2025
Age-invariant benefits of spatiotemporal predictions amidst distraction during dynamic visual search
Shalev N, Boettcher S, Nobre A. Age-invariant benefits of spatiotemporal predictions amidst distraction during dynamic visual search. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 17078. PMID: 40379870, PMCID: PMC12084335, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-01796-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensitivity to distractionGoal-driven attentionGuidance of attentionVisual search taskOlder adultsAge-related differencesEffects of predictabilityDynamic visual searchAttentional controlHigh distractionAttentional guidanceGoal-directedVisual searchSearch taskDistractorsStudy attentionDistractionPoor performanceSpatiotemporal regularityDistracting elementsAdultsAttentionDeficits
2024
Going Through the Motions: Biasing of Dynamic Attentional Templates
Boettcher S, Nobre A. Going Through the Motions: Biasing of Dynamic Attentional Templates. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2024, 154: 111-127. PMID: 39509202, DOI: 10.1037/xge0001665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttentional templatesMemory probesExperiment 2Target-defining featuresDynamic visual search taskVisual search taskProbe trialExperiment 4Experiment 3Experiment 1Stimulus attributesDistractorsSearch taskDynamic stimuliMemory contentMemorySensory inputStatic displaysParticipantsSpeed of targetsSearch performanceTaskModulatory mechanismsMotion directionBias
2020
Functional connectivity at rest captures individual differences in visual search
Bueichekú E, Miró-Padilla A, Ávila C. Functional connectivity at rest captures individual differences in visual search. Brain Structure And Function 2020, 225: 537-549. PMID: 31897605, DOI: 10.1007/s00429-019-02008-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal anterior cingulate cortexAnterior cingulate cortexPosterior parietal cortexVisual search taskCingulate cortexParietal cortexFunctional connectivityVisual information processingSearch taskMeasures of visual information processingResting-state functional connectivity analysisDorsolateral prefrontal cortexFunctional MRI studiesAttentional control systemFunctional connectivity analysisInformation processingResting-state sessionsBrain functional connectivityPrefrontal cortexInhibitory controlBehavioral measuresCognitive tasksCognitive abilitiesCognitive demandsConnectivity analysis
2019
Ghosts in the Nursery: An Experimental Investigation of a Parent’s Own Maltreatment Experience, Attention to Infant Faces, and Dyadic Reciprocity
Thompson-Booth C, Viding E, Puetz VB, Rutherford HJV, Mayes LC, McCrory EJ. Ghosts in the Nursery: An Experimental Investigation of a Parent’s Own Maltreatment Experience, Attention to Infant Faces, and Dyadic Reciprocity. Emotion 2019, 19: 1093-1102. PMID: 30234333, DOI: 10.1037/emo0000464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfant facesChildhood maltreatmentAttentional processingDyadic reciprocityLower attentional biasVisual search taskAttentional biasEmotional cuesCognitive processingPreferential processingInfant affectParenting behaviorsInfant cuesSearch taskAn Experimental InvestigationCommunity sampleMaltreatment experiencesMaltreatmentPreferential biasOwn childrenCuesExploratory analysisProcessingFaceImportant implications
2018
Visual search task immediate training effects on task-related functional connectivity
Bueichekú E, Ávila C, Miró-Padilla A, Sepulcre J. Visual search task immediate training effects on task-related functional connectivity. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2018, 13: 1566-1579. PMID: 30443892, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-018-9993-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual search taskSearch taskTask-related functional connectivityCognitive control areasBrain-behavior correlationsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexBrain connectivity changesVisual search processImmediate training effectsTraining effectPrefrontal cortexConnectivity findingsPriming effectBrain changesBrain activityFunctional connectivityAssociation cortexBrain plasticityConnectivity changesCortical areasHuman brainHigher-order changesBrainTraining participantsEnhanced connectivity
2016
Reduced posterior parietal cortex activation after training on a visual search task
