2019
Changing Interpretations of Emotional Expressions in Working Memory With Aging
Mok R, van der Meulen J, Holmes E, Nobre A. Changing Interpretations of Emotional Expressions in Working Memory With Aging. Emotion 2019, 19: 1060-1069. PMID: 30321038, PMCID: PMC6764502, DOI: 10.1037/emo0000481.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryYoung adultsInterpretation of emotional expressionsEmotion-laden stimuliAge-related impairmentFearful facesEmotional materialWM performanceWM accuracyEmotional biasExperimental tasksEmotional expressionPositive biasAffective representationsFacial expressionsOlder adultsFuture behaviorMemoryAdultsTaskBiasImpairmentStimuliPositive effectAge
2015
Reward boosts working memory encoding over a brief temporal window
Wallis G, Stokes M, Arnold C, Nobre A. Reward boosts working memory encoding over a brief temporal window. Visual Cognition 2015, 23: 291-312. DOI: 10.1080/13506285.2015.1013168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReward-associated itemsWorking memoryEncoding biasCortico-striatal loopsAssociation of stimuliWM encodingReward associationsReward historyReward valueMemory itemsReward itemsRewardMemoryTemporally-specificItemsTemporal windowReinforcement learningBraverEncodingSelection mechanismStimuliAttentionBiasReinforcementColleagues
2013
Reward Associations Magnify Memory-based Biases on Perception
Doallo S, Patai E, Nobre A. Reward Associations Magnify Memory-based Biases on Perception. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2013, 25: 245-257. PMID: 23066690, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward outcomesNeural processesEarly perceptual stageMemory-guided attentionEffect of spatial memoryLocations of relevant objectsContextual memoryPerceptual stageSpatial memoryBehavioral measuresBrain activityRecordings of brain activityRewardOptimal perceptionMemoryImpact perceptionsRelevant objectsTarget objectPerceptionBiasComplex scenesDiscriminationOutcomesSource of predictabilityComplex environments