Alexandra B. Morrison

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Alexandra B. Morrison is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra B. Morrison has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 11 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 8 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alexandra B. Morrison's work include Mind wandering and attention (8 papers), Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (8 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (7 papers). Alexandra B. Morrison is often cited by papers focused on Mind wandering and attention (8 papers), Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (8 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (7 papers). Alexandra B. Morrison collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Alexandra B. Morrison's co-authors include Jason Chein, Amishi P. Jha, Lauren L. Richmond, Elizabeth A. Stanley, Suzanne C. Parker, Ingrid R. Olson, Scott L. Rogers, Andrew R. A. Conway, David Moreau and Justin Dainer‐Best and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Psychology and Aging and Journal of Memory and Language.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra B. Morrison

20 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Does working memory training work? The promise and challenges of enhancing cognition by training working memory

2010 538 citations Alexandra B. Morrison, Jason Chein Psychonomic Bulletin & Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexandra B. Morrison United States	15	780	713	479	329	199	20	1.6k
Linda Van Leijenhorst Netherlands	18	584 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	474 1.0×	361 1.1×	265 1.3×	22	2.1k
Catherine Deeprose United Kingdom	19	781 1.0×	623 0.9×	620 1.3×	317 1.0×	278 1.4×	28	1.7k
Natalie S. Davidson United States	9	481 0.6×	946 1.3×	195 0.4×	330 1.0×	357 1.8×	14	1.8k
Eva Van den Bussche Belgium	26	389 0.5×	945 1.3×	360 0.8×	254 0.8×	155 0.8×	60	1.9k
Jonathan Guez Israel	20	424 0.5×	1.2k 1.7×	225 0.5×	313 1.0×	153 0.8×	47	1.6k
Beth Fairfield Italy	23	622 0.8×	955 1.3×	232 0.5×	173 0.5×	315 1.6×	84	1.8k
Elena Cavallini Italy	25	440 0.6×	543 0.8×	203 0.4×	267 0.8×	362 1.8×	69	1.4k
Brandon G. King United States	20	572 0.7×	656 0.9×	934 1.9×	103 0.3×	114 0.6×	34	1.7k
Darren Dunning United Kingdom	14	994 1.3×	547 0.8×	516 1.1×	752 2.3×	361 1.8×	22	2.0k
Marilyn Hartman United States	22	603 0.8×	1.0k 1.5×	647 1.4×	333 1.0×	347 1.7×	40	2.1k

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Richmond, Lauren L., et al.. (2025). Individual differences in prospective and retrospective memory offloading. Journal of Memory and Language. 142. 104617–104617. 2 indexed citations

Denkova, Ekaterina, et al.. (2022). Does Intensive Mindfulness Training Strengthen Sustained Attention? Examining Individual Differences in Mind Wandering during the Sustained Attention to Response Task. OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine. 7(2). 1–25. 1 indexed citations

Richmond, Lauren L., et al.. (2021). Performance on the processing portion of complex working memory span tasks is related to working memory capacity estimates. Behavior Research Methods. 54(2). 780–794. 7 indexed citations

Morrison, Alexandra B., et al.. (2021). Doubts About the Role of Rehearsal in the Irrelevant Sound Effect. Experimental Psychology (formerly Zeitschrift für Experimentelle Psychologie). 68(5). 229–242. 4 indexed citations

Zanesco, Anthony P., et al.. (2020). Memory load, distracter interference, and dynamic adjustments in cognitive control influence working memory performance across the lifespan.. Psychology and Aging. 35(5). 614–626. 7 indexed citations

Morrison, Alexandra B. & Lauren L. Richmond. (2020). Offloading items from memory: individual differences in cognitive offloading in a short-term memory task. Cognitive Research Principles and Implications. 5(1). 1–1. 61 indexed citations

Jha, Amishi P., et al.. (2020). Comparing Mindfulness and Positivity Trainings in High-Demand Cohorts. Cognitive Therapy and Research. 44(2). 311–326. 21 indexed citations

Jha, Amishi P., et al.. (2019). Bolstering Cognitive Resilience via Train-the-Trainer Delivery of Mindfulness Training in Applied High-Demand Settings. Mindfulness. 11(3). 683–697. 35 indexed citations

Wiemers, Elizabeth A., Thomas S. Redick, & Alexandra B. Morrison. (2018). The Influence of Individual Differences in Cognitive Ability on Working Memory Training Gains. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. 3(2). 174–185. 34 indexed citations

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Jha, Amishi P., et al.. (2017). Short-Form Mindfulness Training Protects Against Working Memory Degradation over High-Demand Intervals. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. 1(2). 154–171. 31 indexed citations

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Morrison, Alexandra B., et al.. (2017). “We Are Talking About Practice”: the Influence of Mindfulness vs. Relaxation Training on Athletes’ Attention and Well-Being over High-Demand Intervals. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement. 1(2). 141–153. 55 indexed citations

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Morrison, Alexandra B., Gail Rosenbaum, Damien A. Fair, & Jason Chein. (2016). Variation in strategy use across measures of verbal working memory. Memory & Cognition. 44(6). 922–936. 59 indexed citations

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Jha, Amishi P., Alexandra B. Morrison, Suzanne C. Parker, & Elizabeth A. Stanley. (2016). Practice Is Protective: Mindfulness Training Promotes Cognitive Resilience in High-Stress Cohorts. Mindfulness. 8(1). 46–58. 119 indexed citations

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Moreau, David, Alexandra B. Morrison, & Andrew R. A. Conway. (2015). An ecological approach to cognitive enhancement: Complex motor training. Acta Psychologica. 157. 44–55. 71 indexed citations

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Jha, Amishi P., et al.. (2015). Minds “At Attention”: Mindfulness Training Curbs Attentional Lapses in Military Cohorts. PLoS ONE. 10(2). e0116889–e0116889. 143 indexed citations

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Morrison, Alexandra B., et al.. (2014). Taming a wandering attention: short-form mindfulness training in student cohorts. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7. 897–897. 121 indexed citations

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Morrison, Alexandra B., Andrew R. A. Conway, & Jason Chein. (2014). Primacy and recency effects as indices of the focus of attention. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8. 6–6. 37 indexed citations

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Morrison, Alexandra B. & Jason Chein. (2012). The controversy over Cogmed.. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 1(3). 208–210. 16 indexed citations

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Richmond, Lauren L., Alexandra B. Morrison, Jason Chein, & Ingrid R. Olson. (2011). Working memory training and transfer in older adults.. Psychology and Aging. 26(4). 813–822. 193 indexed citations

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Morrison, Alexandra B. & Jason Chein. (2010). Does working memory training work? The promise and challenges of enhancing cognition by training working memory. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 18(1). 46–60. 538 indexed citations breakdown →

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