Job Title
Associate Professor Reader
Department
Psychology
Phone
+44 2476 528 182
Research Interests
Dr Adrian von Mühlenen is a Cognitive Psychologist focusing on areas like perception, attention, memory, and emotion. His more recent research lies in Cyberpsychology. This new interdisciplinary field focuses on the psychological phenomena that emerge from human interaction with digital technology. He is investigating issues around gaming, social media, virtual reality, online learning and human-computer trust Interaction.
Biography
Dr Adrian von Mühlenen is a Reader in Psychology at the University of Warwick. He gained his PhD in Cognitive Psychology at the University of Bern (Switzerland). Before joining Warwick, he worked at the University of Leipzig, the LMU University in Munich, and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
- Lenneis, Anita, Das-Friebel, Ahuti, Tang, Nicole K. Y., Sanborn, Adam N., Lemola, Sakari, Singmann, Henrik, Wolke, Dieter, von Mühlenen, Adrian, Realo, Anu, 2024. The influence of sleep on subjective well-being : an experience sampling study. Emotion, 24 (2), pp. 451-464
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Conci, Markus, 2024. The effect of task-irrelevant objects in spatial contextual cueing. Frontiers in Cognition, 3
- Kolas, Janelle, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2024. Addicted to socialising and still lonely : a comparative, corpus-driven analysis of problematic social networking site use. Journal of Behavioral Addictions
- Lenneis, Anita, Das-Friebel, Ahuti, Singmann, Henrik, Teder-Laving, Maris, Lemola, Sakari, Wolke, Dieter, Tang, Nicole K. Y., von Mühlenen, Adrian, Allik, Jüri, Realo, Anu, 2021. Intraindividual variability and temporal stability of mid-sleep on free and workdays. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 36 (2), pp. 169-184
- Allcoat, Devon, Hatchard, Tim, Azmat, Freeha, Stansfield, Kim, Watson, Derrick G., von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2021. Education in the digital age : learning experience in virtual and mixed realities. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 59 (5), pp. 795-816
- Eves, Robert, von Mühlenen, Adrian, Mendonca, Marina, Johnson, Samantha, O'Reilly, Helen, Bartmann, Peter, Marlow, Neil, Wolke, Dieter, 2020. The role of executive and general cognitive functioning in the attention problems of very and extremely preterm adults. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 41 (6), pp. 461-469
- Das-Friebel, Ahuti, Lenneis, Anita, Realo, Anu, Sanborn, Adam N., Tang, Nicole K. Y., Wolke, Dieter, von Mühlenen, Adrian, Lemola, Sakari, 2020. Bedtime social media use, sleep, and affective wellbeing in young adults : an experience sampling study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61 (10), pp. 1138-1149
- Allcoat, Devon, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2018. Learning in virtual reality : effects on performance, emotion, and engagement. Research in Learning Technology, 26
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Bellaera, Lauren, Amrendra , Amrendra, Srinivasan , Narayanan, 2018. The effect of sadness on global-local processing. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 80, pp. 1072-1082
- Bellaera, L., Mühlenen, Adrian von, 2017. The effect of induced sadness and moderate depression on attention networks. Cognition and Emotion, 31 (6), pp. 1140-1152
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Conci, Markus, 2016. The role of unique color changes and singletons in attention capture. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 78 (7), pp. 1926-1934
- Zellin, Martina, von Mühlenen, Adrian, Müller, Hermann J., Conci, Markus, 2014. Long-term adaptation to change in implicit contextual learning. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 21 (4), pp. 1073-1079
- Sunny, Meera Mary, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2014. The role of flicker and abrupt displacement in attention capture by motion onsets. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 76 (2), pp. 508-518
- Bellaera, Lauren, von Mühlenen, Adrian, Watson, Derrick G., 2014. When being narrow minded is a good thing : locally biased people show stronger contextual cueing. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 67 (6), pp. 1242-1248
- Conci, M., Muller, H. J., von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2013. Object-based implicit learning in visual search : perceptual segmentation constrains contextual cueing. Journal of Vision, 13 (3), pp. 1-17
- Zellin, Martina, Conci, Markus, von Mühlenen, Adrian, Müller, Hermann J., 2013. Here today, gone tomorrow ? adaptation to change in memory-guided visual search. PLoS ONE, 8 (3)
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Watson, Derrick G., Gunnell, Daniel, 2013. Blink and you won't miss it : the preview benefit in visual marking survives internally generated eyeblinks. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 39 (5), pp. 1279-1290
- Sunny, Meera Mary, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2013. Attention capture by abrupt onsets : re-visiting the priority tag model. Frontiers in Psychology, 4
