2020
One Thing Leads to Another: Anticipating Visual Object Identity Based on Associative-Memory Templates
Boettcher S, Stokes M, Nobre A, van Ede F. One Thing Leads to Another: Anticipating Visual Object Identity Based on Associative-Memory Templates. Journal Of Neuroscience 2020, 40: 4010-4020. PMID: 32284338, PMCID: PMC7219293, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2751-19.2020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContingent negative variationTemporal anticipationElectrophysiological signaturesMemory templatesProbabilistic associationsNegative variationAnticipatory mechanismsAlpha oscillationsAlpha-band oscillationsField of attentionAttentional templatesMemory cuesNeural substratesPreparatory attentionTask-relevantExperiment 2Neural mechanismsBehavioral consequencesBehavioral benefitsObject identityMotor responsePerceptual identityElectrophysiological substrateHuman electrophysiologyAnticipatory states
2019
Emotional Distraction in the Context of Memory-Based Orienting of Attention
Raeder S, Bone J, Patai E, Holmes E, Nobre A, Murphy S. Emotional Distraction in the Context of Memory-Based Orienting of Attention. Emotion 2019, 19: 1366-1376. PMID: 30676039, PMCID: PMC6886481, DOI: 10.1037/emo0000506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeutral facesTask-irrelevant emotional facesGoal-directed behaviorOrienting of attentionLong-term memoryTarget detection taskTrait anxiety scoresAnxious individualsEmotional distractionEmotional distractorsEmotional facesThreatening stimuliMemory cuesTrait anxietyAttentional captureSalient stimuliTask performanceAnxiety scoresDrivers of attentionEndogenous cuesDetection taskDirectional behaviorDistractorsMemoryProlonged disruptionPremembering 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 ResearchPunishment-related memory-guided attention: Neural dynamics of perceptual modulation
Suárez-Suárez S, Holguín S, Cadaveira F, Nobre A, Doallo S. Punishment-related memory-guided attention: Neural dynamics of perceptual modulation. Cortex 2019, 115: 231-245. PMID: 30852377, PMCID: PMC6525146, DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2019.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContextual memoryAttentional biasPunishment avoidanceMemory-based attentional biasesMemory-driven attentional biasPositive reward valueAvoidance of punishmentEvent-related potentialsOptimal perceptual decisionsResponses to targetsEarly visual processingVisual search processAssociated with successful avoidanceAvoidance associationsReward valueNeural signaturesAttention taskMotivational valueSuccessful avoidanceTarget stimuliPerceptual decisionsVisual processingPerceptual modulesNeural dynamicsElectrophysiological measurementsThe functional consequences of social attention on memory precision and on memory-guided orienting in development
Doherty B, Fraser A, Nobre A, Scerif G. The functional consequences of social attention on memory precision and on memory-guided orienting in development. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 2019, 36: 100625. PMID: 30844682, PMCID: PMC6969233, DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2019.100625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-social scenesSocial distractorsMemory precisionNaturalistic scenesSocial attentionSocial scenesDevelopmental cognitive neuroscienceSocial attentional biasingMemory-guided attentionNon-social distractorsEye-tracking measuresAge-related differencesAttentional biasAttentional captureCognitive neuroscienceSocial stimuliVisual searchYear old childrenDistractorsEye trackingGaze behaviorMemoryYoung adultsSocial biasesVisual sceneThe Functional Consequences of Social Attention for Memory-guided Attention Orienting and Anticipatory Neural Dynamics
Doherty B, van Ede F, Fraser A, Patai E, Nobre A, Scerif G. The Functional Consequences of Social Attention for Memory-guided Attention Orienting and Anticipatory Neural Dynamics. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2019, 31: 686-698. PMID: 30726182, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional orientingAlpha-band oscillationsSocial distractorsMemory precisionMemory performanceSocial attentionPoorer memory performanceAttentional biasHealthy human adultsContextual memoryValidity effectDistractor typeEffect of social processesSocial scenesDistractorsNeural dynamicsAnticipatory dynamicsHuman adultsYoung adultsMemoryBidirectional chainFunctional consequencesTarget locationSocial processesAdults
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 ResearchConceptsTransient 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 performanceAPOE genotype and cognition in healthy individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease: A review
