W. Keith Berg
Personal Data
Present title: Professor
Birth date: July 20, 1943
Birthplace: Cloquet, Minnesota
Home Address: 2902 SW 1st Way; Gainesville, Florida 32601
Home phone: (352) 373-7149
Office address: 82 Department of Psychology
PO Box 112250
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611-2250
Office phone: (352) 273-2115
Email address: wkberg@ufl.edu
Education
Ph. D.University of Wisconsin 1971 (Advisor, Dr. Frances K. Graham)
M.A. University of Wisconsin 1968
B.A. University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1965
Professional Experience
1988- Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Florida
1981-1982 Visiting Lecturer, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University
1977-1988 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Florida
1973-1977 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Florida
1970-1973 Assistant Professor, Institute of Child Behavior and Development, University of Iowa
1965-1970 NICHD Developmental Psychology Research Trainee, Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin
Awards and Honors
Awarded Fellow status, Division 6 of American Psychological Association, 1986
Awarded Fellow status, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1987
Research Grants and Contracts
Current
2005-2007 McKnight Foundation Grant. “Prefrontal Brain Mechanisms of Working Memory in Aging: Memory Strategy Training For Complex Problem Solving – Supplemental funding to study event related brain signals”
2004-2007 American Psychological Foundation. “A Longitudinal and Microgenetic study of Problem Solving in Gifted Children.” $75,000 direct cost over 3 years with no-cost extension for a fourth year
2003-2007 McKnight Foundation Grant. “Prefrontal Brain Mechanisms of Working Memory in Aging: Memory Strategy Training For Complex Problem Solving – supplemental funding to record functional magnet resonance brain imaging.” $27,000 Direct
2002-2007 McKnight Foundation Grant. “Prefrontal Brain Mechanisms of Working Memory in Aging: Memory Strategy Training For Complex Problem Solving.” $48,000 Direct
Proposed
2005-2007 University of Florida College of Medicine Grant. Anatoly Martynyuk, PI. Epileptiform EEG activity and pre-pulse inhibition in phenylketonuria: Role of dietary L-Phe control in the manifestation of PKU symptoms. W. K. Berg, Investigator (in charge of executive function testing)
Previous
1995-1996 University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research Faculty Development Award. “Ontogeny of Anticipation and Emotion in Infants and Yong Children.” $24,920
1991-1995 NIMH Grant. “Ontogeny of Anticipation in Human Infants.” $210,000 direct costs over 4 years.
1994-1995 University of Florida Division of Sponsored Research, Research Assistant award. $6200
1989-2001 Consortium Agreement with U. S. Control System to assist in evaluation of “Digital Telemetry Monitor with Modular Features, Phase II. Portion budgeted to our laboratory: $69,000
1990-1992 Subcontract with Emory University to supervise and support a graduate student to follow-up on studies carried out earlier by Dr. Eugene Emory, $10,000.00
1987-1989 Consortium Agreement with U.S. Control System to assist in evaluation of “Digital Telemetry Monitor with Modular Features, Phase I” (an NIMH Small Business Grant). Portion allocated to our laboratory: $4000.00 in Phase I.
1986-1987 Sperry Corporation. “Electromyographic analysis of periorbital muscle activity during video Display monitoring”. $35,000
1987-1989, 1985-1987, 1983-1985, 1981-1983 March of Dimes grant on “Sensitivity to transient and sustained stimuli used in hearing tests for prematurely-born infants”. $19,000/Yr.
1985 Sperry Corporation Video Display Task Assessment” $12,500
1975-1981 NINCDS contract for “Study of Auditory sensitivity and discrimination in Young Children” – Co-principal Investigator. Approximately $100,000 per year
1980-1981, 1978-1979, 1977-1978, 1973-1974 University of Florida Department of Sponsored Research SEED Grants
1974,1977 University of Florida Social Science Institute Support
1971-1972 University of Iowa Biomedical Sciences Support Grant
Membership in Honorary, Professional and Learned Societies
Association for Psychological Science
Society for Psychophysiological Research
Society for Research in Child Development
Cognitive Development Society
Psychonomic Society
Cognitive Neuroscience Society
Editorial Responsibilities
Associate Editor:
1978-1984, Psychophysiology
1994-1995 Psychophysiology
Editorial Board:
1976-1978 Monographs of Society for Research in Child Dev.
