Selected Publications

Treffner, P. J., Peter, M., & Kleidon, M. (2008). Gestures and phases: The dynamics of speech-hand communication. Ecological Psychology, 20, 32–64.

Treffner, P. J., & Peter, M. (2002). Intentional and attentional dynamics of speech–hand coordination. Human Movement Science, 21, 641–697.

Treffner, P. J. (1999). The common structure of concepts is the affordance in the ecology. Commentary on Ruth Millikan's "A common structure of individuals, stuffs, and real kinds". Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 22, 729–733.

Treffner, P. J. (2018). Driver distraction – Is it that bad? Yes.

Invited talk plus workshop, 43rd annual conference of NZ Institute of Driver Educators

Treffner, P. J., & Barrett, R. (2004). Hands-free mobile phone speech while driving degrades coordination and control. Transportation Research, Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 7, 229–246.

Treffner, P. J., Barrett, R., & Petersen, A. J. (2002). Stability and skill in driving. Human Movement Science, 21, 749–784.

Treffner, P. J., Barrett, R. S., Petersen, A. J., & White, R. (2002). Active stabilisation and perceptual sensitivity in safe driving. In Developing Safer Drivers and Riders: Proceedings of Travelsafe–Australian College of Road Safety Conference (pp. 91–104). Mawson, ACT: ACRS.

Conference first place award

Treffner, P. J. (Ed.) (2003). Proceedings, 12th International Conference on Perception & Action Gold Coast Publishing.

Treffner, P. J., & Morrison, S. M. (2001). (Eds.) (2001). An interdisciplinary focus on skilled perception-action. Human Movement Science, 20, v-vi.

Treffner, P. J., & Kelso, J. A. S. (1999). Functional stabilization of unstable fixed-points. Ecological Psychology, 11, 103-137.

Treffner, P. J. (1999). Resonance constraints on between-person polyrhythms. In M. A. Grealy and J. A. Thomson (Eds.), Studies in perception and action V (pp. 165 – 169). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum

Riley, M. A., Amazeen, E. L., Amazeen, P. G., Treffner, P. J., & Turvey, M. T. (1997). Effects of temporal scaling and attention on the asymmetric dynamics of bimanual coordination. Motor Control, 1, 263-283.

Amazeen, E. L., Amazeen, P., Treffner, P. J., & Turvey, M. T. (1997). Attention and handedness in bimanual coordination dynamics. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 23, 1552–1560.

Treffner, P. J., & Kelso, J. A. S. (1997). Scale-invariant memory during functional stabilization. In M. Schmuckler and J. M. Kennedy (Eds.), Studies in perception and action IV (pp. 275-279). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Treffner, P. J., & Turvey, M. T. (1996). Symmetry, broken symmetry, and handedness in bimanual coordination dynamics. Experimental Brain Research, 107, 463–478.

Treffner, P. J., & Kelso, J. A. S. (1995). Functional stability of perception-action dynamics. Proceedings of the Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology (ARVO), S357.

Treffner, P. J., & Kelso, J. A. S. (1995). Functional stabilization of unstable fixed-points. In B. Bardy, R. Bootsma, and Y. Guiard (Eds.) Studies in perception and action III, pp. 83-86. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Treffner, P. J., & Turvey, M. T. (1995). Handedness and the asymmetric dynamics of bimanual rhythmic coordination. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 21, 318–333.

Treffner, P. J., & Turvey, M. T. (1993). Resonance constraints on rhythmic movement. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 19, 1221–1237.

Schmidt, R. C., Shaw, B. K., & Turvey, M. T. (1993); Treffner, P. J. contributing. Dynamical aspects of learning an interlimb rhythmic movement pattern. Journal of Motor Behavior.

Schmidt, R. C., Beek, P. J., Treffner, P. J., & Turvey, M. T. (1991). Dynamical substructure of coordinated rhythmic movements. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 17, 635–651.

Schmidt, R. C., Treffner, P. J., & Turvey, M. T. (1991). Neural networks and the first and second rounds of theorizing on Bernstein’s problem. Human Movement Science, 10, 117-131.

Treffner, P. J. (1987). Ecological connectionism and animal-environment mutuality. In M. Caudill (Ed.), Proceedings of IEEE First International Conference on Neural Networks, Vol. 2 (pp. 813-820). San Diego: IEEE Press.

Treffner, P. J. (2003). 12th International Conference on Perception & Action: ICPA 12. Gold Coast, Australia

Treffner, P. J. (2001). 5th Biennial Motor Control and Human Skill Research Workshop. Gold Coast, Australia. Human Movement Science, 20.

Treffner, P. J. (2004). Lectures on communication and ecological psychology. Invited lectures presented to the Japanese Society for Developmental Psychology, Tokyo, Japan.

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