Aron K. Barbey
Research Affiliate
Primary Affiliation
Intelligence, Learning, and PlasticityAffiliations
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2014
- Barbey, A. K., Colom, R., Paul, E. J., Chau, A., Solomon, J., Grafman, J.H. In press. Lesion mapping of social problem solving. Brain. 
- Barbey, A. K., Colom, R., Paul, E. J., Forbes, C., Krueger, F., Goldman, D., Grafman, J. (2014). Preservation of general intelligence following traumatic brain injury: Contributions of the met66 brain-derived neurotrophic factor. Plos One.
- Forbes, C. P., J., Krueger, F., Barbey, A. K., Solomon, J., Grafman, J. (2014). The role of executive function and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the expression of neuroticism and conscientiousness. Social Neuroscience, 9, 139-151.
- Khemlani, S., Barbey, A. K., Johnson-Laird, P. N. (2014). Causal reasoning: Mental computations and brain mechanisms. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
- Wolff, P., Barbey, A. K. (2014). Composing causal relations. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience.
2013
- Barbey, A. K., Colom, R., Grafman, J. (2013). Architecture of cognitive flexibility revealed by lesion mapping. NeuroImage, 82, 547-554.
- Barbey, A. K., Colom, R., Grafman, J. (2013). Neural mechanisms of discourse comprehension: A human lesion study. Brain, 137, 277-287.
- Barbey, A. K., Colom, R., Paul, E. J., Grafman, J. (2013). Architecture of fluid intelligence and working memory revealed by lesion mapping. Brain Structure and Function, 10.1007/s00429-013-0512-z.
- Bowman, G. L., Dodge, H., Mattek, N., Barbey, A.K., Silbert, L. C., Shinto, L., Howieson, D., Kaye, J., Quinn, J. (2013). Plasma omega 3 PUFA and white matter mediated executive decline in older adults. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 5, 92.
- Hasadsri, L., Wang, B. H., Lee, J. V., Erdman, J. W., Llano, D. A., Barbey, A. K., Wszalek, T., Sharrock, M. F., Wang, H. (2013). Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 30, 897-906.
2012
- Barbey, A. K., Colom, R., Grafman, J. (2012). Distributed neural system for emotional intelligence revealed by lesion mapping. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 9, 265-272.
- Barbey, A. K., Colom, R., Grafman, J. (2012). Dorsolateral prefrontal contributions to human intelligence. Neuropsychologia, 51, 1361-1369.
- Barbey, A. K., Colom, R., Solomon, J., Krueger, F., Forbes, C., Grafman, J. (2012). An integrative architecture for general intelligence and executive function revealed by lesion mapping. Brain, 135, 1154-1164.
- Barbey, A. K., Koenigs, M., Grafman, J. (2012). Dorsolateral prefrontal contributions to human working memory. Cortex, 49, 1195-1205.
- Hecht, E. E., Patterson, R., Barbey, A. K. (2012). What can other animals tell us about human social cognition? An evolutionary perspective on reflective and reflexive processing. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 6, 224.
- Patterson, R., Rothstein, J., Barbey, A. K. (2012). Reasoning, cognitive control, and moral intuition. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 6, 114.
2011
- Barbey, A. K., Grafman, J. (2011). An integrative cognitive neuroscience theory for social reasoning and moral judgment. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 2, 55-67.
- Barbey, A. K., Koenigs, M., Grafman, J. (2011). Orbitofrontal contributions to human working memory. Cerebral Cortex, 21, 789-795.
- Barbey, A. K., Patterson, R. (2011). Architecture of explanatory inference in the human prefrontal cortex. Frontiers in Psychology, 2, 162.
- Forbes, C. E., Poore, J. C., Barbey, A. K., Krueger, F., Solomon, J., Lipsky, R. H., Hodgkinson, C. A., Goldman, D., Grafman, J.  (2011). BDNF Polymorphism-Dependent OFC and DLPFC Plasticity Differentially Moderates Implicit and Explicit Bias. Cerebral Cortex, 22, 2602-2609.
- Koenigs, M., Acheson, D. J., Barbey, A. K., Solomon, J., Postle, B. R., Grafman, J. (2011). Areas of left perisylvian cortex mediate auditory-verbal short-term memory. Neuropsychologia, 49, 3612-3619.