Bueichekú E, Miró-Padilla A, Palomar-García M, Ventura-Campos N, Parcet M, Barrós-Loscertales A, Ávila C. Reduced posterior parietal cortex activation after training on a visual search task. NeuroImage 2016, 135: 204-213. PMID: 27132048, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.04.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior parietal cortexBrain changesPosterior parietal cortex activationParietal cortex activationEffect of trainingInferior occipital areasTask fMRI studiesVisual search taskVisual search trainingRepetition effectsAttentional processesFMRI studyNeural efficiencyNeural resultsBehavioral performanceCortex activityCognitive tasksParietal cortexBrain efficiencyBrain levelsBrain activityTask performanceWithin-subjectSearch taskBehavioral developmentA neural signature of rapid category-based target selection as a function of intra-item perceptual similarity, despite inter-item dissimilarity
Wu R, Pruitt Z, Runkle M, Scerif G, Aslin RN. A neural signature of rapid category-based target selection as a function of intra-item perceptual similarity, despite inter-item dissimilarity. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 2016, 78: 749-760. PMID: 26732265, PMCID: PMC4811727, DOI: 10.3758/s13414-015-1039-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional templatesPerceptual similarityVisual searchVisual search taskHigh-level categorizationNeural measuresNeural signaturesFeature similaritySearch taskCategory itemsSearch templateSearch performanceDissimilar featuresCategory levelNovel categoryAmount of informationTarget selectionCategorizationItemsObjectsWordsTaskAdulthoodCategoriesAdultsMemory-Guided Attention: Independent Contributions of the Hippocampus and Striatum
Goldfarb EV, Chun MM, Phelps EA. Memory-Guided Attention: Independent Contributions of the Hippocampus and Striatum. Neuron 2016, 89: 317-324. PMID: 26777274, PMCID: PMC4871761, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContext memoryMemory-guided attentionFunctional magnetic resonance imagingStimulus-response associationsVisual search taskMedial temporal lobeFacilitate attentionAttention benefitsIndividual differencesSearch taskMemory systemTemporal lobeMemoryIndependent contributionNovel evidenceFuture encountersReinforcement learningAttentionMagnetic resonance imagingStriatumHippocampusResonance imagingTaskLearningFacilitation
2015
Rapid Attentional Selection of Non-native Stimuli despite Perceptual Narrowing
Wu R, Nako R, Band J, Pizzuto J, Ghoreishi Y, Scerif G, Aslin R. Rapid Attentional Selection of Non-native Stimuli despite Perceptual Narrowing. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2015, 27: 2299-2307. PMID: 26244720, PMCID: PMC5797693, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-native stimuliEarly attentional selectionAttentional templatesAttentional selectionPerceptual narrowingVisual search taskN2pc componentERP markersERP resultsResponse selectionInfrequent stimuliBehavioral performanceRelevant stimuliMsec poststimulusBehavioral measuresSearch taskVisual experienceSearch templateDevelopmental progressionLevel judgmentsStimuliSpecific itemsExemplarsPrevious experienceN2pcFunctional Connectivity Between Superior Parietal Lobule and Primary Visual Cortex “at Rest” Predicts Visual Search Efficiency
Bueichekú E, Ventura-Campos N, Palomar-García M, Miró-Padilla A, Parcet M, Ávila C. Functional Connectivity Between Superior Parietal Lobule and Primary Visual Cortex “at Rest” Predicts Visual Search Efficiency. Brain Connectivity 2015, 5: 517-526. PMID: 26230367, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2015.0352.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior parietal lobuleBetween-category searchVisual search taskFunctional connectivityParietal lobuleFunctional magnetic resonance imaging sessionDorsal anterior cingulate cortexSearch taskResting-state FC analysisMagnetic resonance imaging sessionPriority mapWithin-category conditionInferior frontal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexDorsolateral prefrontal cortexDorsal frontal areasInferior parietal lobuleResting-state scanVisual attention taskFrontal eye fieldVisual cortexPrefrontal cortexCingulate cortexCategory effectsFrontal cortexRetrieving Medical Literature for Clinical Decision Support
Soldaini L, Cohan A, Yates A, Goharian N, Frieder O. Retrieving Medical Literature for Clinical Decision Support. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2015, 9022: 538-549. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16354-3_59.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical decision supportDecision supportQuery reformulation techniquesState-of-the-artQueryVast volumeSearch taskReformulation techniquesTaskStatistically significant improvementHealthcare professionalsMedical case reportsPoseMedical literatureSearchMedical professionalsClinical decisionsLiterature searchSystemSignificant improvementProfessionalsRelevant medical literatureCase reportSupport
