2018
Temporally Unconstrained Decoding Reveals Consistent but Time-Varying Stages of Stimulus Processing
Vidaurre D, Myers N, Stokes M, Nobre A, Woolrich M. Temporally Unconstrained Decoding Reveals Consistent but Time-Varying Stages of Stimulus Processing. Cerebral Cortex 2018, 29: 863-874. PMID: 30535141, PMCID: PMC6319313, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStimulus processingStages of stimulus processingTraditional decoding approachEarly sensory areasCognitive processesNeural processesPerceptual judgmentsBrain statesTiming of statesNeural dynamicsSensory areasInvestigate learningStimuliTemporal precisionDecoding approachQuality of performanceTrialsDecision makingJudgmentTaskBenefits of Flexible Prioritization in Working Memory Can Arise Without Costs
Myers N, Chekroud S, Stokes M, Nobre A. Benefits of Flexible Prioritization in Working Memory Can Arise Without Costs. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2018, 44: 398-411. PMID: 28816476, PMCID: PMC5868459, DOI: 10.1037/xhp0000449.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Changes in cortical β-oscillation dynamics across the clinical spectrum of motor neuron disease
Proudfoot M, Rohenkohl G, Gould I, Wuu J, Andersen P, Talbot K, Woolrich M, Benatar M, Nobre A, Turner M. Changes in cortical β-oscillation dynamics across the clinical spectrum of motor neuron disease. The Lancet 2016, 387: s84. DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(16)00471-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAsymptomatic mutation carriersMutation carriersMotor neuron diseaseRelative to controlsAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisDevelopment of overt symptomsPrimary lateral sclerosisSymptomatic patientsLateral sclerosisClinical spectrumMotor cortexContralateral motor cortexHealthy controlsPatientsCortical dysfunctionOvert symptomsBiomarker discoveryGenetic riskNeuron diseaseMEG analysisInhibition trialsSclerosisMEG dataPathologyTrials
2013
Orienting Attention Within Visual Short‐Term Memory: Development and Mechanisms
Shimi A, Nobre A, Astle D, Scerif G. Orienting Attention Within Visual Short‐Term Memory: Development and Mechanisms. Child Development 2013, 85: 578-592. PMID: 23937596, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12150.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Applying an Attentional Set to Perceived and Remembered Features
Astle D, Nobre A, Scerif G. Applying an Attentional Set to Perceived and Remembered Features. PLOS ONE 2009, 4: e7613. PMID: 19898613, PMCID: PMC2764142, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual short-term memoryEvent-related brain potentialsGlobal field powerAttentional setStimulus featuresGlobal field power differencesStay trialsBrain potentialsTrial typesNeural mechanismsShort-term memoryNeural generatorsPerceptual objectsPrevious researchQualitatively different configurationsFeatures of objectsField powerControl processAmplitude differencesTopographic differencesPerformance costParticipantsStimuliTrialsMemory
2007
Efficient Attentional Selection Predicts Distractor Devaluation: Event-related Potential Evidence for a Direct Link between Attention and Emotion
Kiss M, Goolsby B, Raymond J, Shapiro K, Silvert L, Nobre A, Fragopanagos N, Taylor J, Eimer M. Efficient Attentional Selection Predicts Distractor Devaluation: Event-related Potential Evidence for a Direct Link between Attention and Emotion. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2007, 19: 1316-1322. PMID: 17651005, PMCID: PMC2397542, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2007.19.8.1316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional selectionAffective evaluationEvent-related potential evidenceEmotional responsesVisual search taskDistractor facesRated facesN2pc componentDistractor suppressionBehavioral measuresUnfocused attentionDistractorsVisual searchSearch taskN2pcEvaluative judgmentsTarget eventElectrophysiological measurementsEmotionsAttentionPotential evidenceEmotional linkFaceJudgmentTrials