2021
Rhythmic Modulation of Visual Perception by Continuous Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation
Bauer A, van Ede F, Quinn A, Nobre A. Rhythmic Modulation of Visual Perception by Continuous Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2021, 41: 7065-7075. PMID: 34261698, PMCID: PMC8372019, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2980-20.2021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcoustic StimulationAdultAssociation LearningElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansMalePeriodicityVisual CortexVisual PerceptionYoung AdultConceptsAlignment of neural activityRhythmic structureModulation of neural activityCross-modal entrainmentVisual neural activityRhythmic modulationAuditory stimulationVisual areasFrequency-modulatedRhythmic auditory stimulationNeural activityCross-modal influencesSystematic fluctuationsVisual cortical activityVisual perceptionModulation of visual perceptionVisual stimuliMulti-sensoryCross-modal effectsPerceptual discriminationFluctuationsSensory modalitiesEnergyPacing signalHuman electroencephalography
2020
Synchronisation of Neural Oscillations and Cross-modal Influences
Bauer A, Debener S, Nobre A. Synchronisation of Neural Oscillations and Cross-modal Influences. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2020, 24: 481-495. PMID: 32317142, PMCID: PMC7653674, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2020.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCross-modal influencesSensory modalitiesNeural oscillationsCross-modal processingInfluence neural activityTop-down processesNonhuman primate studiesCross-modal phase resettingBehavioral performanceSensory processingNeural activityNeural entrainmentSensory cortexPrimate studiesPhase resettingCortex
2019
Rhythmic Temporal Expectation Boosts Neural Activity by Increasing Neural Gain
Auksztulewicz R, Myers N, Schnupp J, Nobre A. Rhythmic Temporal Expectation Boosts Neural Activity by Increasing Neural Gain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 9806-9817. PMID: 31662425, PMCID: PMC6891052, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0925-19.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTop-down biasRhythmic expectancyIrrelevant distractorsStimulus processingIncreased neural gainNeural sensitivityNeural gainAlignment of neural activityNeural activityTask-relevant targetsImpairing stimulus processingAuditory discrimination taskAuditory stimulus featuresRhythmic temporal expectationBehavioral discrimination accuracyIncreased neural sensitivityNeural decodingDiscrimination taskBrain activityStimulus aspectsTime pointsStimulus streamStimulus featuresTemporal expectationsTask performance
2018
Not All Predictions Are Equal: “What” and “When” Predictions Modulate Activity in Auditory Cortex through Different Mechanisms
Auksztulewicz R, Schwiedrzik C, Thesen T, Doyle W, Devinsky O, Nobre A, Schroeder C, Friston K, Melloni L. Not All Predictions Are Equal: “What” and “When” Predictions Modulate Activity in Auditory Cortex through Different Mechanisms. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 8680-8693. PMID: 30143578, PMCID: PMC6170983, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0369-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural mechanismsNeural processesMotor areaSensory processingCortical activitySuperior temporal gyrusShort-term plasticityTiming of acoustic eventsAuditory areasMechanisms of predictionPrefrontal regionsPrefrontal areasTemporal gyrusBrain regionsManipulated predictionNeural responsesStimulus attributesStimulus featuresEncode predictionsParticipants' predictionsAdaptive behaviorEnvironmental regularitiesNeurophysiological mechanismsCortical hierarchyExperimental manipulation
2017
Task relevance modulates the behavioural and neural effects of sensory predictions
Auksztulewicz R, Friston K, Nobre A. Task relevance modulates the behavioural and neural effects of sensory predictions. PLOS Biology 2017, 15: e2003143. PMID: 29206225, PMCID: PMC5730187, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2003143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTask-relevantMeasure participants' brain activityParticipants' brain activityInfluence of predictabilityGamma-band activityAlpha-band activityIdeal observer modelNeural effectsPredictive signalsTask demandsBrain activityNeural responsesTask performanceSpatial/temporal informationSensory predictionsVisual regionsBrain functionBehavioral responsesSpectral correlationAuditory regionsAuditory cuesInternal predictionsSubjects' predictionsVisual targetDiscrimination accuracyThe Cumulative Effects of Predictability on Synaptic Gain in the Auditory Processing Stream
Auksztulewicz R, Barascud N, Cooray G, Nobre A, Chait M, Friston K. The Cumulative Effects of Predictability on Synaptic Gain in the Auditory Processing Stream. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 6751-6760. PMID: 28607165, PMCID: PMC5508257, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0291-17.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic field amplitudeField amplitudeAuditory processing streamSynaptic gainHealthy human volunteersSustained effectCross-spectral densityDynamic causal modelingSlow modulationSynaptic efficacyNeural gain modulationSlow fluctuationsBrain activityModel-based parametersHuman volunteersAuditory cortexModulation of synaptic gainGain modulationGamma activityProcess streamsModulation of brain activityPredictability of stimuliInduced activationEffects of predictabilitySource-level analysis
2006
Auditory evoked visual awareness following sudden ocular blindness: an EEG and TMS investigation
Rao A, Nobre A, Alexander I, Cowey A. Auditory evoked visual awareness following sudden ocular blindness: an EEG and TMS investigation. Experimental Brain Research 2006, 176: 288-298. PMID: 16858597, DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0616-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTMS-induced phosphenesVisual cortexOcular blindnessHuman perceptual functionsPrimary visual cortexAuditory event-related potentialsEvent-related potentialsInduce phosphenesAuditory transmissionVisual awarenessLate-onsetLate-onset blindnessAuditory processingScalp regionsTranscranial magnetic stimulationAuditory stimuliBlindnessCortexPhosphenesNeuroanatomical studiesSubjectsSudden soundMagnetic stimulationOccipital activationStimuli
2005
Dissociating Linguistic Processes in the Left Inferior Frontal Cortex with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Gough P, Nobre A, Devlin J. Dissociating Linguistic Processes in the Left Inferior Frontal Cortex with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 8010-8016. PMID: 16135758, PMCID: PMC1403818, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2307-05.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft inferior frontal cortexInferior frontal cortexTranscranial magnetic stimulationFrontal cortexIncreased response latenciesAuditory speech processingMagnetic stimulationSounds of wordsSemantic memorySemantic tasksDouble dissociationLinguistic processingWord processingResponse latencyTemporoparietal regionSpeech processingSound patternsWordsCortexCorticocortical connectionsMemoryTaskParticipantsDissociationStimulation