2021
Decoding visual colour from scalp electroencephalography measurements
Hajonides J, Nobre A, van Ede F, Stokes M. Decoding visual colour from scalp electroencephalography measurements. NeuroImage 2021, 237: 118030. PMID: 33836272, PMCID: PMC8285579, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Purpose-Dependent Consequences of Temporal Expectations Serving Perception and Action
van Ede F, Rohenkohl G, Gould I, Nobre A. Purpose-Dependent Consequences of Temporal Expectations Serving Perception and Action. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 40: 7877-7886. PMID: 32900836, PMCID: PMC7548698, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1134-20.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal expectationsBrain activityBrain statesFrequency-specific mannerUpcoming perceptionSources of temporal expectationsOscillatory brain activityVisual-motor taskAffected response timesNeurophysiological brain activityBehavioral relevancePerceptual accuracyNeural activityNeural lateralizationNeural statesFemale human volunteersRelevant dimensionsBrainModality-StateTaskHuman volunteersPerceptionResponse speedResponse timeOne Thing Leads to Another: Anticipating Visual Object Identity Based on Associative-Memory Templates
Boettcher S, Stokes M, Nobre A, van Ede F. One Thing Leads to Another: Anticipating Visual Object Identity Based on Associative-Memory Templates. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 40: 4010-4020. PMID: 32284338, PMCID: PMC7219293, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2751-19.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContingent negative variationTemporal anticipationElectrophysiological signaturesMemory templatesProbabilistic associationsNegative variationAnticipatory mechanismsAlpha oscillationsAlpha-band oscillationsField of attentionAttentional templatesMemory cuesNeural substratesPreparatory attentionTask-relevantExperiment 2Neural mechanismsBehavioral consequencesBehavioral benefitsObject identityMotor responsePerceptual identityElectrophysiological substrateHuman electrophysiologyAnticipatory states
2019
Human gaze tracks attentional focusing in memorized visual space
van Ede F, Chekroud S, Nobre A. Human gaze tracks attentional focusing in memorized visual space. Nature Human Behaviour 2019, 3: 462-470. PMID: 31089296, PMCID: PMC6546593, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-019-0549-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPunishment-related memory-guided attention: Neural dynamics of perceptual modulation
Suárez-Suárez S, Holguín S, Cadaveira F, Nobre A, Doallo S. Punishment-related memory-guided attention: Neural dynamics of perceptual modulation. Cortex 2019, 115: 231-245. PMID: 30852377, PMCID: PMC6525146, DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContextual memoryAttentional biasPunishment avoidanceMemory-based attentional biasesMemory-driven attentional biasPositive reward valueAvoidance of punishmentEvent-related potentialsOptimal perceptual decisionsResponses to targetsEarly visual processingVisual search processAssociated with successful avoidanceAvoidance associationsReward valueNeural signaturesAttention taskMotivational valueSuccessful avoidanceTarget stimuliPerceptual decisionsVisual processingPerceptual modulesNeural dynamicsElectrophysiological measurements
2018
Differential Effects of Salient Visual Events on Memory‐Guided Attention in Adults and Children
Nussenbaum K, Scerif G, Nobre A. Differential Effects of Salient Visual Events on Memory‐Guided Attention in Adults and Children. Child Development 2018, 90: 1369-1388. PMID: 30295321, PMCID: PMC6767380, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnticipatory neural dynamics of spatial-temporal orienting of attention in younger and older adults
Heideman S, Rohenkohl G, Chauvin J, Palmer C, van Ede F, Nobre A. Anticipatory neural dynamics of spatial-temporal orienting of attention in younger and older adults. NeuroImage 2018, 178: 46-56. PMID: 29733953, PMCID: PMC6057272, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal orientationOlder adultsPosterior alphaEffect of temporal orientationBeta oscillationsEnhanced perceptual sensitivitySpatial-temporal orientationAttentional orientingPerceptual sensitivityEffect of spatial orientationOrientation taskTemporal expectationsMagnetoencephalography dataAnticipatory modulationNeural dynamicsBilateral suppressionVisual targetYoung adultsGamma bandReduced reaction timeMagnetoencephalographyVisual perceptionReaction timeCuesAdultsBenefits 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCuesFemaleHumansMaleMemory, Short-TermSpace PerceptionVisual PerceptionYoung AdultBuilding on a Solid Baseline: Anticipatory Biases in Attention
