Top-down modulation: bridging selective attention and working memory
Gazzaley A, Nobre A. Top-down modulation: bridging selective attention and working memory. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2011, 16: 129-135. PMID: 22209601, PMCID: PMC3510782, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2011.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTop-down modulationSource of top-down signalsMaintenance of relevant informationParietal control regionsInfluence working memoryHuman neurophysiological studiesEncoding of stimuliTop-down signalsWM taskMemory retrievalWorking memoryCognitive operationsNeural mechanismsSelective attentionCognitive resourcesReview recent evidenceStimulus-presentCore featuresSensory cortexNeurophysiological studiesConcurrent engagementMemoryRecent evidenceStimuliActivity modulation