- The right face at the wrong place: How motor intentions can override outcome monitoring Vogel, Gabriel; Hall, Lars; Moore, James W. and Johansson, Petter. 2024. The right face at the wrong place: How motor intentions can override outcome monitoring. iScience, 27(1), 108649. ISSN 2589-0042
- Using virtual objects with hand-tracking: the effects of visual congruence and mid-air haptics on sense of agency Evangelou, George; Georgiou, Orestis and Moore, James W.. 2023. Using virtual objects with hand-tracking: the effects of visual congruence and mid-air haptics on sense of agency. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 16(4), pp. 580-585. ISSN 1939-1412
- The relationship between sense of agency and borderline personality disorder traits in the general population Moore, James W.. 2023. The relationship between sense of agency and borderline personality disorder traits in the general population. Current Psychology, 42(28), pp. 24564-24568. ISSN 1046-1310
- The ‘healthy side’ of anosognosia for hemiplegia: Increased sense of agency for the unimpaired limb or motor compensation? Cocchini, Gianna; Scandola, Michele; Gobetto, Valeria; Cioffi, Maria Cristina; Bartolo, Angela; Moore, James W. and Moro, Valentina. 2022. The ‘healthy side’ of anosognosia for hemiplegia: Increased sense of agency for the unimpaired limb or motor compensation? Neuropsychologia, 177, 108421. ISSN 0028-3932
- Manipulations of Libet clock parameters affect intention timing awareness Ivanof, Bianca Elena; Terhune, Devin Blair; Coyle, D and Moore, James W.. 2022. Manipulations of Libet clock parameters affect intention timing awareness. Scientific Reports, 12, 20249. ISSN 2045-2322
- Judging intentionality in the context of ambiguous actions among autistic adults Eisenkoeck, Antonia; Slavny-Cross, Rachel J. M. and Moore, James W.. 2022. Judging intentionality in the context of ambiguous actions among autistic adults. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 96, 101997. ISSN 1750-9467
- Examining the effect of Libet clock stimulus parameters on temporal binding Ivanof, Bianca Elena; Terhune, Devin Blair; Coyle, David; Gottero, Marta and Moore, James W.. 2022. Examining the effect of Libet clock stimulus parameters on temporal binding. Psychological Research, 86(3), pp. 937-951. ISSN 0340-0727
- “They Were Noble Automatons Who Knew Not What They Did:” Volition in Jaynes' The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Moore, James W.. 2021. “They Were Noble Automatons Who Knew Not What They Did:” Volition in Jaynes' The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 811295.
- Low-level, prediction-based sensory and motor processes are unimpaired in Autism Finnemann, Johanna J. S.; Plaisted-Grant, Kate; Moore, James W.; Teufel, Christoph and Fletcher, Paul C.. 2021. Low-level, prediction-based sensory and motor processes are unimpaired in Autism. Neuropsychologia, 156, 107835. ISSN 0028-3932
- Schizotypy and the vicarious experience of agency Moore, James W.; Tang, Tracy C. W. and Cioffi, Maria Cristina. 2021. Schizotypy and the vicarious experience of agency. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 8(1), pp. 65-73. ISSN 2326-5523
- Synchronous stimulation in the rubber hand illusion task boosts the subsequent sense of ownership on the vicarious agency task Cioffi, Maria Cristina; Hackett, Joshua and Moore, James W.. 2020. Synchronous stimulation in the rubber hand illusion task boosts the subsequent sense of ownership on the vicarious agency task. Consciousness and Cognition, 80, 102904. ISSN 1053-8100
- Individual Differences in the Intentionality Bias and its Association with Cognitive Empathy Slavny, R J M and Moore, James W.. 2018. Individual Differences in the Intentionality Bias and its Association with Cognitive Empathy. Personality and Individual Differences, 122, pp. 104-108. ISSN 0191-8869
- Revisiting the link between body and agency: visual movement congruency enhances intentional binding but is not body-specific. Zopf, Regine; Polito, Vince and Moore, James W.. 2018. Revisiting the link between body and agency: visual movement congruency enhances intentional binding but is not body-specific. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 196. ISSN 2045-2322
- Testosterone facilitates the sense of agency van der Westhuizen, Donné; Moore, James W.; Solms, Mark and van Honk, Jack. 2017. Testosterone facilitates the sense of agency. Consciousness and Cognition, 56, pp. 58-67. ISSN 1053-8100
- Ageing and agency: age-related changes in susceptibility to illusory experiences of control Cioffi, Maria Cristina; Cocchini, Gianna; Banissy, Michael J. and Moore, James W.. 2017. Ageing and agency: age-related changes in susceptibility to illusory experiences of control. Royal Society Open Science, 4(5), 161065. ISSN 2054-5703