- Sunny, Meera Mary, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2011. Motion onset does not capture attention when subsequent motion is "smooth". Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, Vol.18 (No.6), pp. 1050-1056
- Zellin, Martina, Conci, Markus, von Mühlenen, Adrian, Müller, Hermann J., 2011. Two (or three) is one too many : testing the flexibility of contextual cueing with multiple target locations. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, Vol.73 (No.7), pp. 2065-2076
- Conci, Markus, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2011. Limitations of perceptual segmentation on contextual cueing in visual search. Visual Cognition, Vol.19 (No.2), pp. 203-233
- Conci, Markus, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2009. Region segmentation and contextual cuing in visual search. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, Vol.71 (No.7), pp. 1514-1524
- Moritz, Steffen, von Mühlenen, Adrian, Randjbar, Sarah, Fricke, Susanne, Jelinek, Lena, 2009. Evidence for an attentional bias for washing- and checking-relevant stimuli in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Vol.15 (No.3), pp. 365-371
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Conci, Markus, 2009. Top-down influences on attentional capture by color changes. Psychological Research, Vol.73 (No.2), pp. 244-253
- Moritz, Steffen, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2008. Investigation of an attentional bias for fear-related material in obsessive-compulsive checkers. Depression and Anxiety, Vol.25 (No.3), pp. 225-229
- Groner, Marina, Groner, Rudolf, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2008. The effect of spatial frequency content on parameters of eye movements. Psychological Research, Vol.72 (No.6), pp. 601-608
- Hunt, Amelia R., von Mühlenen, Adrian, Kingstone, Alan, 2007. The time course of attentional and oculomotor capture reveals a common cause. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Vol.33 (No.2), pp. 271-284
- Mueller, Hermann J., von Mühlenen, Adrian, Geyer, Thomas, 2007. Top-down inhibition of search distractors in parallel visual search. Perception & Psychophysics, Vol.69 (No.8), pp. 1373-1388
- Geyer, Thomas, von Mühlenen, Adrian, Müller, Hermann J., 2007. What do eye movements reveal about the role of memory in visual search?. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 60 (7), pp. 924-935
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Lleras, Alejandro, 2007. No-onset looming motion guides spatial attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Vol.33 (No.6), pp. 1297-1310
- Moritz, Steffen, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2005. Inhibition of return in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 19 (1), pp. 117-126
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Rempel, M. I., Enns, J. T., 2005. Unique temporal change is the key to attentional capture. Psychological Science, 16 (12), pp. 979-986
- Di Lollo, Vincent, von Mühlenen, Adrian, Enns, James T., Bridgeman, Bruce, 2004. Decoupling stimulus duration from brightness in metacontrast masking : data and models.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 30 (4), pp. 733-745
- Hunt, Amelia R., Olk, Bettina, von Mühlenen, Adrian, Kingstone, Alan, 2004. Integration of competing saccade programs. Cognitive Brain Research, 19 (2), pp. 206-208
- Lleras, Alejandro, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2004. Spatial context and top-down strategies in visual search. Spatial Vision, 17 (4), pp. 465-482
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Muller, H. J., Muller, D., 2003. Sit-and-wait strategies in dynamic visual search. Psychological Science, 14 (4), pp. 309-314
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Müller, Hermann J., 2001. Visual search for motion?form conjunctions : is form discriminated within the motion system?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 27 (3), pp. 707-718
- Müller, Hermann J., von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2000. Probing distractor inhibition in visual search : inhibition of return.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 26 (5), pp. 1591-1605
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Müller, Hermann J., 2000. Perceptual integration of motion and form information : evidence of parallel-continuous processing. Perception & Psychophysics, 62 (3), pp. 517-531
- Muller, Hermann J., von Mühlenen, Adrian, 1999. Visual search for conjunctions of motion and form : the efficiency of attention to static versus moving items depends on practice. Visual Cognition, 6 (3-4), pp. 385-408
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Müller, Hermann J., 1999. Visual search for motion?form conjunctions : selective attention to movement direction. The Journal of General Psychology, 126 (3), pp. 289-317
- Müller, Hermann J., von Mühlenen, Adrian, 1996. Attentional tracking and inhibition of return in dynamic displays. Perception & Psychophysics, 58 (2), pp. 224-249
- Bellaera, Lauren, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2019. Looming fear stimuli broadens attention in a local?global letter task. Progress in Brain Research, Elsevier
- Bellaera, L., von Mühlenen, Adrian, Watson, D., 2013. The effect of local-global processing on contextual learning. The Vision Sciences Society Meeting, Naples, FL, 10-15 May 2013, Published in Journal of Vision