O'Donoghue M, Murphy S, Zamboni G, Nobre A, Mackay C. APOE genotype and cognition in healthy individuals at risk of Alzheimer's disease: A review. Cortex 2018, 104: 103-123. PMID: 29800787, DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2018.03.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurobiological mechanismsCognitive deficitsAPOE-e4Sensitive measures of cognitionAPOE genotypeMeasures of cognitionNon-demented adultsAlzheimer's diseaseHealthy adultsCognitive agingInfluence of APOENeurobiological processesLiterature reporting effectsCognitive effectsInfluence cognitionCognitive consequencesBehavioral evidenceCognitive differencesRisk of Alzheimer's diseaseCognitionAPOE-e4 carriersDementia pathologyInfluence of APOE genotypeProdromal periodMid-adulthood
2017
Temporal Anticipation Based on Memory
Cravo A, Rohenkohl G, Santos K, Nobre A. Temporal Anticipation Based on Memory. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2017, 29: 2081-2089. PMID: 28777060, PMCID: PMC5884434, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLearned temporal associationsLong-term memoryInfluence of long-term memoryAssociative memoryTarget appearanceTime of target appearanceEcological roleDiscrimination of targetsNeural mechanismsRetroactive functionTemporal predictionTemporal preparationNeural markersTemporal associationTemporal contingencyTemporal anticipationDynamic natureMemoryPreventing intrusive memories after trauma via a brief intervention involving Tetris computer game play in the emergency department: a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial
Iyadurai L, Blackwell S, Meiser-Stedman R, Watson P, Bonsall M, Geddes J, Nobre A, Holmes E. Preventing intrusive memories after trauma via a brief intervention involving Tetris computer game play in the emergency department: a proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 23: 674-682. PMID: 28348380, PMCID: PMC5822451, DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.23.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrusive memoriesTrauma memoriesIntrusive trauma memoriesReal-life traumaAttention-placebo controlDisrupt consolidationIntrusive symptomsCognitive neuroscienceVisual memorySymptom clustersRandomized controlled trialsPsychiatric interventionBehavioral interventionsPsychological traumaNeuroscientific insightsEmergency departmentPost-traumaMemoryControl conditionMotor vehicle accidentsInterventionSymptomsTraumaComputer gamesTetris
2016
The functional consequences of social distraction: Attention and memory for complex scenes
Doherty B, Patai E, Duta M, Nobre A, Scerif G. The functional consequences of social distraction: Attention and memory for complex scenes. Cognition 2016, 158: 215-223. PMID: 27842274, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2016.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-social distractorsSocial anxietyMemory precisionSocial stimuliLow-level visual salienceSocial distractionIndividual-difference measuresEye-tracking methodologyTarget locationAttentional captureAutistic traitsSocial scenesVisual attentionAttentional statusCognitive scientistsEye trackingMemoryDistractorsAnxietyVisual saliencyStimuliDistractionFunctional consequencesSalienceAttentionSlow wave sleep and accelerated forgetting
Atherton K, Nobre A, Lazar A, Wulff K, Whittaker R, Dhawan V, Lazar Z, Zeman A, Butler C. Slow wave sleep and accelerated forgetting. Cortex 2016, 84: 80-89. PMID: 27710778, PMCID: PMC5084685, DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2016.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAccelerated long-term forgettingSlow wave sleepMemory benefitsAmount of slow wave sleepWord pair association taskLong-term forgettingBenefits of sleepDeclarative memoryAccelerated forgettingMemory consolidationAssociation taskMemory retentionBrain activityHealthy control groupHealthy participantsMemoryHealthy individualsElectrographic epileptiform activitySleepForgettingEpileptiform activityIndividualsSleep stagesControl groupHealthy people
2015
Preserved memory-based orienting of attention with impaired explicit memory in healthy ageing
Salvato G, Patai E, Nobre A. Preserved memory-based orienting of attention with impaired explicit memory in healthy ageing. Cortex 2015, 74: 67-78. PMID: 26649914, PMCID: PMC4729287, DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2015.10.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term memoryContextual long-term memoryOrienting of attentionContextual memoryExplicit memoryOlder participantsYounger participantsExplicit memory deficitsImpaired explicit memoryExplicit retrieval tasksMemory-guided attentionEncoding of eventsVisuo-spatial attentionTarget detection taskOrienting visual attentionHealthy agingMemory deficitsBehavioral performanceContextual associationsBehavioral benefitsNeural activityVisual attentionMemoryYoung adultsOlder adults
