2021
Shielding working-memory representations from temporally predictable external interference
Gresch D, Boettcher S, van Ede F, Nobre A. Shielding working-memory representations from temporally predictable external interference. Cognition 2021, 217: 104915. PMID: 34600356, PMCID: PMC8543071, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2021.104915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal expectationsDistractor suppressionEffects of temporal expectationVisual working-memory taskWorking-memory representationsWorking-memory taskWorking-memory contentsWorking memoryExternal sensory inputIrrelevant distractorsMemory performancePredictable distractorsDistractorsInternal representationSensory inputTemporal predictionMemoryExternal interferenceExternal eventsSafeguarding behaviorsRetention periodDaily lifeInfluence of external interferenceDetrimental influence
2012
Temporal Expectation Improves the Quality of Sensory Information
Rohenkohl G, Cravo A, Wyart V, Nobre A. Temporal Expectation Improves the Quality of Sensory Information. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 8424-8428. PMID: 22699922, PMCID: PMC4235252, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0804-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal expectationsQuality of sensory informationVisual targetModulate visual perceptionSensory informationVisual perceptionRhythmic temporal expectationRelevant sensory informationAction preparationPerceptual processingSensory evidenceAttentional focusOptimal information processingPsychophysical paradigmInformation processingOrientation discriminationPsychometric functionsVisual gratingsTemporal regularityReaction timeExternal eventsIrregular conditionsTemporal structureContrast sensitivitySignal strength