Dr. Tara Rasmussen

Email: tara.rasmussen@uq.edu.au  

Current research

Our brains are constantly required to exert control and sustain attention on important tasks, however, lapses in attention are a pervasive aspect of everyday life, and they have a range of implications for attentional control, productivity, and well-being. My research investigates the casual neural substrates of cognitive control and lapses in sustained attention using a combination of behavioural paradigms, non-invasive brain stimulation approaches and neuropharmacological manipulations. I am also interested in developing interventions to enhance cognitive control behavioural performance in applied settings using a combination of brain stimulation, cognitive training and neurofeedback techniques.

Research interests

• Cognitive control and sustained attention

• Non-invasive brain stimulation

• neurofeedback training using EEG

Published papers

Rasmussen, T., Dux, P. E., & Filmer, H. (2025). On the neural substrates of mind wandering and dynamic thought: A drug and brain stimulation study. Cortex, 187, 29-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2025.03.008

Rasmussen, T., Filmer, H., & Dux, P. E. (2024). On the role of prefrontal and parietal cortices in mind wandering and dynamic thought. Cortex, 178, 249-268. DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2024.06.017

Conference presentations

Rasmussen, T., Dux, P. E., & Filmer, H. (2025, June). On the neural substrates of mind wandering and dynamic thought: A drug and brain stimulation study. Poster presented at the Organisation for Human Brain Mapping Conference, Brisbane, Australia.

Rasmussen, T., Dux, P. E., & Filmer, H. (2024, November). On the neural substrates of mind wandering and dynamic thought: A drug and brain stimulation study. Poster presented at the Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Newcastle, Australia.

Rasmussen, T., Filmer, H., &  Dux, P. E. (2024, April). On the role of prefrontal and parietal cortices in mind wandering and dynamic thought. Poster presented at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Rasmussen, T., Filmer, H., &  Dux, P. E. (2023, November). On the causal neural substrates of mind wandering and dynamic thought. Oral presentation at the Australasian Cognitive Neuroscience Society Conference, Sydney, Australia.