1977-1979 Child Development
1977-1983 Infant Behavior and Development
Guest Editor:
Psychophysiology
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Science
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
Infant Behavior and Development
Child Development
Developmental Psychology
Perceptual and Motor Skills
Developmental Psychobiology
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Psychology and Aging
Brain Research: Cognition and Brain
Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology
Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
Cognitive Development
Department and College Contributions
2006 Behavioral Neuroscience Search Committee
2001 – 2004 Member Merit Committee, Department of Psychology
2000 – Executive Committee, Department of Psychology
1999 – Undergraduate Coordinator, Department of Psychology
1999 – Chair of Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Psychology
1999 – Member, Policy and Planning Committee, Department of Psychology
1997-1998 Chair, Grievance Committee, University of Florida Chapter, United Faculty of Florida
1995-1997 President, University of Florida Chapter, United Faculty of Florida
1994-1995 First Vice-President, University of Florida Chapter, United Faculty of Florida
1993-1994 Secretary, University of Florida Chapter, United Faculty of Florida,
1994-1995 Member, Department Chair Search committee
1990-1993 Member, Department Undergraduate Studies Committee
1987-1989 Member, Department Graduate Studies Committee
1982-1998 Member, Predoctoral Fellowship Award Committee, Center for Neurobiological Sciences,
1978-1981 Chair, Predoctoral Fellowship Award Committee, Center for Neurobiological Sciences
1986-1989 Member, Liberal Arts and Science College Computer Fund
1977-1978 Allocation Committee
1977-1981 Member, Computer Information Science Coordinating Committee,
1977 Member, Search Committee for Chairman of Computer Information Science
1975-1981 Member, Psychology Department Executive Committee
1974-1981 Psychology Department Computer Fund Coordinator
1975-1981 Area Head, Developmental Psychology,
Grant Review Responsibilities
National Institute of Health:
Member of Ad Hoc Study Section, perinatal develop., 1990.
Ad Hoc Study Section Member, Human Development and Aging -3, 1985, 1991 Human Development and Aging -1, 1992, 1993
Ad Hoc site visit member, 1980, 1986, 1992.
Ad Hoc Member of ADAMA RSD grant Review Committee
Behavioral and Neurosciences Special Emphasis Panel, 1991-1992.
National Science Foundation:
Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1978 – Linquistics
Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983 -Sensory Physiology and Perception
Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1979 – Applied Experimental Psychology
Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1981 – Psychobiology
Australian Research Council, 1993
Canadian Research Council, 1990, 1991
Veterans Administration, 1986
National Foundation (March of Dimes): Ad Hoc Reviewer, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
University of Florida:
Biological and Life Sciences Seed Grant Review Committee member – 1978, 1981
State-Level Committees
Florida Statewide Course Numbering System Committee, 2000, 2003
Florida Statewide Credit-by-Exam Committee, 2006-
Florida Statewide Psychology Discipline Common Prerequisite Committee, 2006-
National Offices and Committees
Chairman, Publications Board, Society for Psychophysiological Research, 1982-1988
Board of Directors, Society for Psychophysiological Research, 1982-1985
Member, Committee to Establish Publication Guidelines for Heart Rate Studies in Man, 1980 – 1981
Member, By-Laws Committee, Society for Psychophysiological Research, 1976-1981
Member, Nominations Committee, Society for Psychophysiological Research, 1986-1988
Co-chairman, Committee to develop measurement and scoring standards for startle reflex responding, Society for Psychophysiological Research.
Courses Taught
Developmental:
Developmental psychology
Information processing in infancy
Current topics in developmental psychology
Developmental psychophysiology
Research methods in developmental psychology (graduate and undergraduate)
Infancy
Developmental psychobiology
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychobiological:
Introductory physiological psychology
Introductory psychophysiology
Advanced psychophysiology
Theories of habituation
Biofeedback
Research methods of psychophysiology
General:
Laboratory computer use in psychology
Research Methods in Psychology
M.A. Theses Directed
Adkinson , Cheryl 1973
Franks, Adele 1973
Brooks, Peggy 1975
Clarkson, Marsha 1976
Garcia Coll, Cynthia 1977
Sepkoski, Carol 1977
Pickens, Jeffrey 1981
Davies, Margarete 1982
Blumenthal, Terry 1982
Stewart, Nanci 1987
Haerich, Paul 1988
Donohue, Robert 1989
Garner, Elizabeth 1993
Sabatinelli, Dean 1997
Byrd, Dana 1999
McNamara, Joseph 2003
MacDonald, Christine 2005
Kim Anderson 2006
Teri DeLucca in progress
Dissertations Directed
Moeller, Thomas 1973
Silverstein, Louis 1977
Culbert, James 1979
Clarkson, Marsha 1979
Eyler, Fonda 1979
Harbin, Thomas 1981
Hurwitz, Barry 1984
Sepkoski, Carol 1984
Blumenthal, Terry 1985
Davies, Margarete 1985
Haerich, Paul 1989
Woods, Nanci 1990
Donohue, Robert 1991
Garner, Elizabeth 1998
Byrd, Dana 2004
McNamara, Joseph in progress
Jennifer Stanley in progress
Invited Addresses
May 8, 1995 Georgia State University. “Theory of Future: Developmental Changes in Anticipation and Expectancy”
October 5, 1994. Fest held in honor of Dr. Frances K. Graham, Atlanta, GA. “Great Expectations: Orienting to the Future”
February 14, 1997 Loma Linda University. “Future Oriented Behavior: Role of the Frontal Lobes in Anticipation in Adults and Infants”
February 17, 2000 Loma Linda University. “Tower of London Task: Tool for the Neuropsychologist, Treasure for the Cognitive Psychologist, and Opportunity for the Psychophysiologist”
Fall, 2001 Berg, W. K. Development of Anticipation and Planning: Psychophysiological Components and Forebrain Implications. Presentation to Department of Clinical and Health-Related Psychology Graduate Seminar in Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Fall, 2001 Berg, W. K. & Byrd, D. A. Tower of London Task. Invited presentation to the meeting of the Neuropsychology Research Symposia, Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
December 17, 2002 Sackler Institute, Cornell Medical School. “Developmental Differences in Planning: Part I. Effective Planning Differences in Children. Part II. Adult’s Effect Planning-Strategy Training in Older and Younger Adults.” (with Dana Byrd).
