Daniel J Simons

Professor

UIUC

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of Psychology

Daniel J Simons is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Professor at Uiuc.

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Daniel J Simons

UIUC

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cognitive science cognition applied cognitive psychology psychology visual perception psychological science behavioral sciences experimental psychology attention visual science visual system memory studies vision research visual processing experimental social psychology perception system human genetics genetics heredity behavioral research visual function blindsight genetic epidemiology genome-wide association studies statistical genetics genotype-phenotype association behavioural process early vision change blindness genome biology behavioral decision making image representation attention disorders human decision process inattentional blindness change detection decision science perception-action loop applied social psychology psychophysics subjective well-being human cognition visual impairments applied psychology working memory spatial cognition life satisfaction reproducible research polygenic risk scene interpretation implicit memory attention capture task performance skilled performance preregistration (science) genetic factors human wellbeing driver behavior unexpected object genetic foundation sociogenomics visual attention change detection performance game studies happiness risk tolerance player experience multi-trait analysis video game attended objects population stratification real world other people active control groups risky behaviors risk aversion cognitive studies metacognition research methods memory

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Action Mismatches Across Movie Edits Minimally Impact Perceived Smoothness and Change Detection.. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts (2025)

Chenwei ZhuDaniel J. SimonsYifan DingDaniel T. Levin

video manipulationcinemaperceived smoothnessaction mismatcheschange detectionfilmvisual perceptionvisual effectsmultimedia information processing

An Updated Polygenic Index Repository: Expanded Phenotypes, New Cohorts, and Improved Causal Inference. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2025)

Robel AlemuAnastasia TerskayaMatthew HowellJunming GuanHarry SandsAaron KleinmanDavid BannTim MorrisGeorge B. PloubidisEmla FitzsimonsKathleen Mullan HarrisAvshalom CaspiDavid L. CorcoranTerrie E. MoffittRichie PoultonKaren SugdenBenjamin S. WilliamsAndrew SteptoeOlesya AjnakinaUku VainikTõnu EskoArchie CampbellCaroline HaywardWilliam G. IaconoMatt McGueRobert F. KruegerAnna R. DochertyAndrey A. ShabalinRalph HertwigPhilipp KoellingerDavid RichterJan GoebelRafael AhlskogSven OskarssonPatrik K.E. MagnussonK. Paige HardenElliot M. Tucker-DrobCharlotte K. L. PahnkeCarlo MajFrank M. SpinathPamela HerdJeremy FreeseDavid LaibsonMichelle N. MeyerJonathan JalaDavid CesariniAlexander Strudwick YoungPatrick TurleyDaniel J. BenjaminAysu Okbay

genomicsgenome biologybiomedical informaticshereditygenomic medicinenew cohortsepidemiologyindividual phenotypesgeneticsstatistical geneticsbiostatisticspolygenic riskgenetic epidemiologyhuman geneticsgenome-wide association studiespolygenic index repositorygenotype-phenotype association

Associations Between Common Genetic Variants and Income Provide Insights About the Socio-Economic Health Gradient. Nature Human Behaviour (2025)

Hyeokmoon KweonCasper A. P. BurikYuchen NingRafael AhlskogCharley XiaErik AbnerYanchun BaoLaxmi BhattaTariq O. FaquihMaud de FeijterPaul FisherAndrea GelemanovićAlexandros GiannelisJouke-Jan HottengaBita KhaliliYunsung LeeRuifang Li-GaoJaan MassoRonny MyhreTeemu PalviainenCornelius A. RietveldAlexander TeumerRenske M. VerweijEmily A. WilloughbyEsben AgerboSven BergmannDorret I. BoomsmaAnders D. BørglumBen M. BrumptonNeil Martin DaviesTõnu EskoScott D. GordonGeorg HomuthM. Arfan IkramMagnus JohannessonJaakko KaprioMichael P. KiddZoltán KutalikAlex S. F. KwongJames J. LeeAnnemarie I. LuikPer MagnusPedro Marques-VidalNicholas G. MartinDennis O. Mook-KanamoriPreben Bo MortensenSven OskarssonEmil M. PedersenOzren PolašekFrits R. RosendaalMelissa C. SmartHarold SniederPeter J. van der MostPeter VollenweiderHenry VölzkeGonneke WillemsenJonathan P. BeauchampThomas A. DiPreteRichard Karlsson LinnérQiongshi LuTim T. MorrisAysu OkbayK. Paige HardenAbdel AbdellaouiW. David HillRonald de VlamingDaniel J. BenjaminPhilipp D. Koellinger

public healthforensic geneticsgenetic factorshereditycommon genetic variantsmental healthgeneticssocial determinants of healthpopulation healthincome variancegenetic determinantspolygenic riskgenetic epidemiologygenotype-phenotype association

Family-Based Genome-Wide Association Study Designs for Increased Power and Robustness. Nature Genetics (2025)