Nobre A, Serences J. Building on a Solid Baseline: Anticipatory Biases in Attention. Trends In Neurosciences 2018, 41: 120-122. PMID: 29499772, PMCID: PMC6041469, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2018.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Differences between endogenous attention to spatial locations and sensory modalities
Vibell J, Klinge C, Zampini M, Nobre A, Spence C. Differences between endogenous attention to spatial locations and sensory modalities. Experimental Brain Research 2017, 235: 2983-2996. PMID: 28717820, PMCID: PMC5603640, DOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-5030-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory modalitiesSpatial attentionTemporal-order judgment taskModulate perceptual processingJudgment taskPerceptual processingNeural mechanismsTemporal discriminationSpatial locationEndogenous attentionP1 potentialNeural activityLatency effectsAttention moduleLatencyAttentionExperimental designPreparatory α-band oscillations reflect spatial gating independently of predictions regarding target identity
Wildegger T, van Ede F, Woolrich M, Gillebert C, Nobre A. Preparatory α-band oscillations reflect spatial gating independently of predictions regarding target identity. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2017, 117: 1385-1394. PMID: 28077669, PMCID: PMC5350265, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00856.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial gatingGating of informationAttentional cuesHuman brain oscillationsTarget identityFeature-based predictionsCue-target intervalVisual targetVisual detection taskFeature-based attentionUpcoming visual targetSpatial attention cuesCovert spatial attentionOscillationsUninformative cuesBehavioral benefitsBrain activityBehavioral levelAnticipatory attentionCortical regionsSpatial attentionA-bandAttended locationSpatial cuesBrain oscillations
2014
Combining spatial and temporal expectations to improve visual perception
Rohenkohl G, Gould I, Pessoa J, Nobre A. Combining spatial and temporal expectations to improve visual perception. Journal Of Vision 2014, 14: 8-8. PMID: 24722562, PMCID: PMC3983934, DOI: 10.1167/14.4.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionContrast SensitivityCuesFemaleHumansMalePsychophysicsSensory ThresholdsSpace PerceptionVisual PerceptionYoung AdultConceptsTemporal expectationsSpatial expectationsSymbolic arrow cuesEarly perceptual stageGoal-relevant eventsPerceptual information processingEnhanced visual discriminationArrow cuesPerceptual stageVisual discriminationPerceptual functionsUnattended locationsPsychophysical tasksPerceptual benefitsTarget eventInformation processingVisual perceptionModulatory effectsImprove visual perceptionSpatial locationTarget locationReceptive-field propertiesTarget appearanceExpectationsPerception
2013
Is Attention Based on Spatial Contextual Memory Preferentially Guided by Low Spatial Frequency Signals?
Patai E, Buckley A, Nobre A. Is Attention Based on Spatial Contextual Memory Preferentially Guided by Low Spatial Frequency Signals? PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e65601. PMID: 23776509, PMCID: PMC3679178, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionFemaleHumansMaleMemoryPhotic StimulationReaction TimeSpace PerceptionVisual PerceptionYoung AdultConceptsLow-spatial frequenciesContextual memoryAttentional orienting taskMemory-guided attentionPerceptual discrimination taskOrienting of attentionVentral visual streamMedial temporal areasAmbiguous visual stimuliLower spatial frequency signalsFrequency versionBias attentionMemory cuesSpatial memoryPerceptual discriminationAttentional benefitsDiscrimination taskTarget stimuliDorsal streamOrientation taskVisual streamTemporal areaVisual stimuliFrequency cuesMemoryReward Associations Magnify Memory-based Biases on Perception
Doallo S, Patai E, Nobre A. Reward Associations Magnify Memory-based Biases on Perception. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2013, 25: 245-257. PMID: 23066690, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReward outcomesNeural processesEarly perceptual stageMemory-guided attentionEffect of spatial memoryLocations of relevant objectsContextual memoryPerceptual stageSpatial memoryBehavioral measuresBrain activityRecordings of brain activityRewardOptimal perceptionMemoryImpact perceptionsRelevant objectsTarget objectPerceptionBiasComplex scenesDiscriminationOutcomesSource of predictabilityComplex environments
2012
Long-term Memories Bias Sensitivity and Target Selection in Complex Scenes