March 21, 2003 SCLAS conference, Gainesville, Fl. Featured Speaker. “Executive Functions: The Brain’s Boss”
February 25, 2004 Berg, W. K Prefrontal Brain Mechanisms of Working Memory in Aging: Memory Strategy Training for Complex Problem Solving. Presentation to the Board of Trustees, McKnight Brain Research Foundation. Gainesville, FL
April 14, 2004 Berg, W. K. Developmental Change in Executive Functioning. Presentation to Department of Psychology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Fall, 2004 Berg, W. K. Development of Anticipation and Planning: Psychophysiological Components and Forebrain Implications. Presentation to Department of Clinical and Health-Related Psychology Graduate Seminar in Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
February 8, 2007 Berg, W. K. (February, 2007) “Cracking into the TOL: Benefits of in-depth analysis of an EF task.” Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University, CA.
Publications
Berg, W.K., & Graham, F.K. (1970). Reproducible effects of stimulus intensity on heart rate curves. Psychophysiology, 6, 653. (Abstract)
Graham, F.K., Berg, K.M., Berg, W.K., Jackson, J.C., Hatton, H.M., & Kantowitz, S.R. (1970). Cardiac orienting responses as a function of age. Psychonomic Science, 19, 363-365.
Hatton, H.M., Berg, W.K., & Graham, F.K. (1970). Effects of acoustic rise time on heart rate response. Psychonomic Science, 19, 101-103.
Berg, K.M., Berg, W.K., & Graham, F.K. (1971). Infant heart rate response as a function of stimulus and state. Psychophysiology, 8 30-44.
Berg, W.K., & Graham, F.K. (1971). Cardiac orienting at four months. Psychophysiology, 8, 256. (Abstract)
Berg, W.K. (1973). Habituation and disorientation of cardiac responses in four-month-old, awake infants. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1973, 14, 92-107.
Berg, W.K. (1973), Cardiac orienting at 6 and 16 weeks. Psychophysiology, 10, 192. (Abstract)
Berg, W.K., & Chan, S. (1973). HR responses to equivalent stimulus onsets and offsets. Psychophysiology, 19, 192. (Abstract)
Adkinson, C.D., & Berg, W.K. (1974). Habituation and disorientation of cardiac orienting in human newborns. Psychophysiology, 11, 219-220. (Abstract)
Berg, W.K. (1974). Cardiac orienting responses of 6- and 16-week old infants. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 17, 302-312.
Berg, W.K., Adkinson, C.D.., & Strock, B.D. (1973). Duration and frequency of periods of alertness in neonates. Developmental Psychology, 9, 434.
Franks, A. & Berg, W.K. (1975). Effects of visual complexity and sex of infant in the conjugate reinforcement paradigm. Developmental Psychology, 11, 388-389.
Berg, W.K., Jackson, J.C. & Graham, F.K. (1975). Tone intensity and rise-decay time effects on cardiac responses during sleep. Psychophysiology, 12, 254-261.
Berg, W.K. (1975). Cardiac components of defense response in infants. Psychophysiology, 12, 224. (Abstract)
Adkinson, C.D. & Berg, W.K. (1976). Cardiac deceleration in newborns: Habituation, disorientation, and offset responses. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 21, 46-60.
Cornelius, R.R. & Berg, W.K. (1976). Orienting and defense responses in spider-fearful and non-spider-fearful subjects. Psychophysiology, 13, 170. (Abstract)
Clarkson, M. & Berg, W.K. (1976). Cardiac orienting in low and normal birth weight infant. Psychophysiology, 13, 183. (Abstract)
Berg, W.K., Silverstein, L.D., (1977). Verzijl-Tweed, N. & Clarkson, M. Enhanced cardiac decelerations to near-threshold stimuli in infants. Psychophysiology, 14, 98. (Abstract)
Berg, W.K. (1977). Review of Auditory competence in early life by Rita B. Eisenberg. Journal of Acoustical Society of America, 61, 236.
Clarkson, M. & Berg, W.K. (1978). Cardiac deceleration in neonates is influenced by temporal pattern and spectral complexity of auditory stimuli. Psychophysiology, 15, 284-285. (Abstract)
Silverstein, L.D. & Berg, W.K. (1977). Psychophysiological correlates of memory. JSAS Catalog of Selected Documents in Psychology, 7, 105-106.