2014
Sleep-dependent memory consolidation and accelerated forgetting
Atherton K, Nobre A, Zeman A, Butler C. Sleep-dependent memory consolidation and accelerated forgetting. Cortex 2014, 54: 92-105. PMID: 24657478, PMCID: PMC4007033, DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2014.02.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAccelerated long-term forgettingSleep-dependent memory consolidationTransient epileptic amnesiaMemory consolidationMemory retentionTEA patientsMemory consolidation processesDay of wakefulnessConsolidation of memoryLong-term forgettingNight of sleepRetention of informationMemory taskAccelerated forgettingMemory processesRetention intervalMemory impairmentCognitive performanceBehavioral assessmentSleep-dependentEpileptic amnesiaWake conditionsConsolidation processHealthy peopleMemory
2013
Is Attention Based on Spatial Contextual Memory Preferentially Guided by Low Spatial Frequency Signals?
Patai E, Buckley A, Nobre A. Is Attention Based on Spatial Contextual Memory Preferentially Guided by Low Spatial Frequency Signals? PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e65601. PMID: 23776509, PMCID: PMC3679178, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0065601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-spatial frequenciesContextual memoryAttentional orienting taskMemory-guided attentionPerceptual discrimination taskOrienting of attentionVentral visual streamMedial temporal areasAmbiguous visual stimuliLower spatial frequency signalsFrequency versionBias attentionMemory cuesSpatial memoryPerceptual discriminationAttentional benefitsDiscrimination taskTarget stimuliDorsal streamOrientation taskVisual streamTemporal areaVisual stimuliFrequency cuesMemory
2012
Lacking Control over the Trade-Off between Quality and Quantity in Visual Short-Term Memory
Murray A, Nobre A, Astle D, Stokes M. Lacking Control over the Trade-Off between Quality and Quantity in Visual Short-Term Memory. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e41223. PMID: 22905099, PMCID: PMC3414487, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual short-term memoryShort-term memoryMemory-based judgmentsStimulus-driven factorsTop-down controlPrecision of itemsMnemonic demandsExperiment 4Experiment 3Task demandsQuality of itemsItemsMemoryStrategic trade-offsContextual informationParticipantsLack controlJudgmentTaskMotivationTrade-offs
2010
Subliminally Presented and Stored Objects Capture Spatial Attention
Astle D, Nobre A, Scerif G. Subliminally Presented and Stored Objects Capture Spatial Attention. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 3567-3571. PMID: 20219990, PMCID: PMC6632246, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5701-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Dissociating explicit timing from temporal expectation with fMRI
Coull J, Nobre A. Dissociating explicit timing from temporal expectation with fMRI. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2008, 18: 137-144. PMID: 18692573, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2008.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Orienting Attention Based on Long-Term Memory Experience
Summerfield J, Lepsien J, Gitelman D, Mesulam M, Nobre A. Orienting Attention Based on Long-Term Memory Experience. Neuron 2006, 49: 905-916. PMID: 16543137, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMemory-guided attentionEvent-related functional magnetic resonance imagingSpatial attentionFunctional magnetic resonance imagingRetrieval of memoryVisual spatial orientingMemory of objectsLong-term memoryParietal-frontal networkAttention-orienting taskAttentional orientingOrienting attentionBehavioral effectsNaturalistic scenesBehavioral advantageMemory experimentsBrain areasDetection of objectsPerceptual domainNeural systemsExperimental paradigmSpatial cuesStable memorySpatial orientationComplex scenes
2001
Task-switching and memory retrieval processing: Electrophysiological evidence
Wilding E, Nobre A. Task-switching and memory retrieval processing: Electrophysiological evidence. Neuroreport 2001, 12: 3613-3617. PMID: 11733722, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200111160-00048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research