2024
Inducing representational change in the hippocampus through real-time neurofeedback
Peng K, Wammes J, Nguyen A, Iordan C, Norman K, Turk-Browne N. Inducing representational change in the hippocampus through real-time neurofeedback. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2024, 379: 20230091. PMID: 39428880, PMCID: PMC11491844, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHippocampusHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemoryNeurofeedbackVisual CortexYoung AdultConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingReal-time functional magnetic resonance imagingPatterns of fMRI activityCategorical perception taskReal-time neurofeedbackNeurocognitive mechanismsFMRI sessionStimulus similarityFMRI activationTask demandsBehavioral consequencesUntrained objectsNeural representationPerception taskMemory integrationRepresentational changeEndogenous neuromodulatorNeurofeedbackHippocampusCortical representationIncreased coactivationMagnetic resonance imagingVisual cortexMemoryMultiple theories
2022
Temporal Dynamics of Competition between Statistical Learning and Episodic Memory in Intracranial Recordings of Human Visual Cortex
Sherman B, Graves K, Huberdeau D, Quraishi I, Damisah E, Turk-Browne N. Temporal Dynamics of Competition between Statistical Learning and Episodic Memory in Intracranial Recordings of Human Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2022, 42: 9053-9068. PMID: 36344264, PMCID: PMC9732826, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0708-22.2022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual cortexStatistical learningIntracranial recordingsStatistical learning taskBehavioural Memory TestMultivariate pattern analysisLong-term memoryExpense of memoryEncoding of informationHuman visual cortexStorage of experienceNew experiencesEpisodic memoryMemory researchMemory testFrequency taggingRapid streamGuide behaviorLearning taskNew predictive relationshipNeural predictionHuman intracranial EEGWeak expectationsNeural activityMemory formation
2021
Retinotopic organization of visual cortex in human infants
Ellis CT, Yates TS, Skalaban LJ, Bejjanki VR, Arcaro MJ, Turk-Browne NB. Retinotopic organization of visual cortex in human infants. Neuron 2021, 109: 2616-2626.e6. PMID: 34228960, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAdult visual cortexMagnetic resonance imagingVisual areas V1Retinotopic organizationRetinotopic mapResonance imagingHorizontal meridianRetinotopic mappingCortexSubsequent developmental changesArea V1InfantsHuman infantsFunctional maturityFunctional mapsDevelopmental changesLow spatial frequenciesEarly maturationExtrastriateMonths
2020
Functions of ventral visual cortex after bilateral medial temporal lobe damage
Kim JG, Gregory E, Landau B, McCloskey M, Turk-Browne NB, Kastner S. Functions of ventral visual cortex after bilateral medial temporal lobe damage. Progress In Neurobiology 2020, 191: 101819. PMID: 32380224, PMCID: PMC7368375, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobePerceptual memoryVisual cortexBilateral medial temporal lobe damageMedial temporal lobe damageVentral visual cortexTemporal lobe damageVisual cortex relativeExtensive bilateral lesionsAmnesic patientsLong delayMTL structuresNovel stimuliAdaptation effectsStimuli elicitRapid learningVisual areasMemory systemSingle experienceCortex relativeVisual systemTemporal lobeHippocampal lossStimuliMemory
2019
Relating Visual Production and Recognition of Objects in Human Visual Cortex
Fan JE, Wammes JD, Gunn JB, Yamins DLK, Norman KA, Turk-Browne NB. Relating Visual Production and Recognition of Objects in Human Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 40: 1710-1721. PMID: 31871278, PMCID: PMC7046321, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1843-19.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural representationVisual cortexRich perceptual informationPotential neural substratesHuman visual cortexRecognition of objectsSimple line drawingsVisual productionPerceptual representationsPerceptual discriminabilityObject cuesPerceptual experienceRecognizable drawingsPerceptual informationNeural substratesNeural mechanismsRepresentational actionsTraining studiesHuman participantsCortex participatesParietal cortexProduction of drawingsEnhanced decodingExperience influencePatterns of connectivityHippocampal-neocortical interactions sharpen over time for predictive actions
Hindy NC, Avery EW, Turk-Browne NB. Hippocampal-neocortical interactions sharpen over time for predictive actions. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 3989. PMID: 31488845, PMCID: PMC6728336, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12016-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBackground connectivityAction-outcome associationsVisual cortexHigh-resolution fMRICo-occurring eventsHippocampal predictionsNeural patternsV1/V2Behavioral paradigmsAction informationPrediction changesIndiscriminate bindingGreater differentiationPredictive actionCortexHippocampusFMRIWeak associationReinstatementConnectivityAssociationParadigmOutcomesRetrievalAction
