2011
Long-term memory prepares neural activity for perception
Stokes M, Atherton K, Patai E, Nobre A. Long-term memory prepares neural activity for perception. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 109: e360-e367. PMID: 22109554, PMCID: PMC3277524, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1108555108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContents of long-term memoryLong-term memoryMemory-guided attentionDorsal frontoparietal circuitFunctional MRI resultsVisual cortexExtrastriate visual cortexAlpha-band activityAttentional orientingPerceptual processingFrontoparietal circuitsOngoing perceptionNeural mechanismsPerceptual sensitivitySource of predictive informationFunctional MRINeural activityPreparatory stateCortical networksBrain statesCortexPreparatory activityPast experiencesMemorySpatial location
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
2007
Dissociable top-down anticipatory neural states for different linguistic dimensions
Ruz M, Nobre A. Dissociable top-down anticipatory neural states for different linguistic dimensions. Neuropsychologia 2007, 46: 1151-1160. PMID: 18083202, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage domainsCue-locked ERPsStimulus-response mappingsHigh-density electrophysiological recordingsTarget wordsTask-rulesLanguage tasksTask conditionsPreparatory stateTopographic activityBrain statesNeural statesPreparatory activityLinguistic dimensionsElectrophysiological recordingsTaskCuesBrainLanguagePhonologyOrthographyERPTime windowWordsParticipants