2024
Attention and Memory
Sherman B, Turk-Browne N. Attention and Memory. 2024, 587-613. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190917982.013.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchControl of attentionWorking memoryBrain systemsEpisodic memoryMemory encodingAttentional selectionConscious awarenessAbstract AttentionComplex sensory inputMemoryBehavioral mechanismsSensory inputPervasive roleDownstream consequencesBidirectional interactionsPerceptionModulation processAttentionHuman perceptionMindfulnessBrainVigilanceCurrent environmentEncodingRetrieval
2021
Attention recruits frontal cortex in human infants
Ellis CT, Skalaban LJ, Yates TS, Turk-Browne NB. Attention recruits frontal cortex in human infants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2021474118. PMID: 33727420, PMCID: PMC7999871, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2021474118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEvent-related functional magnetic resonance imagingOrienting of attentionAllocation of attentionInfant attentionInvalid trialsBrief cueUpcoming targetValid trialsFMRI activityInfants' fixationsTrial typesSalient eventsNeural effectsAttention networkFrontal regionsInfant brainHuman infantsParietal lobeBrain regionsFrontal cortexYoung infantsCuesInfant ageAttention
2017
Forgetting from lapses of sustained attention
deBettencourt MT, Norman KA, Turk-Browne NB. Forgetting from lapses of sustained attention. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2017, 25: 605-611. PMID: 28585055, PMCID: PMC5716934, DOI: 10.3758/s13423-017-1309-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent memoryAttentional stateSustained attentionSustained attention indexResponse time indexAttention indexExperiment 1Experiment 2Inferential utilityPredictive relationshipMemoryDownstream consequencesCausal interpretationAttentionAdaptive experimental designItemsExperimental designTaskRelationshipIndependent variablesLapseConsequencesFindingsFlexible weighting of diverse inputs makes hippocampal function malleable
Aly M, Turk-Browne NB. Flexible weighting of diverse inputs makes hippocampal function malleable. Neuroscience Letters 2017, 680: 13-22. PMID: 28587901, PMCID: PMC5712489, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.05.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal functionAspects of cognitionDiverse cognitive functionsDedicated memory systemGeneral neural mechanismHippocampal computationsHippocampal representationsNeural mechanismsBehavioral goalsCognitive functionFlexible weightingMemory systemAnatomical inputsCognitionRecent researchPerceptionClassic theoryHippocampal modulationHippocampusDiverse inputsAttentionMemoryMalleabilityBroader roleRepresentationHow Hippocampal Memory Shapes, and Is Shaped by, Attention
Aly M, Turk-Browne N. How Hippocampal Memory Shapes, and Is Shaped by, Attention. 2017, 369-403. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50406-3_12.Chapters
2016
Attentional modulation of background connectivity between ventral visual cortex and the medial temporal lobe
Córdova NI, Tompary A, Turk-Browne NB. Attentional modulation of background connectivity between ventral visual cortex and the medial temporal lobe. Neurobiology Of Learning And Memory 2016, 134: 115-122. PMID: 27321163, PMCID: PMC5018439, DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobeVisual cortexTemporal lobeGoal-relevant informationCurrent behavioral goalsVentral visual cortexAttentional mechanismsAttentional modulationBackground connectivityNeural responsesBehavioral goalsPerirhinal cortexParahippocampal cortexVisual informationMemory systemSensory signalsSimilar modulationBehavioral effectsPowerful effectKind of informationCortexSuch modulationLearningAttentionFMRIIncidental Biasing of Attention From Visual Long-Term Memory
Fan JE, Turk-Browne NB. Incidental Biasing of Attention From Visual Long-Term Memory. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2016, 42: 970-977. PMID: 26618914, PMCID: PMC4885797, DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000209.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Internal attention to features in visual short-term memory guides object learning
Fan JE, Turk-Browne NB. Internal attention to features in visual short-term memory guides object learning. Cognition 2013, 129: 292-308. PMID: 23954925, PMCID: PMC3791170, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2013.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual long-term memoryVisual short-term memoryShort-term memoryInternal attentionVisual learningLong-term memoryResponse learningAbstract shapesObject representationsParticular colorSensory exposureSame objectMemorySubsequent testsLearningMultiple featuresObjectsObserverAttentionRepresentationMindBiasSupportHypothesisAttention Is Spontaneously Biased Toward Regularities