2012
Frontal–Occipital Connectivity During Visual Search
Pantazatos SP, Yanagihara TK, Zhang X, Meitzler T, Hirsch J. Frontal–Occipital Connectivity During Visual Search. Brain Connectivity 2012, 2: 164-175. PMID: 22708993, PMCID: PMC3621345, DOI: 10.1089/brain.2012.0072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral occipital cortexVisual searchVisual regionsPrefrontal cortexCategory-selective visual regionsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingVentromedial prefrontal cortexSimilar neural mechanismsVisual search processDynamic causal modelingMedial prefrontal cortexComplex natural scenesMultiple task-related componentsSpatial independent component analysisTask-related componentsVisual imageryPsychophysiological interactionNeural mechanismsSearch taskObject categoriesComplex search tasksCausal modelingConnectivity findingsFrontal regionsFunctional connectivity
2010
Predictive spatial working memory content guides visual search
Kim J, Kim M, Chun M. Predictive spatial working memory content guides visual search. Visual Cognition 2010, 18: 574-590. DOI: 10.1080/13506280902928860.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpecific target locationsVisual searchWM representationsContextual cueingWM stimuliSearch displayContextual cuesTarget locationImplicit contextual cueingSubsequent recognition testVisual search taskVisual search displaySearch performanceSpatial WMChance performanceRecognition testPredictive contextMemory contentSearch taskOld conditionsExperiment 3Experiment 1Experiment 2Test phaseWM
2007
Efficient Attentional Selection Predicts Distractor Devaluation: Event-related Potential Evidence for a Direct Link between Attention and Emotion
Kiss M, Goolsby B, Raymond J, Shapiro K, Silvert L, Nobre A, Fragopanagos N, Taylor J, Eimer M. Efficient Attentional Selection Predicts Distractor Devaluation: Event-related Potential Evidence for a Direct Link between Attention and Emotion. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2007, 19: 1316-1322. PMID: 17651005, PMCID: PMC2397542, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2007.19.8.1316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional selectionAffective evaluationEvent-related potential evidenceEmotional responsesVisual search taskDistractor facesRated facesN2pc componentDistractor suppressionBehavioral measuresUnfocused attentionDistractorsVisual searchSearch taskN2pcEvaluative judgmentsTarget eventElectrophysiological measurementsEmotionsAttentionPotential evidenceEmotional linkFaceJudgmentTrials
2003
Distinct neural substrates for visual search amongst spatial versus temporal distractors
Coull J, Walsh V, Frith C, Nobre A. Distinct neural substrates for visual search amongst spatial versus temporal distractors. Brain Research 2003, 17: 368-379. PMID: 12880907, DOI: 10.1016/s0926-6410(03)00138-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior parietal cortexConjunction taskConjunction of featuresParietal cortexAttentional demandsSearch taskRight superior parietal cortexNetwork of areasConjunction search taskFunctional magnetic resonanceAttention-demanding taskNeuroanatomical correlatesIntraparietal sulcusNeural substratesFrontal operculumBilateral regionsVisual searchBA7Temporal proximityStimulus distributionCortexTaskMedial regionStimuliLateral regionsBrain Activations during Visual Search: Contributions of Search Efficiency versus Feature Binding
Nobre A, Coull J, Walsh V, Frith C. Brain Activations during Visual Search: Contributions of Search Efficiency versus Feature Binding. NeuroImage 2003, 18: 91-103. PMID: 12507447, DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2002.1329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual searchParietal cortexFeature bindingParietal activationFunctional magnetic resonance imagingConditions of visual searchPosterior parietal activationPop-out searchSuperior parietal lobuleVisual search taskPop-out conditionIntraparietal sulcusParietal lobuleBrain areasBrain activitySearch efficiencySearch taskOccipital areasCortexMagnetic resonance imagingBrainResonance imagingFactors of efficiencyCorrelation analysisInefficient conditions
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
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