2024
Neural dynamics of shifting attention between perception and working-memory contents
Gresch D, Boettcher S, Gohil C, van Ede F, Nobre A. Neural dynamics of shifting attention between perception and working-memory contents. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2406061121. PMID: 39536078, PMCID: PMC11588118, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2406061121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention shiftsBrain activityNeural dynamicsPatterns of human brain activityWorking-memory taskWorking-memory contentsVisual contentInternal memory representationsWorking memoryMemory representationsSequential cuesHuman brain activityMultivariate decodingAlpha lateralizationSpatial attentionNeural statesCuesSensory environmentEveryday tasksTaskPerceptionCombined perceptionAttentionAlternative domainsMagnetoencephalographyReliability of dynamic causal modelling of resting‐state magnetoencephalography
Jafarian A, Assem M, Kocagoncu E, Lanskey J, Williams R, Cheng Y, Quinn A, Pitt J, Raymont V, Lowe S, Singh K, Woolrich M, Nobre A, Henson R, Friston K, Rowe J. Reliability of dynamic causal modelling of resting‐state magnetoencephalography. Human Brain Mapping 2024, 45: e26782. PMID: 38989630, PMCID: PMC11237883, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA 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 ResearchConceptsWorking memoryDomains of working memoryMemory-guided behaviorEvolving decision processesInternal visual representationsNeural evidenceParietal positivitySensory evidenceMental contentMemory contentPurposeful behaviorDecision signalsTime participantsMemorySensory informationInternational sampleMultiple contentsDecision processVisual representationPsychologyDecision-making frameworkNeuroscienceEvidenceBehaviorParticipantsShifting attention between perception and working memory
Gresch D, Boettcher S, van Ede F, Nobre A. Shifting attention between perception and working memory. Cognition 2024, 245: 105731. PMID: 38278040, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2024.105731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryExperiment 1Working-memory taskShifts of attentionStay trialsAttentional orientingAttention domainEveryday cognitionAttention shiftsExperiment 2Shift trialsSpatial attentionAdaptive behaviorBaseline conditionsMemoryEveryday tasksSensory stimulationSensory signalsParticipantsTaskItemsPerceptionCognitionAttentionInternal domainTime for What? Dissociating Explicit Timing Tasks through Electrophysiological Signatures
Bueno F, Nobre A, Cravo A. Time for What? Dissociating Explicit Timing Tasks through Electrophysiological Signatures. ENeuro 2024, 11: eneuro.0351-23.2023. PMID: 38272676, PMCID: PMC10884563, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0351-23.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExplicit timing tasksTime taskMultivariate pattern analysisReference stimulusNeural timing mechanismTask-dependent processingTiming mechanismNeural processesTask contextElectrophysiological signaturesExperimental blocksStimulus durationHuman participantsTask requirementsStimuliTaskPattern analysisParticipantsComparing intervalsElectroencephalogram
2023
Evidence Accumulation Rate Moderates the Relationship between Enriched Environment Exposure and Age-Related Response Speed Declines
Brosnan M, Pearce D, O’Neill M, Loughnane G, Fleming B, Zhou S, Chong T, Nobre A, Connell R, Bellgrove M. Evidence Accumulation Rate Moderates the Relationship between Enriched Environment Exposure and Age-Related Response Speed Declines. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 6401-6414. PMID: 37507230, PMCID: PMC10500991, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2260-21.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive functionBrain healthOlder adultsNeural metricsTrajectories of cognitive agingMarkers of brain healthLevel of cognitive functioningEnriched environmentEvidence accumulation ratesPreservation of cognitive functionGlobal cognitive functionInfluence of EENeurocognitive vulnerabilityCognitive agingCognitive reserveMotor processesSensory evidenceBrain activityNeurocognitive healthEvidence accumulationResponse speedBrain agingAging brainSocial stimulationSpeed declineHeading Direction Tracks Internally Directed Selective Attention in Visual Working Memory
