Dr. Vanessa Simmering
Department of Psychology
University of Wisconsin - Madison
1202 West Johnson St.
University of Wisconsin - Madison
1202 West Johnson St.
Madison, WI 53706, United States of America
Vanessa R. Simmering is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research program focuses on understanding cognition and development from a dynamic systems perspective by considering how multiple factors influence behavior across timescales and contexts. Current areas of research in her lab include: capacity limits in visual working memory; reference frame coordination in spatial recall; interactions between language and spatial skills; how conceptual knowledge influences object recognition; contributions of working memory to higher-level cognition; potential separability of attention and working memory over development.
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Stronger neural dynamics capture changes in infants′ visual working memory capacity over developmentPerone, S., Simmering, V. R., & Spencer, J. P.Developmental Science, 14(6), 1379–1392
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The role of experience in location estimation: Target distributions shift location memory biasesLipinski, J., Simmering, V. R., Johnson, J. S., & Spencer, J. P.Cognition, 115(1), 147–153@article{LipinskiSimmeringJohnsonEtAl2010, author = {Lipinski, John and Simmering, Vanessa R. and Johnson, Jeffrey S. and Spencer, John P.}, title = {The role of experience in location estimation: Target distributions shift location memory biases}, journal = {Cognition}, volume = {115}, number = {1}, pages = {147–153}, year = {2010}, doi = {10.1016/j.cognition.2009.12.008}, }Lipinski, J., Simmering, V. R., Johnson, J. S., & Spencer, J. P.. (2010). The role of experience in location estimation: Target distributions shift location memory biases. Cognition, 115(1), 147–153. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2009.12.008A Dialogue on the Role of Computational Modeling in Developmental ScienceSimmering, V. R., Triesch, J., Deak, G. O., & Spencer, J. P.Child Development Perspectives, 4(2), 152–158@article{SimmeringTrieschDeakEtAl2010, author = {Simmering, Vanessa R and Triesch, Jochen and Deak, Gedeon O and Spencer, John P}, title = {A Dialogue on the Role of Computational Modeling in Developmental Science}, journal = {Child Development Perspectives}, volume = {4}, number = {2}, pages = {152–158}, year = {2010}, }Simmering, V. R., Triesch, J., Deak, G. O., & Spencer, J. P.. (2010). A Dialogue on the Role of Computational Modeling in Developmental Science. Child Development Perspectives, 4(2), 152–158.2008
Generalizing the dynamic field theory of spatial cognition across real and developmental time scalesSimmering, V. R., Schutte, A. R., & Spencer, J. P.Brain Research, 1202, 68–86@article{SimmeringSchutteSpencer2008, author = {Simmering, Vanessa R. and Schutte, Anne R. and Spencer, John P.}, title = {Generalizing the dynamic field theory of spatial cognition across real and developmental time scales}, journal = {Brain Research}, volume = {1202}, pages = {68–86}, year = {2008}, doi = {10.1016/j.brainres.2007.06.081}, }Simmering, V. R., Schutte, A. R., & Spencer, J. P.. (2008). Generalizing the dynamic field theory of spatial cognition across real and developmental time scales. Brain Research, 1202, 68–86. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2007.06.081Generality with specificity: The dynamic field theory generalizes across tasks and time scalesSimmering, V. R., & Spencer, J. P.Developmental Science, 11(4), 541–555@article{SimmeringSpencer2008, author = {Simmering, V R and Spencer, J P}, title = {Generality with specificity: The dynamic field theory generalizes across tasks and time scales}, journal = {Developmental Science}, volume = {11}, number = {4}, pages = {541–555}, year = {2008}, }Simmering, V. R., & Spencer, J. P.. (2008). Generality with specificity: The dynamic field theory generalizes across tasks and time scales. Developmental Science, 11(4), 541–555.2006
Reference-related inhibition produces enhanced position discrimination and fast repulsion near axes of symmetry.Simmering, V. R., Spencer, J. P., & Schöner, G.Perception & psychophysics, 68(6), 1027–46@article{SimmeringSpencerSchöner2006, author = {Simmering, Vanessa R and Spencer, John P and Schöner, Gregor}, title = {Reference-related inhibition produces enhanced position discrimination and fast repulsion near axes of symmetry.}, journal = {Perception & psychophysics}, volume = {68}, number = {6}, pages = {1027–46}, month = {August}, year = {2006}, }Simmering, V. R., Spencer, J. P., & Schöner, G.. (2006). Reference-related inhibition produces enhanced position discrimination and fast repulsion near axes of symmetry. Perception & psychophysics, 68(6), 1027–46.Toward a formal theory of flexible spatial behavior: Geometric category biases generalize across pointing and verbal response typesSpencer, J. P., Simmering, V. R., & Schutte, A. R.Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 32, 473–490@article{SpencerSimmeringSchutte2006, author = {Spencer, J P and Simmering, V R and Schutte, A R}, title = {Toward a formal theory of flexible spatial behavior: Geometric category biases generalize across pointing and verbal response types}, journal = {Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance}, volume = {32}, pages = {473–490}, year = {2006}, }Spencer, J. P., Simmering, V. R., & Schutte, A. R.. (2006). Toward a formal theory of flexible spatial behavior: Geometric category biases generalize across pointing and verbal response types. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 32, 473–490.