Junming GuanTammy TanSeyed Moeen NehzatiMichael BennettPatrick TurleyDaniel J. BenjaminAlexander Strudwick Young

genome biologygenotyped relativesheredityhuman geneticsrobust estimatorgeneticsgenetic variationgenetic analysisunified estimatorgenotype-phenotype associationbiostatisticsstatisticsstatistical methodologygenetic epidemiologystatistical geneticsgenome-wide association studiespopulation geneticsquantitative genetics

Identifying the Boundaries of Magic a Qualitative Study of Expert Magicians. Journal of Performance Magic (2025)

Daniel J Simons

thinking skillsimprovisationperformance studiesqualitative researchinterpretationexpert magiciansartpsychological science

Overconfidence Persists Despite Years of Accurate, Precise, Public, and Continuous Feedback: Two Studies of Tournament Chess Players. Psychological Science (2025)

Patrick R. HeckDaniel J. BenjaminDaniel J. SimonsChristopher F. Chabris

public feedbackpsychological sciencebiascognitive bias mitigationpsychologyexperimental social psychologybehavioral researchtournament chess playerssport psychologycontinuous feedbackbehavioral decision makingcognitive scienceapplied cognitive psychologyexperimental psychologyskilled performancehuman performancebehavioral sciences

Are Familiar Objects More Likely to Be Noticed in an Inattentional Blindness Task?. Journal of Cognition (2024)

Yifan DingDaniel J. SimonsConnor M. HultsRishi Raja

are familiar objectsvisual perceptionattentionpsychologyexperimental social psychologyperception systemfamiliar unexpected objectunexpected objectshuman cognitioncognitive scienceapplied cognitive psychologyexperimental psychologycognitionpsychological sciencepsycholinguistics

Family-Gwas Reveals Effects of Environment and Mating on Genetic Associations. medRxiv (2024)

Tammy TanHariharan JayashankarJunming GuanSeyed Moeen NehzatiMahdi MirMichael BennettEsben AgerboRafael AhlskogVille Pinto de Andrade AnapazBjorn Olav AsvoldStefania BenonisdottirLaxmi BhattaDorret I. BoomsmaBen BrumptonArchie CampbellChristopher F. ChabrisRosa CheesmanZhengming ChenEco de GeusErik A. EhliAbdelrahman G. ElnahasAndrea GannaAlexandros GiannelisLiisa HakasteAilin Falkmo HansenAlexandra HavdahlCaroline HaywardJouke-Jan HottengaMikkel Aagaard HoumarkKristian HveemJaakko KaprioArnulf LanghammerAntti LatvalaJames J. LeeMikko LehtovirtaLiming LiKuang LinRichard Karlsson LinnerStefano LombardiNicholas G. MartinMatt McGueSarah E. MedlandAndres MetspaluBrittany L. MitchellGuiyan NiIlja M. NolteMatthew T. Oetjens OetjensSven OskarssonTeemu PalviainenRashmi B. PrasadAnu ReigoKadri ReisJulia SidorenkoKarri SilventoinenHarold SniederTiinamaija TuomiBjarni J. VilhjalmssonRobin G. WaltersEmily A. WilloughbyBendik S. WinsvoldEivind YstromJonathan FlintLoic YengoPeter M. VisscherAugustine KongElliot M. Tucker-DrobRichard BorderDavid CesariniPatrick TurleyAysu OkbayDaniel J. BenjaminAlexander Strudwick Young

genome biologyheredityhuman geneticsepidemiologygeneticsgenetic variationbiased inferencesgenotype-phenotype associationbiostatisticsnatural selectionsnp heritabilitygenetic epidemiologystatistical geneticsgenome-wide association studiespopulation geneticsquantitative genetics

From Happiness Data to Economic Conclusions. Annual Review of Economics (2024)

Daniel J. BenjaminKristen CooperOri HeffetzMiles Kimball

social scienceswelfaresocial science researchlife satisfactionhappiness databehavioral decision makinghuman wellbeingdecision scienceswb dataeconomic conclusionseconomic behaviorpolicy analysissubjective well-beingeconomicsbehavioral economicseconomic psychologywell-beingpublic policyhappiness

Genetic Architecture Reconciles Linkage and Association Studies of Complex Traits. Nature Genetics (2024)

Julia SidorenkoBaptiste Couvy-DuchesneKathryn E. KemperGunn-Helen MoenLaxmi BhattaBjørn Olav ÅsvoldReedik MägiAlireza AniRujia WangIlja M. NolteIlja M. NolteScott GordonCaroline HaywardArchie CampbellDaniel J. BenjaminDavid CesariniDavid M. EvansMichael E. GoddardChris S. HaleyDavid PorteousSarah E. MedlandNicholas G. MartinHarold SniederAndres MetspaluKristian HveemBen BrumptonPeter M. VisscherLoic Yengo

genome biologylinkage disequilibriumlinkage analysisgenetic foundationhereditybehavioural geneticshuman geneticspopulation geneticsgeneticsgenetic variationcomplex traitsstatistical geneticsevolutionary biologygenotype-phenotype association