Thom J, Nobre A, van Ede F, Draschkow D. Heading Direction Tracks Internally Directed Selective Attention in Visual Working Memory. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 35: 856-868. PMID: 36802368, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual working memoryWorking memorySelective attentionOrienting of attentionWorking memory delaysVirtual reality experienceCentral coloured cueGaze biasMemory delayVisual itemsNeural circuitryMemorized locationReality experienceColor cuesOrienting responseVisual representationMemorySensory informationSpatial layoutHead movementsCuesHead orientation responsesExternal environmentItemsMicrosaccades transiently lateralise EEG alpha activity
Liu B, Nobre A, van Ede F. Microsaccades transiently lateralise EEG alpha activity. Progress In Neurobiology 2023, 224: 102433. PMID: 36907349, PMCID: PMC10074474, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2023.102433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial cognitionMicrosaccade directionAlpha powerPosterior alpha powerElectrophysiological brain activityEEG alpha powerAlpha activityWorking memoryBrain activityVisual attentionAttempted fixationEye movementsHuman spatial cognitionCognitionSpontaneous fluctuationsMicrosaccadesInvoluntary eye movementsCanonical signatureAlphaMultiple and Dissociable Effects of Sensory History on Working-Memory Performance
Hajonides J, van Ede F, Stokes M, Nobre A, Myers N. Multiple and Dissociable Effects of Sensory History on Working-Memory Performance. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 2730-2740. PMID: 36868858, PMCID: PMC10089243, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1200-22.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking-memory taskNeural activity patternsRepulsive biasSensory processingBehavioral reportsEarly sensory processing stagesWorking-memory performanceEarly sensory processingSensory processing stageLevels of sensory processingActivity patternsSensory informationPostperceptual processesStimulus encodingAttractiveness biasPostperceptual stagesNeural representationNeural activityWithin-trialEncoding orientationDissociative effectsBehavioral responsesParticipants' reportsHuman brainStimulus history
2022
New Therapeutics in Alzheimer’s Disease Longitudinal Cohort study (NTAD): study protocol
Lanskey J, Kocagoncu E, Quinn A, Cheng Y, Karadag M, Pitt J, Lowe S, Perkinton M, Raymont V, Singh K, Woolrich M, Nobre A, Henson R, Rowe J. New Therapeutics in Alzheimer’s Disease Longitudinal Cohort study (NTAD): study protocol. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e055135. PMID: 36521898, PMCID: PMC9756184, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055135.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMild cognitive impairmentEarly-stage Alzheimer's diseaseCognitive impairmentPeer-reviewed scientific journalsLongitudinal cohort studyResearch Ethics CommitteeAlzheimer's diseaseAmyloid-positive mild cognitive impairmentAlzheimer's disease studyConference presentationsCohort studyMeasures of diseaseCognitive AssessmentDisease StudyStudy protocolPrimary analysisEthics CommitteeLongitudinal changesParticipantsCognitive changesWebsite publicationClinical trial durationNew therapeuticsEast of England-Cambridge Central Research Ethics CommitteeProgression of Alzheimer's diseaseOpening Questions in Visual Working Memory
Nobre A. Opening Questions in Visual Working Memory. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 35: 49-59. PMID: 36166312, PMCID: PMC9832369, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01920.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTurning Attention Inside Out: How Working Memory Serves Behavior
van Ede F, Nobre A. Turning Attention Inside Out: How Working Memory Serves Behavior. Annual Review Of Psychology 2022, 74: 137-165. PMID: 35961038, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-psych-021422-041757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional but not obligatory link between microsaccades and neural modulation by covert spatial attention
Liu B, Nobre A, van Ede F. Functional but not obligatory link between microsaccades and neural modulation by covert spatial attention. Nature Communications 2022, 13: 3503. PMID: 35715471, PMCID: PMC9205986, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31217-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCompared to trialsSpatial attentionCovert spatial attentionModulation of alpha activityVisual working memoryModulation of neural activitySpatial modulationNeural modulationEEG alpha activityAlpha activityWorking memoryNeural signaturesNeural activityDirectional biasMemorised locationEye movementsFixational eye movementsMicrosaccadesTransient beta activity and cortico-muscular connectivity during sustained motor behaviour
