2024
A Neural Decision Signal during Internal Sampling from Working Memory in Humans
van Ede F, Nobre A. A Neural Decision Signal during Internal Sampling from Working Memory in Humans. Journal Of Neuroscience 2024, 44: e1475232024. PMID: 38538144, PMCID: PMC11079964, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1475-23.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryDomains of working memoryMemory-guided behaviorEvolving decision processesInternal visual representationsNeural evidenceParietal positivitySensory evidenceMental contentMemory contentPurposeful behaviorDecision signalsTime participantsMemorySensory informationInternational sampleMultiple contentsDecision processVisual representationPsychologyDecision-making frameworkNeuroscienceEvidenceBehaviorParticipants
2009
Shape-specific preparatory activity mediates attention to targets in human visual cortex
Stokes M, Thompson R, Nobre A, Duncan J. Shape-specific preparatory activity mediates attention to targets in human visual cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 19569-19574. PMID: 19887644, PMCID: PMC2772815, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905306106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional biasVisual cortexMultivoxel pattern analysisTask-relevant representationsFunctional neuroimaging dataEfficient perceptual processingMechanisms of attentionPreparatory activityModel of attentionTop-down attentionTarget-specific modulationTesting core assumptionsNeural evidencePreparatory attentionAttention trialsPerceptual processingPerceptual representationsAttentional cuesNeuroimaging dataPerceptual performanceBaseline activityCortexInfluential theoryHuman visual cortexCompetition bias