2011
Memory: Enduring Traces of Perceptual and Reflective Attention
Chun MM, Johnson MK. Memory: Enduring Traces of Perceptual and Reflective Attention. Neuron 2011, 72: 520-535. PMID: 22099456, PMCID: PMC3248396, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.10.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAttentionHumansMemoryMemory, EpisodicPerceptionPhotic StimulationVisual PerceptionConceptsReflective attentionInternal mental representationsCognitive neuroscienceEpisodic memoryMental representationsCognitive activityRepresentational areaMemoryControl processReflective informationExternal informationPerceptionImportant unresolved issuesCommon areasAttentionNeuroscienceFundamental typesSeparate topicsUnresolved issuesKey questionsRepresentationFindingsInformationBroad rangeExtent
2006
Visual Quality Determines the Direction of Neural Repetition Effects
Turk-Browne N, Yi DJ, Leber, Chun M. Visual Quality Determines the Direction of Neural Repetition Effects. Cerebral Cortex 2006, 17: 425-433. PMID: 16565294, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhj159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral visual areasRepetition effectsVisual areasNovel stimuliMagnetic resonance imaging studyBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studySame brain regionsNeural repetition effectsGreater BOLD responseLevel-dependent responsesRepetition attenuationBrain regionsImaging studiesPerceptual representationsRepetition enhancementLow-contrast scenesBehavioral performanceNeurophysiological studiesDegraded inputBOLD responseLow responseVisual thresholdExact opposite effect
2005
Attentional Modulation of Learning-Related Repetition Attenuation Effects in Human Parahippocampal Cortex
Yi D, Chun M. Attentional Modulation of Learning-Related Repetition Attenuation Effects in Human Parahippocampal Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2005, 25: 3593-3600. PMID: 15814790, PMCID: PMC6725381, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4677-04.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVisual informationNeural activityHuman parahippocampal cortexLearning-related changesParahippocampal place areaImportant issue concernsRepetition attenuationPerceptual processingPerceptual stimuliAttentional modulationPerceptual inputInitial encodingPerceptual experienceRepetition suppressionTask demandsMemory tracesPlace areaNovel stimuliAdaptation effectsParahippocampal cortexNeural circuitryBiological visionVisual systemAdaptive balance
2004
Neural fate of ignored stimuli: dissociable effects of perceptual and working memory load
Yi D, Woodman G, Widders D, Marois R, Chun M. Neural fate of ignored stimuli: dissociable effects of perceptual and working memory load. Nature Neuroscience 2004, 7: 992-996. PMID: 15286791, DOI: 10.1038/nn1294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMemory loadDissociable effectsHuman ventral visual cortexVentral visual cortexCategory-selective areasTypes of tasksUnattended stimuliPerceptual difficultiesVisual eventsNeural processingBackground stimuliParahippocampal cortexVisual informationNumber of objectsTarget taskVisual cortexBackground sceneStimuliSubject engagesFunctional blindnessTaskCortexProcessingMagnetic resonance imagingThe Neural Fate of Consciously Perceived and Missed Events in the Attentional Blink
Marois R, Yi D, Chun M. The Neural Fate of Consciously Perceived and Missed Events in the Attentional Blink. Neuron 2004, 41: 465-472. PMID: 14766184, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(04)00012-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParahippocampal place areaMedial temporal cortexConscious reportTemporal cortexAttentional blink paradigmStages of visionCapacity-limited stageHigh-level scene representationsFrontal cortexAttentional bottleneckAttentional blinkAttention proposeCognitive modelFace targetsPPA activationVisual processingVisual perceptionPlace areaVisual worldRapid categorizationVisual inputScene targetsScene representationInitial categorizationCortex
2001
Contextual guidance of attention
Olson I, Chun M, Allison T. Contextual guidance of attention. Brain 2001, 124: 1417-1425. PMID: 11408336, DOI: 10.1093/brain/124.7.1417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual cortexApical dendritesPyramidal cellsEarly visual areasModulation of activityStriate cortexVisual processingExtrastriate cortexVisual areasCortexNeurophysiological studiesFeedback modulationEvent-related potentialsEarly areasV1PatientsEarly activityLater stagesAttentive searchActivityBrain
2000
Neural Correlates of the Attentional Blink
Marois R, Chun M, Gore J. Neural Correlates of the Attentional Blink. Neuron 2000, 28: 299-308. PMID: 11087002, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)00104-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional blinkFunctional magnetic resonance imagingFrontal cortex activationSame neural circuitsAttentional controlDistractor interferenceAttentional capacityNeural correlatesVisual eventsAttended targetParietofrontal networkCortex activationVisual informationVisual fieldNeural circuitsNeighboring targetsBlinkFunctional blindnessSevere impairmentMagnetic resonance imagingResonance imagingCorrelatesImpairmentProcessing
1997
Attentional requirements in a ‘preattentive’ feature search task
Joseph J, Chun M, Nakayama K. Attentional requirements in a ‘preattentive’ feature search task. Nature 1997, 387: 805-807. PMID: 9194560, DOI: 10.1038/42940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRapid serial visual presentation taskVisual presentation taskFeature search taskNumber of distractorsSet-size functionReaction timeAttentional resourcesAttentional requirementsDistractor itemsPresentation taskLetter identificationVisual searchSearch taskVisual systemFeature differencesSimple featuresTaskPreattentiveDistractorsDetection of differencesUnlimited capacityPerceptionItemsCertain featuresAttention
1996
Functional imaging of human visual recognition
Kanwisher N, Chun M, McDermott J, Ledden P. Functional imaging of human visual recognition. Brain Research 1996, 5: 55-67. PMID: 9049071, DOI: 10.1016/s0926-6410(96)00041-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJust Say No: How Are Visual Searches Terminated When There Is No Target Present?
Chun M, Wolfe J. Just Say No: How Are Visual Searches Terminated When There Is No Target Present? Cognitive Psychology 1996, 30: 39-78. PMID: 8635311, DOI: 10.1006/cogp.1996.0002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research