neurologic and psychiatric illness. Dr. Larson is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Psychophysiology and enjoys being out with his wife and two children. He enjoys spending as much time as possible boating and waterskiing, particularly at his favorite place, Bear Lake. He also enjoys traveling, cycling, playing lawn games outside, and horseback riding.
Dr. Larson has a great interest in open science as well, below you will find a number of articles about the topic.
Clayson, P.E., Keil, A., & Larson, M.J. (2022). Open science in human electrophysiology. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 174, 43-46. Doi: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.02.002
Clayson, P.E., Baldwin, S.A., & Larson, M.J. (2021). The open access advantage for studies of human electrophysiology: Impact on citations and Altmetrics. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 164, 103-111.
Larson, M.J. (2020). Improving the rigor and replicability of applied psychophysiology research: Sample size, standardization, transparency, and preregistration. Biofeedback, 48, 2-6. [Invited Manuscript]