2018
Encoding-related brain activity and accelerated forgetting in transient epileptic amnesia
Atherton K, Filippini N, Zeman A, Nobre A, Butler C. Encoding-related brain activity and accelerated forgetting in transient epileptic amnesia. Cortex 2018, 110: 127-140. PMID: 29861041, PMCID: PMC6335262, DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2018.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAmnesiaBrainEpilepsyFemaleHumansLearningMaleMemoryMiddle AgedNeuropsychological TestsPsychotic DisordersRecognition, PsychologyConceptsTransient epileptic amnesiaAccelerated forgettingMemory tracesBrain activityEpileptic amnesiaSyndrome of transient epileptic amnesiaEncoding-related activityAnterograde memory tasksFunctional MRI scansEncoding of memoriesVulnerable to interferenceMemory taskBrain systemsRecognition memoryHippocampal activityMemory paradigmRetention intervalMemory impairmentNeural mechanismsPoor memoryAbnormal encodingReduced deactivationWord listsHealthy control subjectsNormal performance
2014
‘Can you look me in the face?’ Short-term SSRI Administration Reverts Avoidant Ocular Face Exploration in Subjects at Risk for Psychopathology
Di Simplicio M, Doallo S, Costoloni G, Rohenkohl G, Nobre A, Harmer C. ‘Can you look me in the face?’ Short-term SSRI Administration Reverts Avoidant Ocular Face Exploration in Subjects at Risk for Psychopathology. Neuropsychopharmacology 2014, 39: 3059-3066. PMID: 25035080, PMCID: PMC4229577, DOI: 10.1038/npp.2014.159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceAntisocial Personality DisorderCitalopramDiscrimination, PsychologicalDouble-Blind MethodEye MovementsFacial ExpressionFemaleHumansMalePersonality InventoryPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRecognition, PsychologySelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsStatistics as TopicSurveys and QuestionnairesVisual Analog ScaleYoung AdultConceptsFacial stimuliOcular explorationStudy 2Study 1Serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopramRecognition of positive emotionsReduced eye gazeEysenck Personality QuestionnaireReuptake inhibitor citalopramLow neuroticism scoresNegative facial expressionsEye gaze movementsDouble-blind designHappy facesSSRI administrationFear expressionHigh neuroticismInhibitor citalopramPersonality QuestionnaireNeuroticism scoresEmotional stimuliInterpersonal difficultiesFace stimuliSocial stimuliFace exploration
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
2007
Social contact and other-race face processing in the human brain
Walker P, Silvert L, Hewstone M, Nobre A. Social contact and other-race face processing in the human brain. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2007, 3: 16-25. PMID: 19015091, PMCID: PMC2569819, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsm035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace processingOther-race face processingNeural processing of facesProcessing of facesEarly perceptual stageEvent-related potentialsImpact of social contactSocial contactStages of processingPerceptual stageStructural encodingNeural processesInfluencing social factorsSocial factorsHuman brainBrainSignificant effectFaceEncodingInfluence of attentional demands on the processing of emotional facial expressions in the amygdala
Silvert L, Lepsien J, Fragopanagos N, Goolsby B, Kiss M, Taylor J, Raymond J, Shapiro K, Eimer M, Nobre A. Influence of attentional demands on the processing of emotional facial expressions in the amygdala. NeuroImage 2007, 38: 357-366. PMID: 17870614, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.07.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace stimuliAttentional resourcesAttentional loadOrientation taskProcessing of threat-related stimuliProcessing of emotional facial expressionsAvailability of attentional resourcesInfluence of attentional demandsThreat-related stimuliEmotional facial expressionsIdentity-matching taskPatterns of activityFearful facesNeutral facesRight amygdalaEmotional processingAttentional demandsPeripheral facesAmygdalaCortical regionsIdentical tasksFacial expressionsStimuliFace recognition performanceReaction time