Silverstein, L.D. & Berg, W.K. (1978). Repetition and distribution effects on memory: A psychophysiological analysis. Psychophysiology, 15, 293. (Abstract)
Berg, W.K. & Berg, K.M. (1979). Psychophysiological development in infancy. In J. Osofsky (Ed.) Handbook of Infant Development, New York: Wiley 283-343.
Brooks, P. & Berg, W.K. (1979). Do 16-week-old infants anticipate stimulus offsets? Developmental Psychobiology, 12, 329-334.
Berg, W.K., Clarkson, M.G. & Silverstein, L.D. (1979). Inhibition of infants’ reflex blinks by near-threshold auditory stimuli. Psychophysiology, 16, 191. (Abstract)
Clarkson, M.G. & Berg, W.K. (1979). Temporal pattern as a determinant of cardiac orienting to auditory stimuli in neonates. Psychophysiology, 16, 191. (Abstract)
Clarkson, M.G., Berg, W.K., and Boettcher, M.G. (1980). Inhibition of startle at long lead stimulus intervals. Psychophysiology, 17, 325. (Abstract)
Harbin, T.J. & Berg, W.K. (1981). An R-wave simulator for calibrating heart rate measurement systems. Psychophysiology, 18, 347-348.
Jennings, J.R., Berg, W.K., Obrist, P., Hutcheson, J.H., Porges, S. & Turpin, G. (1981). Publication guidelines for heart rate studies in man. Psychophysiology, 18, 226-231.
Blumenthal, T. D. & Berg, W. K. (1982). Developmental differences startle response to stimulus onset transition. Psychophysiology, 19, 551 (abstract).
Clarkson, M. G. & Berg, W. K. (1983). Cardiac orienting and vowel discrimination in infants: crucial parameters of acoustic stimuli. Child Development, 162-171.
Hurwitz, B. E., & Berg, W. K. (1983). Apnea and brady cardia elicited by facial cooling: The infant dive reflex? Psychophysiology, 20,447-448 (abstract).
Harbin, T. J. & Berg, W. K. (1983). The effects of age and prestimulus duration upon reflex inhibition. Psychophysiology, 20, 603-610.
Clarkson, M. W. & Berg, W. K. (1984). Bioelectric and potentiometric measures of eye blink amplitude in reflex modification paradigms. Psychophysiology, 21, 237-241.
Berg, W. K. & Davis, M. (1984). Diazepam blocks fear-enhanced startle elicited from the brainstem. Physiology and Behavior, 32, 333-336.
Blumenthal, T. D., & Berg, W. K. (1984). Differential effects of transient and sustained components of acoustic stimuli on startle blink. Psychophysiology, 21, 569. (abstract).
Blumenthal, T. D., & Berg, W. K. (1984) Age and stimulus effects on the probability and amplitude of the startle response. Canadian Psychology, 25, 49.
Hurwitz, B. E. & Berg, W. K. (1984). Developmental changes in apnea and bradycardia elicited by facial cooling in healthy sleeping infants. Psychophysiology, 21, 583. (abstract).
Berg, W. K. (1984). Aging of the infant OR, Psychophysiology, 21, 563, (abstract).
Berg, W. K. & Davis, M. (1985). Associative learning modifies startle reflexes at the lateral lemniscus. Behavioral Neuroscience, 99, 191-199.
Berg, W. K. (1985). Physiological measures of auditory sensitivity: near threshold intensity effects. In S. Trehub and B. Schneider (Eds.) Advances in the Study of Communication and Effect, Vol. 10, Auditory Development in Infancy, Plenum Press.
Berg, W. K., Berg, K. M., Harbin, T. J., Davies, M. B., Blumenthal, T. D., & Avendano, A. (1985). Comparisons of blink inhibition in infants, children, and young and old adults. Psychophysiology, 22, 572. (Abstract).
Blumenthal, T. D, & Berg, W. K. (1985). The startle response as an indicator of temporal summation. Perception and Psychophysics, 40, 62-68.
Harbin, T. J. & Berg, W. K. (1986). Attention and reflex inhibition: The effects of age and effortful attention. Biological Psychology, 22, 81-94.
Blumenthal, T. D. & Berg, W. K. (1986). Stimulus rise time, intensity, and bandwidth effects on acoustic startle amplitude and probability. Psychophysiology, 23, 635-641.
Berg, W. K., Avendano, A., & Pugh, D. (1986). Growth in newborns’ cardiac responses during quiet sleep. Psychophysiology, 23, 425. (Abstract)
Berg, W. K. & Berg, K. M. (1987). Psychophysiological development in infancy: State, startle and attention. In J. Osofsky (Ed.) Handbook of Infant Development. 2nd Edition, New York: Wiley.