- What is the sense of agency and why does it matter? Moore, James W.. 2016. What is the sense of agency and why does it matter? Frontiers in Consciousness Research, 7(1272),
- Let Me Take The Wheel: Illusory Control and Sense of Agency Tobias-Webb, Juliette; Limbrick-Oldfield, Eve H; Gillan, Claire M; Moore, James W.; Aitken, Michael RF and Clark, Luke. 2016. Let Me Take The Wheel: Illusory Control and Sense of Agency. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 70(8), pp. 1732-1746. ISSN 1747-0218
- 'Am I moving?' An illusion of agency and ownership in mirror-touch synaesthesia. Cioffi, Maria Cristina; Banissy, Michael J. and Moore, James W.. 2016. 'Am I moving?' An illusion of agency and ownership in mirror-touch synaesthesia. Cognition, 146, pp. 426-430. ISSN 1873-7838
- TMS stimulation over the inferior parietal cortex disrupts prospective sense of agency Chambon, Valérian; Moore, James W. and Haggard, Patrick. 2015. TMS stimulation over the inferior parietal cortex disrupts prospective sense of agency. Brain Structure and Function, 220(6), pp. 3627-3639. ISSN 1863-2653
- Schizotypy and awareness of intention: Variability of W judgments predicts schizotypy scores. Moore, James W. and Bravin, James. 2015. Schizotypy and awareness of intention: Variability of W judgments predicts schizotypy scores. Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 2(3), pp. 283-290. ISSN 2326-5523
- Editorial: Sense of agency: examining awareness of the acting self David, Nicole; Obhi, Sukhvinder and Moore, James W.. 2015. Editorial: Sense of agency: examining awareness of the acting self. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9, 310. ISSN 1662-5161
- Are You Suggesting That's My Hand? The Relation Between Hypnotic Suggestibility and the Rubber Hand Illusion Walsh, E.; Guilmette, D. N.; Longo, M. R.; Moore, James W.; Oakley, D. A.; Halligan, P. W.; Mehta, M. A. and Deeley, Q.. 2015. Are You Suggesting That's My Hand? The Relation Between Hypnotic Suggestibility and the Rubber Hand Illusion. Perception, 44(6), pp. 709-723. ISSN 0301-0066
- The intentionality bias and schizotypy Moore, James W. and Pope, A.. 2014. The intentionality bias and schizotypy. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 67(11), pp. 2218-2224. ISSN 1747-0218
- The experience of agency in human-computer interactions: a review. Limerick, Hannah; Coyle, David and Moore, James W.. 2014. The experience of agency in human-computer interactions: a review. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, 643. ISSN 1662-5161
- What can mirror-touch synaesthesia tell us about the sense of agency? Cioffi, Maria Cristina; Moore, James W. and Banissy, Michael J.. 2014. What can mirror-touch synaesthesia tell us about the sense of agency? Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8, 256. ISSN 1662-5161
- The medial frontal-prefrontal network for altered awareness and control of action in corticobasal syndrome Wolpe, Noham; Moore, James W.; Rae, Charlotte L.; Rittman, Timothy; Altena, Ellemarije; Haggard, Patrick and Rowe, James B.. 2014. The medial frontal-prefrontal network for altered awareness and control of action in corticobasal syndrome. Brain, 137(1), pp. 208-220. ISSN 1460-2156
- Action-effect binding is decreased in motor conversion disorder: Implications for sense of agency. Kranick, Sarah M; Moore, James W.; Yusuf, Nadia; Martinez, Valeria T; Lafaver, Kathrin; Edwards, Mark J; Mehta, Arpan R; Collins, Phoebe; Harrison, Neil A; Haggard, Patrick; Hallett, Mark and Voon, Valerie. 2013. Action-effect binding is decreased in motor conversion disorder: Implications for sense of agency. Movement Disorders, 28(8), pp. 1110-1116. ISSN 0885-3185
- Attribution of intentional causation influences the perception of observed movements: behavioral evidence and neural correlates Moore, James W.; Teufel, Christoph; Subramaniam, Naresh; Davis, Greg and Fletcher, Paul C. 2013. Attribution of intentional causation influences the perception of observed movements: behavioral evidence and neural correlates. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 23. ISSN 1664-1078
- Exploring implicit and explicit aspects of sense of agency. Moore, James W.; Middleton, D.; Haggard, Patrick and Fletcher, Paul C.. 2012. Exploring implicit and explicit aspects of sense of agency. Consciousness and Cognition, 21(4), pp. 1748-1753. ISSN 1090-2376
- Time, action and psychosis: using subjective time to investigate the effects of ketamine on sense of agency Moore, James W.; Cambridge, VC; Morgan, H; Giorlando, F; Adapa, R and Fletcher, PC. 2012. Time, action and psychosis: using subjective time to investigate the effects of ketamine on sense of agency. Neuropsychologia, 51(2), pp. 377-384.