2010
- Wolff, P., Barbey, A. K., Hausknecht, M. (2010). For want of a nail: How absences cause events. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 139, 191-221.
2009
- Barbey, A. K., Krueger, F., Grafman, J. (2009). An evolutionarily adaptive neural architecture for social reasoning. Trends in Neurosciences, 32, 603-610.
- Barbey, A. K., Krueger, F., Grafman, J. (2009). Structured event complexes in the medial prefrontal cortex support counterfactual representations for future planning. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 364, 1291-1300.
- Kapogiannis, D., Barbey, A. K., Su, M., Krueger, F., Grafman, J. (2009). Neuroanatomical variability of religiosity. PLoS One, 4, e7180.
- Kapogiannis, D., Barbey, A. K., Su, M., Zamboni, G., Krueger, F., Grafman, J. (2009). Cognitive and neural foundations of religious belief. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106, 4876-4881.
- Koenigs, M., Barbey, A. K., Postle, B. R., Grafman, J. (2009). Superior parietal cortex is critical for the manipulation of information in working memory. Journal of Neuroscience, 29, 14980-14986.
- Krueger, F., Barbey, A. K., Grafman, J. (2009). The medial prefrontal cortex mediates social event knowledge. Trends in Cognitive Science, 13, 103-109.
- Krueger, F., Barbey, A. K., McCabe, K., Strenziok, M., Zamboni, G., Solomon, J., Raymont, V., Grafman, J. (2009). The neural bases of key competencies of emotional intelligence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106, 22486-22491.
- Krueger, F., Spampinato, M. V., Barbey, A. K., Huey, E. D., Morland, T., Grafman, J. (2009). The frontopolar cortex mediates event knowledge complexity: a parametric functional MRI study. Neuroreport, 20, 1093-1097.
- Sloman, S., Barbey, A. K., Hotaling, J. M. (2009). A causal model theory of the meaning of cause, enable, and prevent. Cognitive Science, 33, 21-50.
2007
- Barbey, A. K., Sloman, S. A. (2007). Base-rate respect: From ecological rationality to dual processes. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 30, 241-254.
- Barbey, A. K., Sloman, S. A. (2007). Base-rate respect: From statistical formats to cognitive structures. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 30, 255-297.
2005
- Barsalou, L. W., Barbey, A. K., Simmons, W. K., Santos, A. (2005). Embodiment in religious knowledge. Journal of Cognition and Culture, 5, 14-57.
2003
- Barsalou, L. W., Simmons, W. K., Barbey, A. K., Wilson, C. D. (2003). Grounding conceptual knowledge in modality-specific systems. Trends in Cognitive Science, 7, 84-91.
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2019
- By imaging the brain, scientists can predict a person's aptitude for training
- DARPA awards $10M to Barbey, colleagues for projects on human performance optimization
- Seven named 2019 Beckman Institute Graduate Fellows
- Mensa honors Barbey for neuroscience research on human intelligence
- Barbey seeking multidisciplinary participation in special issue of ‘Journal of Intelligence’ on human and machine intelligence
2018
- Study links nutrients in blood to better brain connectivity, cognition in older adults
- The biological roots of intelligence
- Study: Larger sample sizes needed to increase reproducibility in neuroscience studies
- New Center for Brain Plasticity launches
- Decision-making is shaped by individual differences in the functional brain connectome
- Lam developing advanced imaging techniques to study brain function and characterize diseases
- The science of intelligence: Barbey explores how to improve human judgement and decision-making
2017
- Theory: Flexibility is at the heart of human intelligence
- Nutrition has benefits for brain network organization, new research finds
- Firmer, fitter frame linked to firmer, fitter brain
- Cognitive cross-training enhances learning, study finds
- Fish oil may boost brain function in older adults
- Studies link healthy brain aging to omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in the blood
- Brain tissue structure could explain link between fitness and memory
2016
- Nutrition linked to brain health and intelligence in older adults
- Final year of INSIGHT study focuses on data analysis
- Barbey and Posner co-edit special issue in trends in neuroscience and education
- Study links nutrition to brain health and cognitive aging
- Specific brain markers linked to specific intellectual capabilities
- Postdoctoral fellow Ward examines the ability to multitask
- Risk literacy in medical decision-making
- Barbey combines methodologies to make a better brain
- Researchers identify how mental abilities are shaped by individual differences in the brain
2014