Gomer, F. K., Silverstein, L. D. & Berg, W. K. (1987). Changes in electromyographic activity associated with occupational stress and poor performance in the work place. Human Factors, 29, 131-143.
Blumenthal, T. D., Avendano, A., & Berg, W. K. (1987). The startle response and auditory temporal summation in neonates. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 44, 64-79.
Berg, W. K., & Donohue, R. L. (1987). Infants’ anticipatory heart rate decelerations in a fixed foreperiod, S1-S2 paradigm. Psychophysiology, 24, 578-579. (Abstract)
Berg, W. K., Donohue, R. L., (1988). Haerich, P., & Silverstein, L. D. Examining the entire spectrum of results: Electromyographic information lost to the contour-following integrator. Psychophysiology, 25, 434-435. (Abstract)
Haerich, P., & Berg, W. K. (1988). Modification of heart rate by selective attention in an S1-S2 paradigm. Psychophysiology, 1988, 25, 452. (Abstract)
Donohue, R. L., Berg, W. K., & Engelberg, S. L. (1989). Infant and adult heart rate in a fixed foreperiod paradigm: Adults don’t know what they’re missing. Psychophysiology, 26 S21. (Abstract)
Haerich, P., Woods, C. B., & Berg, W. K. (1991). Comparison of the reflex blink elicited by acoustic and cutaneous stimulation, II: Context, intensity and habituation. Psychophysiology, 26, S30 (Abstract)
Donohue, R. L., Berg, W. K. (1990). 7-month-olds display anticipatory HR decelerations in a differential conditioning paradigm. Supplement to Psychophysiology, 27, S25. (Abstract).
Garner, E. E., Donohue, R. L., Berg, W. K., & Haerich, P. (1990). Blinks at your fingertips A digital-orbicularis oculi reflex. Supplement to Psychophysiology, 27, S34. (Abstract).
Donohue, R. L., & Berg, W. K. (1991). Infant heart-rate responses to temporally predictable and unpredictable events. Developmental Psychology, 27, 59-66.
Donohue, R. L., & Berg, W. K., M. A. Krause, & Grossman, S. A. (1991). Modulation of acoustic and visual startle within an S1-S2 paradigm. Supplement to Psychophysiology, 28, S19. (Abstract).
Donohue, R. L., Grossman, S. E., Berg, W. K., Woods, C. B., Garner, E. E., & Boswell, A. E. (1992). Anticipation in 8- and 10-month-old infants: Their heart says yes but their head says no. Supplement to Psychophysiology, 297, S. (Abstract).
Berg, W. K., & Donohue, R. L. (1992). Cardiac components of infant anticipation. In Campbell, B. A., Richardson, R., & Hayne, H. (Eds.) Attention and information processing in infants and adults: Perspectives from human and animal research. Hillsdale, NJ: Earlbaum, P. 61-80.
Garner, E. E., & Berg, W. K. (1992) Blinks at your fingertips, part II: The palmo-orbicularis oculi connection. Supplement to Psychophysiology, 297, S. (Abstract).
van Eekelen, A. P. J. Garner,, E. E. Berg, W. K. and Boswell, A. E. (1993). Selective facilitation and inhibition of startle occurs late in warning interval. Psychophysiology, 30, S67, (abstract).
Garner, E. E., and Berg, W. K. (1993) Effects of speeded motor tasks on cardiac and startle indices of anticipation in 5-year-old Children. Psychophysiology, 30, S29, (abstract).
Boswell, A., Garner, E. E., & Berg, W. K. (1994) Changes in cardiac components of anticipation in 2, 4, and 8-month infants, Psychophysiology, 31 (abstract).
Berg, W. K., Van Wagner, T., Garner, E. E., & van Eekelen, A. J. P. (1995) Tests of Selective modulation of startle with predicted stimuli present or absent. Psychophysiology, 32 (abstract).
Cassiopo, J. T., Berg, W. K., Berntson, G. G., Bradley, M. M., Carol, D., Davidson, R. J., et al. (1995) Editorial, Psychophysiology, 32, 1-3.
Austin, G. J., Berg, W. K., & Fields, H. (1996). Slow coritical positivity in 6-year-old children during an S1-S2 paradigm. Psychophysiology, 33, S20 (Abstract).
Sabatinelli, D., Griffin, G., & Berg, W. K. (1996). Relations between foreperiod muscle tension and anticipatory heart rate. Psychophysiology, 33, S71 (Abstract).
Shortley, B. M., & Berg, W. K. (1996). Avoiding noise artifacts in airpuff startle stimuli. Psychophysiology, 33, S77 (Abstract).
Berg, W. K., & Richards, J. (1997). Attention across time in infant development. In P. Lang, M. Balaban, & R. Simons (Eds.) Attention and Orienting: Sensory and Motivational Processes. Mahwah, NJ: Lawerence Erlbaum, Inc., 347-368.
Sabatinelli, D, Schiselman, I, & Berg, W. K. (1997). Hold your horses: Agonists and antagonists in motor preparation. Psychophysiology, 34, S77. (abstract).