Zhao J, Al-Aidroos N, Turk-Browne NB. Attention Is Spontaneously Biased Toward Regularities. Psychological Science 2013, 24: 667-677. PMID: 23558552, PMCID: PMC3734864, DOI: 10.1177/0956797612460407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal regularityGoal-directed attentionTask-irrelevant stimuliAttentional captureAttentional prioritySpatial attentionGoal relevanceVisual searchLanguage acquisitionFeature attentionIntrinsic salienceExperiment 1Experiment 2Stable aspectsStatistical learningTarget locationSources of informationConventional dichotomyAttentionMemorySalienceStimuliPerceptionLearningRegularity
2012
Statistical Learning and Its Consequences
Turk-Browne NB. Statistical Learning and Its Consequences. Nebraska Symposium On Motivation 2012, 59: 117-146. PMID: 23437632, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4794-8_6.ChaptersConceptsStatistical learningUnconscious cognitive processesAspects of cognitionFunctional neuroimaging studiesCognitive processesType of regularityVisual searchNeuroimaging studiesExperimental paradigmSensory environmentVisual environmentLearningUnderlying natureWidespread consequencesCognitionPerceptionMindParadigmRegularityConsequencesAttentionBrainChapterEnvironmentMemory-guided attention: control from multiple memory systems
Hutchinson JB, Turk-Browne NB. Memory-guided attention: control from multiple memory systems. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2012, 16: 576-579. PMID: 23141429, PMCID: PMC3728770, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2012.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
A Taxonomy of External and Internal Attention
Chun MM, Golomb JD, Turk-Browne NB. A Taxonomy of External and Internal Attention. Annual Review Of Psychology 2011, 62: 73-101. PMID: 19575619, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.093008.100427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal attentionExternal attentionModality-specific inputLong-term memoryTarget of attentionPerceptual attentionAttentional mechanismsCognitive operationsTask rulesSustain focusNeural mechanismsSensory informationType of informationMemoryOrganizing frameworkClassic debateAttentionBroader levelLimited capacityCore propertiesInformationSignificant problemRepresentationTaxonomyExternal
2007
Interactions between attention and memory
Chun MM, Turk-Browne NB. Interactions between attention and memory. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2007, 17: 177-184. PMID: 17379501, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2007.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMedial temporal lobe structuresRole of attentionDivision of attentionFrontal-parietal networkTemporal lobe structuresCognitive neuroscienceSpatial orientingAttention determineAttention taskConscious memoryUnconscious memoryConcurrent tasksSuch memoriesLobe structuresMemoryBrain areasStimuliTaskAttentionOrientingNeuroscienceLimited capacityRecent evidenceHippocampusInterdependence
2006
Linking Implicit and Explicit Memory: Common Encoding Factors and Shared Representations
Turk-Browne NB, Yi DJ, Chun MM. Linking Implicit and Explicit Memory: Common Encoding Factors and Shared Representations. Neuron 2006, 49: 917-927. PMID: 16543138, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2006.01.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExplicit memorySubsequent memoryBrain-behavior correlationsForms of memoryImplicit memoryImplicit measuresPerceptual processesBehavioral primingHuman memoryFMRI sessionsShared representationNovel scenesMemoryQuestions concernOpen question concernsSceneMeasuresRepresentationTime courseImplicitPrimingNatural time courseConventional measuresSessionsAttention
2005
The Automaticity of Visual Statistical Learning
Turk-Browne NB, Jungé J, Scholl BJ. The Automaticity of Visual Statistical Learning. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2005, 134: 552-564. PMID: 16316291, DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.134.4.552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual statistical learningStatistical learningResponse time measuresSelective attentionImplicit processesCover taskVisual environmentVisual systemAutomaticityLearningMassive amountsStatistical patternsAttentionAwarenessStimuliTaskFamiliarityRelevant populationInformationMeasuresRepresentationObjectsRecent studiesIntent