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
2017
Anticipated moments: temporal structure in attention
Nobre A, van Ede F. Anticipated moments: temporal structure in attention. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2017, 19: 34-48. PMID: 29213134, DOI: 10.1038/nrn.2017.141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal expectationsObject-based attentionDomains of perceptionFeature-based expectationRelevant sensory inputAttentional biasCue associationsCognitive domainsNeural mechanismsNeural responsesCognitive disordersSynchrony of neuronal activityTemporal structureNeuronal activityTemporal attentionSensory inputFeature-basedPointsAttentionRelevant momentsAttentionPerceptionExpectationsDisorders
2016
Top–Down Activation of Spatiotopic Sensory Codes in Perceptual and Working Memory Search
Kuo B, Nobre A, Scerif G, Astle D. Top–Down Activation of Spatiotopic Sensory Codes in Perceptual and Working Memory Search. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2016, 28: 996-1009. PMID: 26967943, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontoparietal networkEarly visual areasMemory searchVisual areasPrioritization of relevant informationMEG dataRelevant sensory corticesLevels of processingTop-down activationDynamics of functional connectivitySensory codingN2pc effectTemporal dynamics of functional connectivityCombined fMRITarget itemsFunctional connectivityFMRI dataFrontoparietal areasCognitive systemPhase-phase couplingFMRISensory cortexInternal representationN2pcSensory input
2011
Orienting attention to locations in mental representations
Astle D, Summerfield J, Griffin I, Nobre A. Orienting attention to locations in mental representations. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 2011, 74: 146-162. PMID: 21972046, PMCID: PMC4152722, DOI: 10.3758/s13414-011-0218-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual short-term memoryVSTM representationsVisual short-term memory capacityContents of visual short-term memoryTop-down attentional biasesSpatial cuesInvalid spatial cuesTop-down biasRetro-cueAttentional biasUncued itemsMemory searchOrienting attentionMemory loadUnattended itemsCue delayShort-term memoryCognitive processesIconic memoryMental representationsSpatial attentionCuesMemorySensory inputItemsImagery for shapes activates position-invariant representations in human visual cortex
Stokes M, Saraiva A, Rohenkohl G, Nobre A. Imagery for shapes activates position-invariant representations in human visual cortex. NeuroImage 2011, 56: 1540-1545. PMID: 21376815, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.02.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTop-down control mechanismsMultivoxel pattern analysisLateral occipital complexHigher-level visual areasNeural codingPerceptual codingModulation of functional connectivityControl mechanismsVisual cortexHuman visual cortexVisual areasCodeVisual codesTop-down controlControl centreOccipital complexVisual cortical areasFunctional connectivitySimple shapesCentral fixationVisual imageryCortical areasGeneral modelSensory inputCortex