Patai E, Doallo S, Nobre A. Long-term Memories Bias Sensitivity and Target Selection in Complex Scenes. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2012, 24: 2281-2291. PMID: 23016670, PMCID: PMC4152726, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term memoryPerceptual sensitivityTop-down sources of informationImplicit contextual cueingSuperior perceptual sensitivityEnhanced perceptual sensitivityScene contextVisual spatial cuesComplex scenesPerceptual identificationBehavioral measuresContextual cuesTop-down sourcesTarget locationExperimental paradigmSpatial cuesEveryday situationsPre-exposureCuesMemoryCluttered environmentsTarget selectionSceneN2pcERPLacking Control over the Trade-Off between Quality and Quantity in Visual Short-Term Memory
Murray A, Nobre A, Astle D, Stokes M. Lacking Control over the Trade-Off between Quality and Quantity in Visual Short-Term Memory. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e41223. PMID: 22905099, PMCID: PMC3414487, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual short-term memoryShort-term memoryMemory-based judgmentsStimulus-driven factorsTop-down controlPrecision of itemsMnemonic demandsExperiment 4Experiment 3Task demandsQuality of itemsItemsMemoryStrategic trade-offsContextual informationParticipantsLack controlJudgmentTaskMotivationTrade-offsAttention Modulates Maintenance of Representations in Visual Short-term Memory
Kuo B, Stokes M, Nobre A. Attention Modulates Maintenance of Representations in Visual Short-term Memory. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2012, 24: 51-60. PMID: 21736457, PMCID: PMC3480577, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual short-term memoryContralateral delay activityTask-relevant itemsShort-term memoryVSTM representationsVisual short-term memory performanceVisual short-term memory maintenanceTop-down attentional biasesMaintenance of representationsModulation of neural activityTask-relevant informationRetrospective cuesAttentional biasMaintenance periodMemory itemsOrienting attentionMemory loadMemory delayBehavioral benefitsBehavioral goalsNeural activityRetrocueMultiple itemsDelayed activationMemory
2011
Biasing Perception by Spatial Long-Term Memory
Summerfield J, Rao A, Garside N, Nobre A. Biasing Perception by Spatial Long-Term Memory. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 14952-14960. PMID: 22016528, PMCID: PMC6623569, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5541-10.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term memoryNeural activityParticipants detected visual targetsSpatial long-term memoryEarly stages of visual analysisEarly perceptual analysisStages of visual analysisNaturalistic visual scenesImprove behavioral performanceOscillatory brain activityBehavioral performanceSpatial memoryBrain activityPerceptual functionsTask goalsBiased perceptionsNovel locationsPerceptual analysisRecord neural activityHuman brainVisual targetMemoryVisual sceneTarget locationTarget detection performanceAge-Related Changes in Orienting Attention in Time
Zanto T, Pan P, Liu H, Bollinger J, Nobre A, Gazzaley A. Age-Related Changes in Orienting Attention in Time. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 12461-12470. PMID: 21880908, PMCID: PMC3205974, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1149-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal cuesOlder adultsNormal agingYoung adultsContingent negative variationTask complexityAlpha-band activityOrienting attentionAttentional resourcesBehavioral performanceNeural mechanismsAge-related changesNegative variationBand activityCuesExpectancy deficitElectroencephalographic dataDeficitsAdultsTaskResponse timeAttentionPrestimulusRelevant pointsEnhanced performanceIndexing the graded allocation of visuospatial attention using anticipatory alpha oscillations
Gould I, Rushworth M, Nobre A. Indexing the graded allocation of visuospatial attention using anticipatory alpha oscillations. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2011, 105: 1318-1326. PMID: 21228304, PMCID: PMC3074422, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00653.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllocation of visuospatial attentionVisuospatial attentionAssociated with response preparationEvent-related potential measuresPredictive of behavioral performanceTime-frequency analysis of EEG dataSpatial certaintyAlpha oscillationsLateralization of alpha-band activityCue-target intervalProcessing of targetsTop-down controlAlpha-band activityAnalysis of EEG dataAttentional goalsBehavioral performanceResponse preparationOccipitoparietal cortexNeural mechanismsAlpha lateralizationAlpha modulationReaction timeBeta bandLateralizationEEG data