2006
Auditory evoked visual awareness following sudden ocular blindness: an EEG and TMS investigation
Rao A, Nobre A, Alexander I, Cowey A. Auditory evoked visual awareness following sudden ocular blindness: an EEG and TMS investigation. Experimental Brain Research 2006, 176: 288-298. PMID: 16858597, DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0616-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTMS-induced phosphenesVisual cortexOcular blindnessHuman perceptual functionsPrimary visual cortexAuditory event-related potentialsEvent-related potentialsInduce phosphenesAuditory transmissionVisual awarenessLate-onsetLate-onset blindnessAuditory processingScalp regionsTranscranial magnetic stimulationAuditory stimuliBlindnessCortexPhosphenesNeuroanatomical studiesSubjectsSudden soundMagnetic stimulationOccipital activationStimuli
2002
Filtering of Distractors during Visual Search Studied by Positron Emission Tomography
Nobre A, Sebestyen G, Gitelman D, Frith C, Mesulam M. Filtering of Distractors during Visual Search Studied by Positron Emission Tomography. NeuroImage 2002, 16: 968-976. PMID: 12202084, DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2002.1137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvert visual searchVisual searchTarget digitsPositron emission tomographyFiltering of distractorsEye movementsEmission tomographyBrain areasTask conditionsVisual processingObject recognitionBrain imagingCrowded displaysVisual cortexPrimary visual cortexVisual displayDistractorsCortexPositronBrainFoil
1994
Qualitative mapping of cerebral blood flow and functional localization with echo-planar MR imaging and signal targeting with alternating radio frequency.
Edelman R, Siewert B, Darby D, Thangaraj V, Nobre A, Mesulam M, Warach S. Qualitative mapping of cerebral blood flow and functional localization with echo-planar MR imaging and signal targeting with alternating radio frequency. Radiology 1994, 192: 513-20. PMID: 8029425, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.192.2.8029425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral blood flowMaps of cerebral blood flowRadio-frequency pulsesBlood flowCortical gray matter ribbonCerebral blood flow changesEcho-planar MR imagingCortical enhancementPrimary visual cortexSignal intensity increaseInflow timeEcho-planar imagingGray matter ribbonNoninvasive meansMR imagingMotor stripPig modelInversion pulseArterial spinCortical activityVisual cortexDistal portionIntensity increasesPulseEye movements