2018
Associative Prediction of Visual Shape in the Hippocampus
Kok P, Turk-Browne NB. Associative Prediction of Visual Shape in the Hippocampus. Journal Of Neuroscience 2018, 38: 6888-6899. PMID: 29986875, PMCID: PMC6070666, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0163-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociative predictionAuditory cuesVisual shapesVisual cortexSensory systemsFemale human participantsHigh-resolution fMRI signalsAspects of cognitionCross-modal associationsHuman brainProcess of inferenceHippocampal predictionsPerceptual processingHuman participantsPrior expectationsVisual informationMemory systemNeural activitySensory cortexFMRI signalsCuesMemoryCorresponding objectsPerceptionCortex
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 modulationLearningAttentionFMRILinking pattern completion in the hippocampus to predictive coding in visual cortex
Hindy NC, Ng FY, Turk-Browne NB. Linking pattern completion in the hippocampus to predictive coding in visual cortex. Nature Neuroscience 2016, 19: 665-667. PMID: 27065363, PMCID: PMC4948994, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4284.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Top-down attention switches coupling between low-level and high-level areas of human visual cortex
Al-Aidroos N, Said CP, Turk-Browne NB. Top-down attention switches coupling between low-level and high-level areas of human visual cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 14675-14680. PMID: 22908274, PMCID: PMC3437858, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1202095109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoal-relevant informationHuman visual cortexHigh-level areasVisual areasEssential cognitive abilityVisual processing hierarchyVisual cortexLow-level areasAttentional goalsAttentional switchingFinite brainAttention operatesCognitive abilitiesAttention switchBackground connectivityProcessing hierarchyBehavioral successNeural activityVisual systemCurrent goalsComplex natural environmentsVisual stimulationSeparate influencesPrevious evidenceBackground couplings
2011
Category-Selective Background Connectivity in Ventral Visual Cortex
Norman-Haignere SV, McCarthy G, Chun MM, Turk-Browne NB. Category-Selective Background Connectivity in Ventral Visual Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2011, 22: 391-402. PMID: 21670097, PMCID: PMC3256407, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhr118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceBrain MappingConcept FormationFaceFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsOxygenParahippocampal GyrusPattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationReaction TimeRecognition, PsychologyTime FactorsVisual CortexVisual PathwaysYoung Adult
2008
Spatiotemporal object continuity in human ventral visual cortex
Yi DJ, Turk-Browne NB, Flombaum JI, Kim MS, Scholl BJ, Chun MM. Spatiotemporal object continuity in human ventral visual cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 8840-8845. PMID: 18591658, PMCID: PMC2442124, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0802525105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral visual cortexHuman ventral visual cortexNeural representationVisual cortexFace-selective cortical regionsSpatiotemporal continuityCoherent visual experienceSame persisting individualsCognitive science researchPerceptual representationsObject identityObject continuityIdentical objectsLess activationVisual experienceApparent motionObject persistenceVisual featuresCortical regionsSuch processingCortexDifferent individualsObjectsRepresentationPowerful principle
2007
Dissociating Task Performance from fMRI Repetition Attenuation in Ventral Visual Cortex
Xu Y, Turk-Browne NB, Chun MM. Dissociating Task Performance from fMRI Repetition Attenuation in Ventral Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 5981-5985. PMID: 17537969, PMCID: PMC6672266, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5527-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParahippocampal place areaRepetition attenuationBehavioral performanceScene tasksNeural responsesImage tasksLower neural responsesVentral visual cortexVentral visual areasIdentical visual stimuliStimulus-specific processingScene-selective regionsBehavioral primingTask demandsTask performanceResponse accuracyPlace areaFMRI researchNovel stimuliVisual stimuliTask modulationStimuli elicitVisual areasNeuronal representationsFrontal regions
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