2024
A Neural Decision Signal during Internal Sampling from Working Memory in Humans
van Ede F, Nobre A. A Neural Decision Signal during Internal Sampling from Working Memory in Humans. Journal Of Neuroscience 2024, 44: e1475232024. PMID: 38538144, PMCID: PMC11079964, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1475-23.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCuesDecision MakingElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansMaleMemory, Short-TermPhotic StimulationReaction TimeYoung AdultConceptsWorking memoryDomains of working memoryMemory-guided behaviorEvolving decision processesInternal visual representationsNeural evidenceParietal positivitySensory evidenceMental contentMemory contentPurposeful behaviorDecision signalsTime participantsMemorySensory informationInternational sampleMultiple contentsDecision processVisual representationPsychologyDecision-making frameworkNeuroscienceEvidenceBehaviorParticipants
2019
Premembering Experience: A Hierarchy of Time-Scales for Proactive Attention
Nobre A, Stokes M. Premembering Experience: A Hierarchy of Time-Scales for Proactive Attention. Neuron 2019, 104: 132-146. PMID: 31600510, PMCID: PMC6873797, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2019.08.030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 makingJudgmentTask
2016
Altered cortical beta‐band oscillations reflect motor system degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Proudfoot M, Rohenkohl G, Quinn A, Colclough G, Wuu J, Talbot K, Woolrich M, Benatar M, Nobre A, Turner M. Altered cortical beta‐band oscillations reflect motor system degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Human Brain Mapping 2016, 38: 237-254. PMID: 27623516, PMCID: PMC5215611, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.23357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary lateral sclerosisAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisSensitive marker of disease activityPLS groupMotor cortex of ALS patientsBeta-band oscillationsMarkers of disease activityDevelopment of overt symptomsHealthy control groupALS spectrumAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis patientsAsymptomatic mutation carriersDiffusion tensor imaging studiesBeta desynchronizationSymptomatic patientsLateral sclerosisDisease activityMutation carriersGene mutationsCortical hyperexcitabilityAsymptomatic carriersSensitive markerNeuroprotective strategiesImaging studiesCortical dysfunction
2015
Time in Cortical Circuits
Finnerty G, Shadlen M, Jazayeri M, Nobre A, Buonomano D. Time in Cortical Circuits. Journal Of Neuroscience 2015, 35: 13912-13916. PMID: 26468192, PMCID: PMC4604229, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2654-15.2015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAttentionCerebral CortexCognitionDecision MakingHumansNerve NetNeuronal PlasticityTime FactorsTime PerceptionTesting sensory evidence against mnemonic templates
Myers N, Rohenkohl G, Wyart V, Woolrich M, Nobre A, Stokes M. Testing sensory evidence against mnemonic templates. ELife 2015, 4: e09000. PMID: 26653854, PMCID: PMC4755744, DOI: 10.7554/elife.09000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual target detection taskTarget detection taskStimulus encodingTemplate codeNeural modelTemplate representationPerceptual decisionsSensory evidenceNeural representationTemplate informationStimulus onsetCross-generationTransform inputsPre-activationStimuliDecision stageRepresentationInternal templatePattern analysisClassic studyCurrent inputComplex trajectoriesInputEncodingProposal
2011
Endogenous modulation of low frequency oscillations by temporal expectations
Cravo A, Rohenkohl G, Wyart V, Nobre A. Endogenous modulation of low frequency oscillations by temporal expectations. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2011, 106: 2964-2972. PMID: 21900508, PMCID: PMC3234094, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00157.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2004
Semantic Priming of Different Affective Categories
Rossell S, Nobre A. Semantic Priming of Different Affective Categories. Emotion 2004, 4: 354-363. PMID: 15571434, DOI: 10.1037/1528-3542.4.4.354.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegatively valenced wordsSemantic primingValenced wordsLexical decision taskAffective categoriesSadness primesNeutral wordsSad targetsDecision taskPriming facilitationWord pairsAssociative mechanismPrimingWordsAdverse contextIncreased vigilanceAssociationVigilanceTaskCategoriesFacilitationPrime target