Byrd, D, Austin, A. J., & Berg, W. K. (1997) Contingent negative variation: Clarifying the course of development. Psychophysiology, 34, S26. (abstract).
Berg, W. K., & Balaban, M. T. (1999). Startle elicitation: Stimulus parameters, recording techniques, and quantification. In M. Dawson, A Schell & A. Böhmelt, Startle modification: Implications for neuroscience, cognitive science, and clinical science, New York: Cambridge University Press pp. 21-50.
Byrd, D.L., Silakowski, T.J., & Berg, W.K. (1999). Attention and Anticipation During Planning Prior to a Problem Solving task: Heart Rate, Startle, and Behavioral Measures. Psychophysiology, 36 , S39. (abstract).
Byrd, D, & Berg, W. K. (1999) Children’s and Adults’ Use of Fixed Foreperiod Planning for the Tower of London Task: Behavioral and Heart Rate Indices. Psychophysiology, 36, S39. (abstract).
McManis, M. H., Bradley, M. M., Berg, W. K., Cuthbert, B. N. & Lang, P. J. (2001). Emotional reactions in children: Verbal, physiological and behavioral responses to affective pictures. Psychophysiology, 38, 222-231.
Berg, W. K. & Byrd, D. L. (2002) The Tower of London Spatial Problem Solving Task: Enhancing Clinical and Research Implementation. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Neuropsychology, 25(5), 586-604.
Byrd, D. L., & Berg, W. K. (2002) The Relationship between Age and the Preparatory Heart Rate Response: Childhood through Adulthood. Biological Psychology, 61 (3), 271-276.
Byrd, D. L., van der Veen, T., McNamara, J. P., & Berg, W. K. (2004). Preschoolers Don’t Practice What They Preach: Preschoolers’ Planning Performances with Manual and Spoken Response Requirements Journal of Cognition and Development, 5(4), 427-449.
Berg, W. K., Byrd, D. L. McNamara, J. P, & MacDonald, C. (2006) New Indices of Planning Abilities Using the Tower of London. In A. Poreh (Ed) The Quantified Process Approach to Neuropsychological Assessment. New York: Taylor and Frances, 225-248.
Berg, W. K., & Byrd, D. L. (2008) Examining cognitive development using psychophysiological correlates: Evidence of a hierarchy of future-oriented processes across measures. In L.A. Schmidt and S.J. Segalowitz (Eds.) Developmental Psychophysiology: Theory, Systems, and Applications. Cambridge University Press.
Balaban, M. T., and Berg, W. K. (2008) Measuring the electromyographic startle response: Developmental issues and findings. In L.A. Schmidt and S.J. Segalowitz (Eds.) Developmental Psychophysiology: Theory, Systems, and Applications. Cambridge University Press.
Manuscripts under review:
Berg, W. K., Byrd, D. L., & McNamara, J. P. H. (under review) A Towering Problem:Which Problems are Difficult and What Makes them Difficult?
Byrd, D. L., Anderson, K. H., Anderson, K. A., & Berg, W. K. (under review) Contingent Negative Variation During Preparation and Planning: Examining Planning Difficulty and Correctness
Tarcza, E., Byrd, D. L., McNamara, J. P., & Berg, W. K. (under review) Development of Executive Functions: Relationships with Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia
Manuscripts in preparation:
Anderson, K. Byrd, D. L., & Berg, W. K. () The development of the contingent negative variation during an executive functioning/planning task in children, adolescents, and adults
Byrd, D.L. & Berg, W.K. () Developmental Differences in the Utilization of a Planning Period Prior to Problem Solving: Heart Rate and Behavioral Evidence of Planning.
Byrd, D.L. & Berg, W.K. () Physiological Measures of Component Processes of Planning: Heart Rate Patterns and Startle Magnitude Modulation.
Benigno , J. P., Byrd, D. L., McNamara, J. P. H., & Berg. W. K. () Talking Through Transitions: Exploring Microgenetic Changes in the Effectiveness of Preschoolers’ Private Speech on a Planning Task
Berg, W.K. & Byrd, D.L. () Aspects of Tower of London Problem Structure Contributing to Solving Difficulty.
MacNamara, J. P., MacDonald, C., Berg, W. K., Byrd, D. L. and Garner, E. E. () Efficient Strategy Use on the Tower of London: Evidence of Executive Functioning in Preschool Children?
Garner, E. E., Berg, W. K., & Byrd, D.L. Effects of speeded motor task on cardiac and startle indices of anticipation in 5-year-old children.
Donohue, R. L. & Berg, W. K. 7-month-old infants display anticipation in an S1+/S1- fixed fore-period, two stimulus paradigm. Psychophysiology.
Lectures, Speeches and Posters Presented at Professional Meetings (since 1996)
a. Invited Talks and Lectures
Berg, W. K., & Anderson, K. (2007) Changes in Brain Electrical Activity as a Function of Memory Training and Age. McKnight Brain Research Institute and Center for Neuropsychological Studies.