Echeverria-Altuna I, Quinn A, Zokaei N, Woolrich M, Nobre A, van Ede F. Transient beta activity and cortico-muscular connectivity during sustained motor behaviour. Progress In Neurobiology 2022, 214: 102281. PMID: 35550908, PMCID: PMC9742854, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2022.102281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor behaviorMeasured magnetoencephalographyIsometric contractionBeta activitySingle-trial levelSustained isometric contractionCortico-muscular connectivityTask demandsMotor demandsMotor stateMotor requirementsDistant neural populationsFrequency-specific connectivityNeural oscillationsBeta connectivityHuman participantsContralateral musclesMotor cortexNeural populationsNeural synchronisationDownstream musclesConsequences of predictable temporal structure in multi-task situations
Gresch D, Boettcher S, Nobre A, van Ede F. Consequences of predictable temporal structure in multi-task situations. Cognition 2022, 225: 105156. PMID: 35537346, PMCID: PMC9760566, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105156.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking-memory taskPredictable temporal structureMemory probesTemporal expectationsVisual working-memory taskWorking-memory performanceWorking-memory contentsMemory delayUpcoming tasksTemporal structureDelay periodMulti-tasking situationsTask resultsMulti-task scenariosMulti-task settingTemporal predictionMemoryTaskEveryday lifeExpectationsBe there on time: Spatial‐temporal regularities guide young children’s attention in dynamic environments
Shalev N, Boettcher S, Wilkinson H, Scerif G, Nobre A. Be there on time: Spatial‐temporal regularities guide young children’s attention in dynamic environments. Child Development 2022, 93: 1414-1426. PMID: 35385168, PMCID: PMC9545323, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13770.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEyes wide open: Regulation of arousal by temporal expectations
Shalev N, Nobre A. Eyes wide open: Regulation of arousal by temporal expectations. Cognition 2022, 224: 105062. PMID: 35217263, PMCID: PMC9112164, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2022.105062.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel of arousalTemporal predictionLevels of behavioral performanceModulation of arousalRegulation of arousalTemporal structure of eventsAnticipation of upcoming stimuliTonic level of arousalBehavioral performanceUpcoming stimuliStructure of eventsArousal modulationBehavioral benefitsElevated arousalIncreased arousalModulate arousalTemporal expectationsArousalArousal levelAdaptive modulationTonic levelRight Place, Right Time: Spatiotemporal Predictions Guide Attention in Dynamic Visual Search
Boettcher S, Shalev N, Wolfe J, Nobre A. Right Place, Right Time: Spatiotemporal Predictions Guide Attention in Dynamic Visual Search. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2022, 151: 348-362. PMID: 34843369, PMCID: PMC8920297, DOI: 10.1037/xge0000901.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual searchLong-term representationsEye-movement recordingsLong-term learningExperiment 4Priming effectExperiment 1Experiment 2Spatiotemporal regularityGuides attentionParticipants' performanceElements of human behaviorReal-life searchStatic displaysHuman behaviorParticipantsDynamic environmentLaboratory settingTaskDistractorsExtended processSpatiotemporal predictionTemporal dimensionRegularizationThe future of human behaviour research
Box-Steffensmeier J, Burgess J, Corbetta M, Crawford K, Duflo E, Fogarty L, Gopnik A, Hanafi S, Herrero M, Hong Y, Kameyama Y, Lee T, Leung G, Nagin D, Nobre A, Nordentoft M, Okbay A, Perfors A, Rival L, Sugimoto C, Tungodden B, Wagner C. The future of human behaviour research. Nature Human Behaviour 2022, 6: 15-24. PMID: 35087189, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-021-01275-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultiple spatial frames for immersive working memory
Draschkow D, Nobre A, van Ede F. Multiple spatial frames for immersive working memory. Nature Human Behaviour 2022, 6: 536-544. PMID: 35058640, PMCID: PMC7612679, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-021-01245-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research