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 elementsAdultsAttentionDeficitsMapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching
Wallace R, Mckeown B, Goodall-Halliwell I, Chitiz L, Forest P, Karapanagiotidis T, Mulholland B, Turnbull A, Vanderwal T, Hardikar S, Alam T, Bernhardt B, Wang H, Strawson W, Milham M, Xu T, Margulies D, Poerio G, Jefferies E, Skipper J, Wammes J, Leech R, Smallwood J. Mapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching. ELife 2025, 13: rp97731. PMID: 39792001, PMCID: PMC11723579, DOI: 10.7554/elife.97731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain activityMovie-watchingAssociation cortexTime course of brain activityRegions of association cortexDynamics of brain activityRegions of sensory cortexProcessing of incoming sensory informationBrain systemsFrontoparietal systemBrain mechanismsNeural processesEpisodic featuresReduce distractionsSensory cortexCortexExperiment samplesSensory informationBrainVisual cortexMulti-modal experienceDistractionTime courseContemporary viewsDaily lifeMapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching
Wallace R, Mckeown B, Goodall-Halliwell I, Chitiz L, Forest P, Karapanagiotidis T, Mulholland B, Turnbull A, Vanderwal T, Hardikar S, Gonzalez Alam T, Bernhardt B, Wang H, Strawson W, Milham M, Xu T, Margulies D, Poerio G, Jefferies E, Skipper J, Wammes J, Leech R, Smallwood J. Mapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching. ELife 2025, 13 DOI: 10.7554/elife.97731.4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain activityMovie-watchingAssociation cortexTime course of brain activityRegions of association cortexDynamics of brain activityRegions of sensory cortexProcessing of incoming sensory informationBrain systemsFrontoparietal systemBrain mechanismsNeural processesEpisodic featuresReduce distractionsSensory cortexCortexExperiment samplesSensory informationBrainVisual cortexMulti-modal experienceDistractionTime courseContemporary viewsDaily life
2022
Memory training with the method of loci for children and adolescents with ADHD—A feasibility study
Ruchkin V, Wallonius M, Odekvist E, Kim S, Isaksson J. Memory training with the method of loci for children and adolescents with ADHD—A feasibility study. Applied Neuropsychology Child 2022, 13: 137-145. PMID: 36344263, DOI: 10.1080/21622965.2022.2141120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMethod of lociPost-intervention ratingsMemory trainingMemory testADHD symptomsLack of motivationLack of routinesADHDPotential distractionDuration of trainingFuture researchParticipantsDistractionTrainingAdolescentsChildrenDay lifeQualitative dataContent analysisMotivationPeersParentsRatingsBaseline levelsIntervention
2019
S159. NMDA Receptor Antagonism Effects on Delayed Spatial Working Memory and Distraction in Comparison With Schizophrenia
Moujaes F, Preller K, Vollenweider F, Schleifer C, Ji J, Adkinson B, Kolobaric A, Flynn M, Fineberg S, Krystal J, Repovs G, Santamauro N, Morgan P, Savic A, Cho Y, Murray J, Anticevic A. S159. NMDA Receptor Antagonism Effects on Delayed Spatial Working Memory and Distraction in Comparison With Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 2019, 85: s358. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2019.03.910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStrategy-dependent modulation of cortical pain circuits for the attenuation of pain
Schulz E, Stankewitz A, Witkovský V, Winkler A, Tracey I. Strategy-dependent modulation of cortical pain circuits for the attenuation of pain. Cortex 2019, 113: 255-266. PMID: 30711854, DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2018.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive strategiesBrain activityDifferent cognitive strategiesPain attenuationUnderlying neuronal mechanismsPain-related brain activityVariability of performanceNeuroscientific techniquesNeurofeedback techniquesT fMRIPerception of painBehavioral dataBehavioral studiesTrial levelBrain regionsCortical regionsNeuronal mechanismsCortical feedbackInsular cortexDistractionTaskPain perceptionPotential predispositionAttenuation of painPerception
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 consequencesSalienceAttention
2015
Supraliminal But Not Subliminal Distracters Bias Working Memory Recall
Wildegger T, Myers N, Humphreys G, Nobre A. Supraliminal But Not Subliminal Distracters Bias Working Memory Recall. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2015, 41: 826-839. PMID: 25867502, PMCID: PMC4445384, DOI: 10.1037/xhp0000052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memorySubliminal informationExperiment 2Influence of subliminal stimuliOrientation stimuliInfluence perceptual processingPriming taskWM recallExperiment 1aSupraliminal informationTask completionExperiment 3Perceptual processingSubliminal stimuliMemory delayOnline information processingInfluence behaviorInformation processingRecall informationStimuliTarget orientationMemoryTaskRecallDistraction
