2008
Differential Modulation of Word Recognition by Semantic and Spatial Orienting of Attention
Cristescu T, Nobre A. Differential Modulation of Word Recognition by Semantic and Spatial Orienting of Attention. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2008, 20: 787-801. PMID: 18201125, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2008.20503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSemantic processingWord stimuliLevels of stimulus analysisEvent-related potential analysisLexical-decision taskN400 potentialsSpatial orientationStimulus analysisBehavioral facilitationBehavioral performanceWord recognitionWord processingSemantic categoriesPotentials P1Complex stimuliStimuliNon-overlapping patternsAssociated featuresElectrophysiological effectsTaskSemantic orientationCuesDifferential modulationWordsAttention
2005
Modulation of brain activity by selective task sets observed using event-related potentials
Miniussi C, Marzi C, Nobre A. Modulation of brain activity by selective task sets observed using event-related potentials. Neuropsychologia 2005, 43: 1514-1528. PMID: 15989941, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2004.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsTask setsTarget stimuliBrain activityNeural systemsProcessing of target stimuliInfluence of selective attentionTrial-by-trial cuesTask set reconfigurationModulation of brain activityTarget processingNeutral cuesNon-wordsCue predictabilityCue presentationLetter stringsSwitching taskTask switchingVerbal tasksHemispheric specializationSelective attentionSpatial tasksParietal electrodesTarget onsetFrontal electrodes