Berg, W. K. (2007) Concepts and components of Executive Functioning. Invited presentation to the National SMART Management group meeting, Cedar Key, FL.
Berg, W. K. (February, 2007) Cracking into the TOL: Benefits of in-depth analysis of an EF task. Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University, CA.
Berg, W. K. (Spring, 2004) Prefrontal Brain Mechanisms of Working Memory in Aging: Memory Strategy Training for Complex Problem Solving. Presentation to the Board of Trustees, McKnight Brain Research Foundation.
Berg, W. K. (Spring, 2004) Developmental Change in Executive Functioning. Presentation to Department of Psychology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Berg, W. K. (Fall, 2003) Development of Anticipation and Planning: Psychophysiological Components and Forebrain Implications. Presentation to Department of Clinical and Health-Related Psychology Graduate Seminar in Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Byrd, D. A., & Berg, W. K. (Fall, 2002). Developmental Differences in Planning: Part I. Effective Planning Differences in Children. Part II. Adult’s Effect Planning-Strategy Training in Older and Younger Adults. Sackler Institute, Cornell Medical School, New York, NY
Berg, W. K. (Spring, 2002) Executive Functioning: The Brain’s Boss. Plenum lecture to the Symposium on Communication, Language and Systems, Gainesville, Florida
Berg, W. K. (Fall, 2001) Development of Anticipation and Planning: Psychophysiological Components and Forebrain Implications. Presentation to Department of Clinical and Health-Related Psychology Graduate Seminar in Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Berg, W. K. & Byrd, D. A. (Fall, 2001) Tower of London Task. Invited presentation to the meeting of the Neuropsychology Research Symposia, Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Berg, W. K. (Spring, 2000) Tower of London : Tool for the Neuropsychologist, Treasure for the Cognitive Psychologist, and Opportunity for the Psychophysiologist. Invited Departmental Presentation to the Department of Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.
Berg, W. K. (Spring, 1997) Anticipation : Psychophysiological Components and Forebrain Implications. Invited Departmental Presentation to the Depeartment of Psychology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA.
Berg, W. K. (Spring, 1995) “Theory of Future: Developmental Changes in Anticipation and Expectancy” Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Berg, W. K. (Fall, 1994) Fest held in honor of Dr. Frances K. Graham, “Great Expectations: Orienting to the Future”, Atlanta, GA.
b. Talks and Posters at Professional Meetings – (Selected)
DeLucca, Teri L., McNamara, Joseph P.H., & Berg, W. Keith (2007) Cognitive Development in Children from Low-income Families: A Longitudinal Investigation of Problem-Solving Skills, Society for Research in Child Development. Boston, MA.
Anderson, K., Byrd, D., & Berg, W. K. (2007) Younger And Older Adult slow wave potentials during problem solving are differentially modified by strategy training. Society for Psychophysiological Research, Savannah, Georgia
McNamara, J. P. H., McCrae, C. S., and Berg, W. K. (2007) The Impact of Sleep on Children’s Executive Functioning. Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, Minneapolis, MN.
McGregor, K.M., White, K.D., Benjamin, M, Berg, W. K., Fischler, I., Craggs, J., & Crosson, B. (2006) Negative BOLD and Aging: An fMRI Investigation, Cognitive Neuroscience Society, New York, NY.
DeLucca, Teri L., McNamara, Joseph P.H., & Berg, W. Keith (2006) Executive Functioning in Children from Low-Income Families: Performance and Heart Rate Variability on the Tower of London Task, Conference on Human Development,
DeLucca, Teri L., McNamara, Joseph P.H., & Berg, W. Keith (2006) Cognitive Development in Children from Low-Income Families: A Preliminary Analysis of Problem Solving Skills, Head Start Conference,
McNamara, Joseph P. H., McCrae, Christina S., & Berg, W. Keith (2006) The Impact of Sleep on Children’s Executive Functioning,
DeLucca, Teri L., McNamara, Joseph P.H., Aitchison, Jessica, & Berg, W. Keith (2006) Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia During Complex Problem Solving in High and Low-income Children, Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Anderson, K., Stanley, J., Herrero, Y., & Berg, W. K. (2006) The Effect of Strategy Training on Complex Problem Solving, Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Perrin, P., Anderson, K. H., Byrd, D. L., Anderson, K. A., & Berg, W. K. (2005) Executive Functioning and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Does Heart Rate Show Evidence of Planning Deficits? Cognitive Development Society. San Diego, CA October, 2005.
DeLucca, T. L., McNamera, J. P., & Berg, W. K. (2005) The Development of Functioning in Children from Low-income Families: Performance on the Tower of London Task. Cognitive Development Society. San Diego, CA October, 2005.
McNamara, J. P. H., DeLucca, T. L., & Berg, W. K. (2005) Young Children’s Tower of London Performance: Who Knew? Cognitive Development Society. San Diego, CA October, 2005.
