Amishi Jha | |
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| Alma mater | University of California, University of Michigan |
| Known for | Cognitive neuroscience of attention, working memory, and mindfulness |
| Awards | Poptech Science and Public Fellowship Leader, Charles Ludwig Award for Distinguished Teaching and Dean's Award for Innovation in Teaching from the University of Pennsylvania |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience, Psychology |
| Institutions | University of Miami |
Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami.
Jha's research on attention, working memory, and mindfulness has investigated the neural bases of executive functioning and mental training using various cognitive neuroscience techniques.[1] Past studies have focused on the method by which attention selects information as relevant or irrelevant and how working memory then allows that information to be manipulated.[2]
Jha's most recent research has examined mindfulness training with soldiers in the U.S. military with the Strong Projects[failed verification] as a tool in improving situational awareness and reducing stress measured through brainwave activity and cognitive behavioral tools. Her work has been featured in numerous publications. She has spoken at the World Economic Forum, the Aspen Institute, and the New York Academy of Sciences and has presented her research to the Dalai Lama and the Mind and Life Institute.
- ^ University of Pennsylvania Archived June 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jha, Amishi P. (8 September 2002). "Tracking the time-course of attentional involvement in spatial working memory: an event-related potential investigation" (PDF). Cognitive Brain Research. 15 (1): 61–69. doi:10.1016/S0926-6410(02)00216-1. PMID 12506934. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-06-25.