2020
Comparing the prioritization of items and feature-dimensions in visual working memory
Hajonides J, van Ede F, Stokes M, Nobre A. Comparing the prioritization of items and feature-dimensions in visual working memory. Journal Of Vision 2020, 20: 25-25. PMID: 32841318, PMCID: PMC7453048, DOI: 10.1167/jov.20.8.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual working memoryRetro-cueRetrospective cuesWorking memoryNeutral retro-cuesInternal sensory representationsMemory recall performancePosterior alpha oscillationsItem cuesPrioritization of itemsCueing benefitsAttentional prioritizationNeural basisRecall performanceAttentional benefitsBehavioral resultsRecall accuracyTask performanceFeature-dimensionSensory representationsItem levelAlpha oscillationsItem-basedInformation—atCues
2016
Behavioral and Neural Markers of Flexible Attention over Working Memory in Aging
Mok R, Myers N, Wallis G, Nobre A. Behavioral and Neural Markers of Flexible Attention over Working Memory in Aging. Cerebral Cortex 2016, 26: 1831-1842. PMID: 26865653, PMCID: PMC4785959, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetro-cueWorking memoryOlder adultsMeasured magnetoencephalographyHigher order cognitionPerformance of older adultsOrienting of attentionWM performanceCueing benefitsWM maintenanceWM representationsMitigate cognitive declineFlexible attentionMemory precisionAttentional benefitsNeural markersOscillatory powerCognitive declineNeural dynamicsMEG recordingsMemoryHealthy agingPreservation of controllabilityRelevant itemsModel-based analysis
2015
ERP markers of target selection discriminate children with high vs. low working memory capacity
Shimi A, Nobre A, Scerif G. ERP markers of target selection discriminate children with high vs. low working memory capacity. Frontiers In Systems Neuroscience 2015, 9: 153. PMID: 26594157, PMCID: PMC4633470, DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2015.00153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual working memoryVisual working memory performanceCueing benefitsVWM capacityNeural mechanismsSelective attentionVisual working memory capacityChildren's neural activationPosterior scalp locationsTen-year-oldsArrow cuesERP markersWorking memoryContralateral negativityAttentional selectionBehavioral performanceTemporal dynamics of selectionColored itemsN2pcNeural activityChildren's selectionScalp locationsVisual perceptionRecognition phaseAdult selection
2012
Attentional control constrains visual short-term memory: Insights from developmental and individual differences
Astle D, Nobre A, Scerif G. Attentional control constrains visual short-term memory: Insights from developmental and individual differences. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Psychology 2012, 65: 277-294. PMID: 20680889, PMCID: PMC4152725, DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2010.492622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional controlVisual short-term memory capacityVisual short-term memoryShort-term memory capacityVisual short-termWorking memory spanShort-term representationsAbsence of cuesCueing benefitsProbe itemMemory spanMnemonic representationsControl attentionOrienting attentionCue typesIndividual differencesShort-term memoryExperiment 1Experiment 2Mnemonic contentMemory capacityItem locationsCuesOrientation cuesMemory