Anderson, K.& Berg, W. K. (2005) The Development of the Contingent Negative Variation During the Tower of London: Planning from Childhood to Early Adulthood. Cognitive Neuroscience Meeting, New York, NY.
McNamara, J. P. H., Berg, W. K. (2005) Preschoolers Strategy Use and Planning – Microgenetic and Group Evaluations. Society for Research in Child Development. Atlanta, GA.
Stanley, J.H., Berg, W.K., Anderson, K.H., & Herrero, Y. (2005) Young Adult’s Performance on the Tower of London Following Ball-Reversal Training, Southeastern Psychological Association Meeting.
Tarcza, E. V., Byrd, D. L., & Wadhwa, S. D., & Berg, W. K. (2004) Relationships between Executive Functioning and Heart Rate Variability: A Comparison of Adults and Children. Society for Psychophysiological Research. Santa Fe, NM.
Christopher, E. M., MacDonald, C. A., & Berg, W. K. (2004) Young Adults with Symptoms of ADHD: Inhibition and Planning. Southeastern Psychological Association Meeting.
Byrd, D. L., Wadhwa, S. D., & Berg, W. K. (2003). Executive Function Task Difficulty Influences Vagal Tone/Heart Rate Variability. Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Chicago, IL.
MacDonald, C. A., Berg, W. K., McNamara, J. P. & Byrd, D. L. (2003) Inhibition and Working Memory Contributions to Children’s Tower of London Performance. Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Park City, UT
Parker, J. R., Smith, L. J., McNamara, J. P. H., Leever, B. A., Saiz, J. M., Reynolds, L. M., Hood, D. N., & Berg, W. K. (2003) Computerized versus Non-computerized Presentation of the Tower of London: Mode Matters in Both Children and adults. Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Park City, UT.
MacDonald, C. A. & Berg, W. K. (2003). Efficient strategy use: Evidence of executive functioning? Paper presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association Conference, New Orleans LA.
McNamara, J. P. H., Byrd, D. L., & Berg, W. K. (2003). Preschoolers’ use of a holding peg strategy on the Tower of London. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, Florida.
Byrd, D. L., van der Veen, T. K., McNamara, J. P. H., & Berg, W. K. (2001). Requirements of speech and motor movements differently impact preschoolers’ problem solving performances. Biennial Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
McNamara, J. P. H., Byrd, D. L., & Berg, W. K. (2001). A microgenetic study of 4- and 5-year-old children’s problem solving ability. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Byrd, D. L., Benigno, J. P., McNamara, J. P. H., & Berg, W. K. (2001). Preschoolers’ private speech during a problem-solving task: A microgenetic analysis. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Byrd, D. L., Sweeney, K. E., Berg, W. K., Eyler, F. D., Behnke, M., & Wobie, K. E. (2000). The influences of prenatal cocaine exposure, socioeconomic status, and problem difficulty on the executive functioning of 7-year-olds. Annual Meeting of the National Association for Neuropsychology, Orlando, Florida.
Berg, W. K., & Byrd, D. L. (2000). Predictors of performance on the Tower of London task. Psychonomic Society, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Cheauveron, L., Byrd, D. L., & Berg, W. K. (2000). Heart rate and startle indices of planning in non-clinically diagnosed children. Annual Meeting of the South Eastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Byrd, D. L., Silakowski, T. J., & Berg, W. K. (1999). Attention and anticipation during planning prior to a problem-solving task: Heart rate, startle, and behavioral measures. Annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Granada, Spain.
van der Veen, T. K., McNamara, J. P. H., Byrd, D. L., & Berg, W. K. (1999). The impact of preschoolers’ use of declarative and instructive language on problem solving. Inaugural Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Byrd, D. L., Cheauveron, L. A., Silakowski, T. J., & Berg, W. K. (1999). Age differences in the use of fixed foreperiod planning for the Tower of London: Behavioral, heart rate, and startle indices. Inaugural Meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Byrd, D. L., & Berg, W. K. (1999). Children’s use of fixed foreperiod planning for the Tower of London task: Behavioral and heart rate indices. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Byrd, D. L., Berg, W. K., & Austin, G. J. (1997). Contingent Negative Variation: Clarifying the course of development . Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Sabatinelli, D, Schiselman, I, & Berg, W. K. (1997). Hold your horses: Agonists and antagonists in motor preparation. Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.
Austin, G. J., & Berg, W. K. (1997) Looking Time as a Predictor of Anticipation In Four-Month-Olds. International Conference on Infant Studies.
Sabatinelli, D., Griffin, G., & Berg, W. K. (1996). Relations between foreperiod muscle tension and anticipatory heart rate. Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.
Shortley, B. M., & Berg, W. K. (1996). Avoiding noise artifacts in airpuff startle stimuli. Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research.
Garner, E. E., Berg, W. K., & Boswell, A. E. (1996) Motor and Cardiac Indicies of Anticipation in 9-Month-old Infants. International Conference on Infant Studies.
References – Available upon request