2016
Training Working Memory in Childhood Enhances Coupling between Frontoparietal Control Network and Task-Related Regions
Barnes J, Nobre A, Woolrich M, Baker K, Astle D. Training Working Memory in Childhood Enhances Coupling between Frontoparietal Control Network and Task-Related Regions. Journal Of Neuroscience 2016, 36: 9001-9011. PMID: 27559180, PMCID: PMC4995310, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0101-16.2016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryTopics of cognitive psychologyTask-related cognitive processesAssessment of working memoryFrontoparietal control networkWorking memory taskChildren's working memoryWorking memory trainingTask-related regionsInferior temporal cortexTraining working memoryUpper alpha rhythmHigh-gamma activityMemory taskMemory trainingParietal cortexTemporal cortexCognitive abilitiesCognitive processesNeural network activityMagnetoencephalography scannerChild's educational progressCognitive psychologyNeurophysiological accountDevelopmental disorders
2015
Frontoparietal and Cingulo-opercular Networks Play Dissociable Roles in Control of Working Memory
Wallis G, Stokes M, Cousijn H, Woolrich M, Nobre A. Frontoparietal and Cingulo-opercular Networks Play Dissociable Roles in Control of Working Memory. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2015, 27: 2019-2034. PMID: 26042457, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl of working memoryCingulo-opercular networkFrontoparietal networkTop-down modulation of activityFrontoparietal network activityModulation of alpha activityTop-down modulationDynamics of cortical activityModulation of activityTop-down controlNetwork activityCognitive controlWorking memoryDissociative roleFMRI studyPreparatory attentionSpatial cuesCortical activitySensory cortexRetrocueMemoryCortexRelevant itemsAlpha activityMaintenance period
2014
The Neural Dynamics of Fronto-Parietal Networks in Childhood Revealed using Magnetoencephalography
Astle D, Luckhoo H, Woolrich M, Kuo B, Nobre A, Scerif G. The Neural Dynamics of Fronto-Parietal Networks in Childhood Revealed using Magnetoencephalography. Cerebral Cortex 2014, 25: 3868-3876. PMID: 25410426, PMCID: PMC4585520, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhu271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual short-term memoryFronto-parietal networkFronto-parietal activityCognitive controlTests of visual short-term memoryVisual short-term memory performanceVisual short-term memory taskDegree of cognitive controlService of memoryTrial-by-trialIndependent component analysisOscillatory brain activityAnticipatory control mechanismsTrial-to-trial variabilityMemory itemsProtracted developmentShort-term memoryCognitive processesChild variablesBrain activityNeural dynamicsTemporal independent component analysisMagnetoencephalographyMemoryChildren
2013
Frontal and Parietal Cortical Interactions with Distributed Visual Representations during Selective Attention and Action Selection
Nelissen N, Stokes M, Nobre A, Rushworth M. Frontal and Parietal Cortical Interactions with Distributed Visual Representations during Selective Attention and Action Selection. Journal Of Neuroscience 2013, 33: 16443-16458. PMID: 24133250, PMCID: PMC3797369, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2625-13.2013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivoxel pattern analysisOccipitotemporal cortexParietal areasStimulus categoriesHuman occipitotemporal cortexPattern strengthTop-down controlVisuoperceptual tasksFrontal operculumParietal cortexAttention conditionAttentional contextFrontal regionsCategory identityAction selectionSimilar effectsQualitatively similar effectsCortexCortical interactionsStimuliConcurrent activationPattern analysisVisual representationTaskRead information
2008
Choosing Where to Attend and the Medial Frontal Cortex: An fMRI Study
Taylor P, Rushworth M, Nobre A. Choosing Where to Attend and the Medial Frontal Cortex: An fMRI Study. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2008, 100: 1397-1406. PMID: 18596189, PMCID: PMC2544456, DOI: 10.1152/jn.90241.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention conditionMedial frontal cortical regionsEye fieldLateral frontal eye fieldsMedial frontal cortexFrontal cortical regionsFunctional magnetic resonancePeripheral spatial locationsVisual detection taskFrontal eye fieldMemory confoundsAttentional orientingFree selectionFMRI studyCentral cuesFrontal cortexOvert actionsCortical regionsCovert attentionSpatial attentionNeural activityChoice trialsVoluntary attentionDetection taskMemory
2007
Subsecond Changes in Top–Down Control Exerted by Human Medial Frontal Cortex during Conflict and Action Selection: A Combined Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation–Electroencephalography Study
