2017
Preparatory α-band oscillations reflect spatial gating independently of predictions regarding target identity
Wildegger T, van Ede F, Woolrich M, Gillebert C, Nobre A. Preparatory α-band oscillations reflect spatial gating independently of predictions regarding target identity. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2017, 117: 1385-1394. PMID: 28077669, PMCID: PMC5350265, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00856.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial gatingGating of informationAttentional cuesHuman brain oscillationsTarget identityFeature-based predictionsCue-target intervalVisual targetVisual detection taskFeature-based attentionUpcoming visual targetSpatial attention cuesCovert spatial attentionOscillationsUninformative cuesBehavioral benefitsBrain activityBehavioral levelAnticipatory attentionCortical regionsSpatial attentionA-bandAttended locationSpatial cuesBrain oscillations
2008
Choosing Where to Attend and the Medial Frontal Cortex: An fMRI Study
Taylor P, Rushworth M, Nobre A. Choosing Where to Attend and the Medial Frontal Cortex: An fMRI Study. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2008, 100: 1397-1406. PMID: 18596189, PMCID: PMC2544456, DOI: 10.1152/jn.90241.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention conditionMedial frontal cortical regionsEye fieldLateral frontal eye fieldsMedial frontal cortexFrontal cortical regionsFunctional magnetic resonancePeripheral spatial locationsVisual detection taskFrontal eye fieldMemory confoundsAttentional orientingFree selectionFMRI studyCentral cuesFrontal cortexOvert actionsCortical regionsCovert attentionSpatial attentionNeural activityChoice trialsVoluntary attentionDetection taskMemory
2007
Influence of attentional demands on the processing of emotional facial expressions in the amygdala
Silvert L, Lepsien J, Fragopanagos N, Goolsby B, Kiss M, Taylor J, Raymond J, Shapiro K, Eimer M, Nobre A. Influence of attentional demands on the processing of emotional facial expressions in the amygdala. NeuroImage 2007, 38: 357-366. PMID: 17870614, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.07.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace stimuliAttentional resourcesAttentional loadOrientation taskProcessing of threat-related stimuliProcessing of emotional facial expressionsAvailability of attentional resourcesInfluence of attentional demandsThreat-related stimuliEmotional facial expressionsIdentity-matching taskPatterns of activityFearful facesNeutral facesRight amygdalaEmotional processingAttentional demandsPeripheral facesAmygdalaCortical regionsIdentical tasksFacial expressionsStimuliFace recognition performanceReaction time
1997
Functional localization of the system for visuospatial attention using positron emission tomography.
Nobre A, Sebestyen G, Gitelman D, Mesulam M, Frackowiak R, Frith C. Functional localization of the system for visuospatial attention using positron emission tomography. Brain 1997, 120: 515-533. PMID: 9126062, DOI: 10.1093/brain/120.3.515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShifts of attentionVisuospatial attentionAttention taskNeural systemsRight anterior cingulate gyrusCovert shifts of attentionPatterns of neural activityRight posterior parietal cortexAnterior cingulate gyrusLateral premotor cortexPosterior parietal cortexIndividual-subject levelRegional functional specializationIntraparietal sulcusCingulate gyrusParietal cortexTarget stimuliAttention conditionCovert shiftsPremotor cortexPeripheral cuesCortical regionsSpatial attentionNeural activityBehavioral studies
1993
Electrophysiological studies of color processing in human visual cortex
Allison T, Begleiter A, McCarthy G, Roessler E, Nobre A, Spencer D. Electrophysiological studies of color processing in human visual cortex. Clinical Neurophysiology 1993, 88: 343-355. PMID: 7691559, DOI: 10.1016/0168-5597(93)90011-d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior temporal gyrusLingual gyrusHuman visual cortexPosterior fusiform gyrusFusiform gyrusVisual cortexSignificant color effectTemporal gyrusNon-visual cortexInferior occipital cortexEpileptogenic focusOccipital cortexOccipital poleNeuronal activityAnterior fusiform gyrusElectrophysiological studiesTemporal cortexSurface cortexCheckerboard stimuliCortical regionsElectrophysiological recordingsCortexCortical processingGyrusArea V4