2014
Comparing calvarial transport distraction with and without radiation and fat grafting
Yuhasz MM, Koch FP, Kwiatkowski A, Young C, Clune J, Travieso R, Wong K, Van Houten J, Steinbacher DM. Comparing calvarial transport distraction with and without radiation and fat grafting. Journal Of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery 2014, 42: 1412-1422. PMID: 24864072, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2014.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-irradiated animalsFat graftingBone densityTransport distractionMale New Zealand white rabbitsNew Zealand white rabbitsZealand white rabbitsTransport distraction osteogenesisOsseous fillBony regenerateWhite rabbitsDistraction osteogenesisDistraction siteBone formationCranial reconstructionAnimalsOssificationCranial defectsGraftingDistraction
2013
Distinct neural mechanisms of individual and developmental differences in VSTM capacity
Astle D, Harvey H, Stokes M, Mohseni H, Nobre A, Scerif G. Distinct neural mechanisms of individual and developmental differences in VSTM capacity. Developmental Psychobiology 2013, 56: 601-610. PMID: 23775219, DOI: 10.1002/dev.21126.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Is Timing Everything? Sequential Effects of Rumination and Distraction on Interpersonal Problem Solving
Yoon K, Joormann J. Is Timing Everything? Sequential Effects of Rumination and Distraction on Interpersonal Problem Solving. Cognitive Therapy And Research 2010, 36: 165-172. DOI: 10.1007/s10608-010-9330-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Relationship of Prospective Memory to Neuropsychological Function and Antiretroviral Adherence
Contardo C, Black AC, Beauvais J, Dieckhaus K, Rosen MI. Relationship of Prospective Memory to Neuropsychological Function and Antiretroviral Adherence. Archives Of Clinical Neuropsychology 2009, 24: 547-554. PMID: 19648150, PMCID: PMC2764502, DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acp046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProspective memoryNeuropsychological screening testsExecutive functioningNeuropsychological measuresCognitive functioningNeuropsychological functionMemory functionRetrospective recallMemoryFactor analysisAntiretroviral adherenceFunctioningFuture timeRecallDistractionSubscalesParticipantsIntentionHIV-positive participantsScreening testPreliminary studyMeasuresPeopleVarianceAdherence
2005
Concurrent working memory load can reduce distraction
Kim S, Kim M, Chun M. Concurrent working memory load can reduce distraction. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 16524-16529. PMID: 16258067, PMCID: PMC1283430, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0505454102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcurrent WM loadWM loadExecutive controlDistractor processingStroop taskStroop interferenceDifferent Stroop tasksContents of WMAttentional selectionMemory loadDissociable componentsExperiment 3Target taskType of informationTaskWMInformation overlapProcessingMemoryPeopleDistractionPerceptionDifferent effectsItemsDifficulties
2003
Thought control strategies in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a replication and extension
Abramowitz J, Whiteside S, Kalsy S, Tolin D. Thought control strategies in obsessive-compulsive disorder: a replication and extension. Behaviour Research And Therapy 2003, 41: 529-540. PMID: 12711262, DOI: 10.1016/s0005-7967(02)00026-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Dopaminergic and Noradrenergic Influences on Cognitive Functions Mediated by Prefrontal Cortex
Arnsten A. Dopaminergic and Noradrenergic Influences on Cognitive Functions Mediated by Prefrontal Cortex. 2000, 185-208. DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780195133714.003.0008.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Children's Coping Assistance: How Parents, Teachers, and Friends Help Children Cope After a Natural Disaster
Prinstein M, La Greca A, Vernberg E, Silverman W. Children's Coping Assistance: How Parents, Teachers, and Friends Help Children Cope After a Natural Disaster. Journal Of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 1996, 25: 463-475. DOI: 10.1207/s15374424jccp2504_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional processingSocial supportPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatologyChildren's social supportPTSD symptomatologyCoping assistanceDisorder symptomatologyChildren's reactionsThird gradersStressful eventsFifth gradersImportant constructHurricane AndrewSex effectsGradersDistractionSevere levelsParentsChildrenFriendsSymptomatologyProcessingConstructsNatural disastersCoping
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