- Sense of agency in health and disease: A review of cue integration approaches. Moore, James W. and Fletcher, P. C.. 2012. Sense of agency in health and disease: A review of cue integration approaches. Consciousness and cognition, pp. 59-68. ISSN 1090-2376
- Intentional binding and the sense of agency: A review. Moore, James W. and Obhi, Sukhvinder S.. 2012. Intentional binding and the sense of agency: A review. Consciousness and cognition, pp. 546-561. ISSN 1090-2376
- Sense of agency is altered in patients with a putative psychotic prodrome Hauser, Marta; Moore, James W.; de Millas, Walter; Gallinat, Juergen; Heinz, Andreas; Haggard, Patrick and Voss, Martin. 2011. Sense of agency is altered in patients with a putative psychotic prodrome. Schizophrenia research, 126(1-3), pp. 20-27. ISSN 1573-2509
- Ketamine administration in healthy volunteers reproduces aberrant agency experiences associated with schizophrenia Moore, James W.; Turner, Danielle C.; Corlett, Philip R.; Arana, Fernando S.; Morgan, Hannah L.; Absalom, Antony R.; Adapa, Ram; de Wit, Sanne; Everitt, Jessica C.; Gardner, Jenny M.; Pigott, Jennifer S.; Haggard, Patrick and Fletcher, Paul C.. 2011. Ketamine administration in healthy volunteers reproduces aberrant agency experiences associated with schizophrenia. Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 16(4), pp. 364-381. ISSN 1464-0619
- Sense of agency, associative learning, and schizotypy Moore, James W.; Dickinson, Anthony and Fletcher, Paul C.. 2011. Sense of agency, associative learning, and schizotypy. Consciousness and cognition, 20(3), pp. 792-800. ISSN 1090-2376
- Ketamine perturbs perception of the flow of time in healthy volunteers Coull, Jennifer T.; Morgan, Hannah; Cambridge, Victoria C.; Moore, James W.; Giorlando, Francesco; Adapa, Ram; Corlett, Philip R. and Fletcher, Paul C.. 2011. Ketamine perturbs perception of the flow of time in healthy volunteers. Psychopharmacology, 218(3), pp. 543-56. ISSN 1432-2072
- Dopaminergic medication boosts action-effect binding in Parkinson's disease Moore, James W.; Schneider, Susanne A.; Schwingenschuh, Petra; Moretto, Giovanna; Bhatia, Kailash P. and Haggard, Patrick. 2010. Dopaminergic medication boosts action-effect binding in Parkinson's disease. Neuropsychologia, 48(4), pp. 1125-1132. ISSN 1873-3514
- Science in the Making: Right Hand, Left Hand. II: The duck-rabbit figure McManus, I. C.; Freegard, Matthew; Moore, James W. and Rawles, Richard. 2010. Science in the Making: Right Hand, Left Hand. II: The duck-rabbit figure. Laterality, 15(1-2), pp. 166-185. ISSN 1464-0678
- Science in the Making: Right Hand, Left Hand. I: A BBC television programme broadcast in 1953 McManus, I. C.; Rawles, Richard; Moore, James W. and Freegard, Matthew. 2010. Science in the Making: Right Hand, Left Hand. I: A BBC television programme broadcast in 1953. Laterality, 15(1-2), pp. 136-165. ISSN 1464-0678
- Science in the Making: Right Hand, Left Hand. III: Estimating historical rates of left-handedness McManus, I. C.; Moore, James W.; Freegard, Matthew and Rawles, Richard. 2010. Science in the Making: Right Hand, Left Hand. III: Estimating historical rates of left-handedness. Laterality, 15(1-2), pp. 186-208. ISSN 1464-0678
- Altered awareness of action in schizophrenia: a specific deficit in predicting action consequences Voss, Martin; Moore, James W.; Hauser, Marta; Gallinat, Juergen; Heinz, Andreas and Haggard, Patrick. 2010. Altered awareness of action in schizophrenia: a specific deficit in predicting action consequences. Brain, 133(10), pp. 3104-3112. ISSN 1460-2156
- Disrupting the experience of control in the human brain: pre-supplementary motor area contributes to the sense of agency Moore, James W.; Ruge, Diane; Wenke, Dorit; Rothwell, John and Haggard, Patrick. 2010. Disrupting the experience of control in the human brain: pre-supplementary motor area contributes to the sense of agency. Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society, 277(1693), pp. 2503-9. ISSN 1471-2954
- Intentional binding and higher order agency experience Moore, James W. and Haggard, Patrick. 2010. Intentional binding and higher order agency experience. Consciousness and cognition, 19(1), pp. 490-1. ISSN 1090-2376
- Modulating the sense of agency with external cues Moore, James W.; Wegner, Daniel M. and Haggard, Patrick. 2009. Modulating the sense of agency with external cues. Consciousness and cognition, 18(4), pp. 1056-64. ISSN 1090-2376
