Assistant Professor, Cognition & Perception
Ph.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Area: Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience

Contact Information

Email: danweiss@umich.edu
Psychology Office: 4052 East Hall
Psychology Phone: 734-615-8038

Research and Teaching Interests

I am a cognitive neuroscientist seeking to understand the brain mechanisms underlying attention. Using a combination of behavioral methods and non-invasive brain imaging techniques, such as fMRI and EEG, I study the neural circuitry that enables humans to pay attention to stimuli of interest while minimizing distraction from competing stimuli. My research interests also include interactions between attention and working memory, the development of attentional systems across the lifespan, and disruptions of attention that are associated with various clinical disorders (e.g., ADHD, Alzheimer's Disease, and drug addiction).

Representative Publications

• Weissman, D. H., Roberts, K. C., Visscher, K. M. & Woldorff, M. G. (2006). The neural bases of momentary lapses in attention. Nature Neuroscience, 9, 971-978.
• Weissman, D.H., Gopalakrishnan, A., Hazlett, C. J., Woldorff, M. G. (2005). Dorsal anterior cingulate cortex resolves conflict from distracting stimuli by boosting attention toward relevant events. Cerebral Cortex, 15, 229-237.
• Busse, L., Roberts, K. C., Crist, R. E., Weissman, D. H., & Woldorff, M. G. (2005). The spread of attention across modalities and space in a multisensory object. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102, 18751-18756.
• Weissman, D. H., Warner, L. M. & Woldorff, M. G. (2004). The neural mechanisms for minimizing cross-modal distraction. The Journal of Neuroscience, 24, 10941-10949.
• Weissman, D.H. & Banich, M.T. (1999). Global-local interference modulated by communication between the hemispheres. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 128, 283-307.

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