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Watson, Derrick G., Gunnell, Daniel, 2013. The effect of internally generated eye blinks on the preview benefit in visual marking. ECEM 2013 17th European Conference on Eye Movements, Lund, Sweden, 11-16 Aug 2013, Published in Journal of Eye Movement Research
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Baumann, Nicole, Wolke, Dieter, 2013. The effect of preterm birth and low birth weight on visual attention in adults. The Vision Sciences Society Meeting, Naples, FL, 10-15 May 2013, Published in Journal of Vision
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Conci, M., 2012. Working memory load and attentional capture by unpredicted color changes. The Vision Sciences Society Meeting, Naples, FL, 11-16 May 2012, Published in Journal of Vision
- Conci, M., Muller, H. J., von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2012. Object-based implicit learning in visual search : perceptual segmentation constrains contextual cueing. The Vision Sciences Society Meeting, Naples, FL, 11-16 May 2012, Published in Journal of Vision
- Zellin, M., Conci, M., von Mühlenen, Adrian, Müller, H. J., 2011. Memory-based interference effects in implicit contextual learning. ECVP '11 34th European Conference on Visual Perception, Toulouse, France, 28 Aug - 1 Sep 2011, Published in Perception
- Sunny, Meera Mary, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2011. Motion refresh rates determine how continuous and starting motion captures attention. Vision Sciences Society Meeting, 2011, Naples, Florida USA, 6-11 May 2011, Published in Journal of Vision
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Conci, M., 2011. Attention capture by unique color changes occurs independent of color singletons. Vision Sciences Society Meeting, 2011, Naples, Florida USA, 6-11 May 2011, Published in Journal of Vision
- Sunny, Meera Mary, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2010. Performance costs and benefits for simultaneous dynamic events in visual search. Vision Sciences Society Meeting, 2010, Naples, Florida USA, 7-12 May 2010, Published in Journal of Vision
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Sunny, Meera Mary, 2010. The effect of motion onset and motion quality on attentional capture in visual search. Vision Sciences Society Meeting, 2010, Naples, Florida USA, 7-12 May 2010, Published in Journal of Vision
- Conci, M., von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2009. Figure-ground segmentation determines contextual learning in visual search. Vision Sciences Society Meeting, 2009, Naples, Florida USA, 8 - 13 May 2009, Published in Journal of Vision
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Conci, M., 2009. On the ability to overcome attention capture in visual search. Vision Sciences Society Meeting, 2009, Naples, Florida USA, 8 - 13 May 2009, Published in Journal of Vision
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2008. Attention capture and the ability to ignore unique changes in visual search. 49th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society, Chicago, USA, 13-16 Nov 2008, Published in Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society
- Conci, M., von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2008. Die Einfluss salienter Regionen auf die räumliche Kontextverarbeitung in der visuellen Suche. 50th Conference experimentally working psychologists, Marburg, Germany, 3 - 5 Mar 2008, Published in Beiträge zur 50. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen
- Conci, Markus, von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2008. Region segmentation modulates contextual learning in visual search. 2nd international symposium on Visual Search and Selective Attention, Murton, Switzerland, 17th Jul 2008
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Rempel, M. I., Enns, J. T., 2005. Attentional capture by unique temporal change. The Vision Sciences Society Meeting, Sarasota, FL, 6 - 11 May 2005, Published in Journal of Vision
- von Mühlenen, Adrian, Enns, J. T., 2004. Determinants for attentional capture by color and motion singletons. The Vision Sciences Society Meeting, Sarasota, FL, 30 Apr - 5 May 2004, Published in Journal of Vision
- Bridgeman, Bruce, DiLollo, V., Enns, J., von Mühlenen, Adrian, 2004. Modeling metacontrast masking with varying target and mask durations. Vision Sciences Society Meeting, 2004, Sarasota, FL, 30 Apr - 5 May 2004, Published in Journal of Vision
- Judd, A., Sim, J., Cho, J., von Mühlenen, Adrian, Lleras, A., 2004. Motion perception, awareness and attention effects with looming motion. The Vision Sciences Society Meeting, Sarasota, FL, 30 Apr - 5 May 2004, Published in Journal of Vision
- Zellin, M., von Mühlenen, Adrian, Muller, H. J., Conci, M., 2013. Statistical learning in the past modulates contextual cueing in the future. Journal of Vision, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
| Title | Funder | Award start | Award end |
|---|---|---|---|
| End to End Authentication of Caller ID in Heterogeneous Telephony Systems | EPSRC | 01 Feb 2021 | 04 Jan 2026 |
| Investigation of BAME awarding gap in UK psychology departments | Association of Heads of Psychology Departments | 01 Oct 2021 | 30 Sept 2022 |