2019
Dynamic sustained attention markers differentiate atypical development: The case of Williams syndrome and Down's syndrome
Shalev N, Steele A, Nobre A, Karmiloff-Smith A, Cornish K, Scerif G. Dynamic sustained attention markers differentiate atypical development: The case of Williams syndrome and Down's syndrome. Neuropsychologia 2019, 132: 107148. PMID: 31323245, PMCID: PMC6891877, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2019.107148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSustained attentionWilliams syndromeDown syndromeContinuous performance taskImpaired sustained attentionAttention deficit symptomsMeasure sustained attentionSpecificity to changesAtypical developmentDeficit symptomsBehavioral disordersPerformance tasksAttention markerPoor functional outcomeCase of Williams syndromePoor performanceInvestigate similaritiesChildrenTaskAttentionDisordersFunctional outcomesDownElements of performanceSymptomsDissociable Catecholaminergic Modulation of Visual Attention: Differential Effects of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase and Dopamine Beta-Hydroxylase Genes on Visual Attention
Shalev N, Vangkilde S, Neville M, Tunbridge E, Nobre A, Chechlacz M. Dissociable Catecholaminergic Modulation of Visual Attention: Differential Effects of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase and Dopamine Beta-Hydroxylase Genes on Visual Attention. Neuroscience 2019, 412: 175-189. PMID: 31195057, PMCID: PMC6645579, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.05.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous performance taskSustained attentionVisual attentionAttentional functionsAttentional selectionPerformance tasksEffects of catechol-O-methyltransferaseGo/No-Go taskDopamine beta-hydroxylase geneBehaviorally relevant visual informationThreshold of visual perceptionCatechol-O-methyltransferaseResponse inhibitionGo/No-GoIgnoring distractionsGenotype statusCatecholaminergic activityGroup differencesTask performanceRelevant visual informationGenes COMTBeta-hydroxylase geneCOMTDifferential effectsDopamine
2017
Prioritizing Information during Working Memory: Beyond Sustained Internal Attention
Myers N, Stokes M, Nobre A. Prioritizing Information during Working Memory: Beyond Sustained Internal Attention. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2017, 21: 449-461. PMID: 28454719, PMCID: PMC7220802, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.03.010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research