- Feelings of control: contingency determines experience of action Moore, James W.; Lagnado, David; Deal, Darvany C. and Haggard, Patrick. 2009. Feelings of control: contingency determines experience of action. Cognition, 110(2), pp. 279-83. ISSN 1873-7838
- Awareness of action: Inference and prediction Moore, James W. and Haggard, Patrick. 2008. Awareness of action: Inference and prediction. Consciousness and cognition, 17(1), pp. 136-44. ISSN 1090-2376
- Commentary on ‘How Something Can Be Said About Telling More Than We Can Know: On Choice Blindness and Introspective Report’. Moore, James W. and Haggard, Patrick. 2006. Commentary on ‘How Something Can Be Said About Telling More Than We Can Know: On Choice Blindness and Introspective Report’. Consciousness and Cognition, 15, pp. 693-696.
Dr James Moore
James is an expert in the cognitive neuroscience of voluntary action
Staff details
Summary
James is a Reader in Psychology and the department’s director of postgraduate research. His research focuses on voluntary action.
One research strand aims to understand where the feeling of control over action comes from. This sense that we control our own actions is fundamental to human psychology, underpinning various aspects of human culture, such as our systems of law. Another research strand concerns the perception and understanding of voluntary actions that others make. This ability is essential for the successful navigation of our social world: for example, holding others responsible for their actions requires accurate attributions of intent.
Grants and Awards
James has received grant funding Leverhulme Trust, Bial Foundation, the ARC and Macquarie University.
Public Engagement and Knowledge Exchange
Examples of James’ public engagement and knowledge exchange activity include:
• Research consultancy with non-HEIs, including the private sector and charities.
• A week in Westminster through the Royal Society Pairing Scheme
• Working with In2Science to offer internships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Public lectures
Publications and research outputs
Article
- Sense of agency in gesture-based interactions: modulated by sensory modality but not feedback meaning Evangelou, George; Georgiou, Orestis; Brown, Eddie and Moore, James W.. 2025. Sense of agency in gesture-based interactions: modulated by sensory modality but not feedback meaning. Frontiers in Computer Science, 7, 1511928. ISSN 2624-9898
- Investigating the effect of cognitive load on the intentionality bias Eisenkoeck, Antonia; De Fockert, J. W. and Moore, James W.. 2025. Investigating the effect of cognitive load on the intentionality bias. Psychological Research, 89, 4. ISSN 0340-0727
- Sense of agency in joint action: a critical review of we-agency Le Besnerais, Alexis; Moore, James W.; Berberian, Bruno and Grynszpan, Ouriel. 2024. Sense of agency in joint action: a critical review of we-agency. Frontiers in Psychology, 15, 1331084. ISSN 1664-1078
Conference or Workshop Item
- Mid-air haptic congruence with virtual objects modulates the implicit sense of agency Evangelou, George; Georgiou, Orestis and Moore, James W.. 2024. 'Mid-air haptic congruence with virtual objects modulates the implicit sense of agency'. In: Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications: 14th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2024. Lille, France 30 June - 3 July 2024.
- Mid-Air Haptic Feedback Improves Implicit Agency and Trust in Gesture-Based Automotive Infotainment Systems: a Driving Simulator Study Evangelou, George; Georgiou, Orestis; Brown, Eddie; Hine, Nick and Moore, James W.. 2024. 'Mid-Air Haptic Feedback Improves Implicit Agency and Trust in Gesture-Based Automotive Infotainment Systems: a Driving Simulator Study'. In: 16th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications (AutomotiveUI '24). Stanford, CA, United States 22–25 September 2024.
- I feel it in my fingers! Sense of agency with mid-air haptics Evangelou, George; Limerick, Hannah and Moore, James W.. 2021. 'I feel it in my fingers! Sense of agency with mid-air haptics'. In: 2021 IEEE World Haptics Conference (WHC). Virtual Conference 6-9 July 2021.
Research Interests
• Sense of agency
• Volition
• Intention attribution
• Consciousness
• Human-computer-interaction
• Sense of ownership
