title: Mind the Brain: The Mediating and Moderating Role of Neurophysiology.
abstract: Most studies involving experimental manipulations or interventions tailored to modulate behavior do not account for variability in the critical antecedent of behavior, the brain. Here, we describe elegant approaches to model the role that neurophysiology can play in mediating or moderating relationships in this context. We highlight the capacity for these approaches to improve the inferential power of research, bridge the gap between neural and behavioral levels of analysis, and bolster the prospects for reproducibility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3UD, UK. Electronic address: siobhan.harty@psy.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Siobhán
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Harty
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3UD, UK. Electronic address: francesco.sella@psy.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sella
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3UD, UK. Electronic address: roi.cohenkadosh@psy.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Roi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cohen Kadosh
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D009482:Neurophysiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results