Taylor P, Nobre A, Rushworth M. Subsecond Changes in Top–Down Control Exerted by Human Medial Frontal Cortex during Conflict and Action Selection: A Combined Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation–Electroencephalography Study. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 11343-11353. PMID: 17942729, PMCID: PMC6673042, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2877-07.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal medial frontal cortexLateralized readiness potentialMedial frontal cortexIncongruent trialsVisual stimulus onsetAction selectionFrontal cortexStimulus onsetHuman medial frontal cortexCortical activityEriksen flanker taskTop-down modulationRight handMotor cortexIncreased error ratesMotor cortical activityInterfere with behaviorCongruent trialsFlanker taskResponse conflictTranscranial magnetic stimulationRight motor cortexControl exertionIncorrect responsesReadiness potential
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
2004
Time is of the essence
Nobre A, O'Reilly J. Time is of the essence. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2004, 8: 387-389. PMID: 15350237, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2004.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrienting Attention to Locations in Perceptual Versus Mental Representations
Nobre A, Coull J, Maquet P, Frith C, Vandenberghe R, Mesulam M. Orienting Attention to Locations in Perceptual Versus Mental Representations. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2004, 16: 363-373. PMID: 15072672, DOI: 10.1162/089892904322926700.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental representationsOrienting attentionEvent-related functional magnetic resonanceSpatial attentionDistribution of spatial attentionFrontal lobe regionsFunctional magnetic resonanceRight parietal cortexDistribution of attentionParietal cortexLobe regionsSpatial cognitionNeural systemsExtrapersonal spaceEveryday behaviorImaging researchExternal worldCognitionSpatial layoutAttentionCortexPerceptuallyNeural networkAdaptive distributionRepresentation
2001
Heterogeneity of Cingulate Contributions to Spatial Attention
Mesulam M, Nobre A, Kim Y, Parrish T, Gitelman D. Heterogeneity of Cingulate Contributions to Spatial Attention. NeuroImage 2001, 13: 1065-1072. PMID: 11352612, DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2001.0768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCueing effectsCingulate regionsAnticipatory biasFunctional magnetic resonance imagingTask-related signal changesPosterior cingulate activityReaction timeInvalidly cued targetsAnterior cingulate regionsSpeed of target detectionCingulate activityAttentional deploymentResponse selectionRandom effects analysisSpatial attentionPost hoc analysisTask sessionAttention networkCuesCerebral cortexCingulateActivity patternsMagnetic resonance imagingHoc analysisSegregated sectors
1999
A large-scale distributed network for covert spatial attention
Gitelman D, Nobre A, Parrish T, LaBar K, Kim Y, Meyer J, Mesulam M. A large-scale distributed network for covert spatial attention. Brain 1999, 122: 1093-1106. PMID: 10356062, DOI: 10.1093/brain/122.6.1093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial attention taskSpatial attentionAttention taskParietal cortexInhibition of eye movementsTemporo-occipital activationTemporo-occipital cortexLateral premotor cortexRight parietal cortexPosterior parietal cortexTemporo-occipital areasCovert spatial attentionCognitive controlAnterior insulaWorking memoryCingulate cortexRight hemisphereAttention shiftsSubcortical activityPremotor cortexFunctional MRIAttentional focusExperimental tasksCerebral activityBasal ganglia
1997
Functional localization of the system for visuospatial attention using positron emission tomography.
Nobre A, Sebestyen G, Gitelman D, Mesulam M, Frackowiak R, Frith C. Functional localization of the system for visuospatial attention using positron emission tomography. Brain 1997, 120: 515-533. PMID: 9126062, DOI: 10.1093/brain/120.3.515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShifts of attentionVisuospatial attentionAttention taskNeural systemsRight anterior cingulate gyrusCovert shifts of attentionPatterns of neural activityRight posterior parietal cortexAnterior cingulate gyrusLateral premotor cortexPosterior parietal cortexIndividual-subject levelRegional functional specializationIntraparietal sulcusCingulate gyrusParietal cortexTarget stimuliAttention conditionCovert shiftsPremotor cortexPeripheral cuesCortical regionsSpatial attentionNeural activityBehavioral studies
1996
Cortical Activation in the Human Brain during Lateral Saccades Using EPISTAR Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Darby D, Nobre A, Thangaraj V, Edelman R, Mesulam M, Warach S. Cortical Activation in the Human Brain during Lateral Saccades Using EPISTAR Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. NeuroImage 1996, 3: 53-62. PMID: 9345475, DOI: 10.1006/nimg.1996.0006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingSaccadic eye movementsLocalized signal increasesEchoplanar functional magnetic resonance imagingSuperior medial frontal regionsEye movementsMedial frontal regionsPutative frontal eye fieldFrontal eye fieldMagnetic resonance imagingHorizontal saccadic eye movementsSignal increaseSaccade-related activityParietal activationBehavioral tasksHuman FEFPremotor cortexCortical substratesFrontal regionsPrecentral regionSaccade taskEye fieldResonance imagingCortical activityMeasuring signal intensity changes