2025
Confidence and Insight into Working Memory Are Shaped by Attention and Recent Performance
Chekroud S, Nobre A, Kolling N. Confidence and Insight into Working Memory Are Shaped by Attention and Recent Performance. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2025, 37: 1685-1702. PMID: 40136267, PMCID: PMC7617916, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_02326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternally directed attentionWorking memoryConfidence judgmentsIntrospective judgmentsMemory performanceAccuracy of confidence judgmentsMemory contentWorking-memory maintenanceWorking memory contentsObjective memory performanceWorking-memory contentsRetrospective cuesProbe itemMemory qualityMemory errorsAlpha desynchronizationIntrospective insightsMemoryJudgmentItemsParticipantsRetrocueCuesAttentionSequential processThe sound of emergency: The role of vocal cues in healthcare
Bagnis A, Todorov A, Caffo E, De Palma A, Franchini F, Melucci P, Mattarozzi K. The sound of emergency: The role of vocal cues in healthcare. Social Science & Medicine 2025, 384: 118558. PMID: 40944990, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118558.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttributions of dominanceSocial traitsSocial attributesValence ratingsEmotional traitsAcoustic-phonetic featuresVocal cuesAmerican participantsManipulated stimuliSocial decisionsSemantic contentBrief excerptsAssociated with instancesVoice genderTraitsVoice characteristicsParticipantsLegal decisionsArousalCuesStimuliPrioritization decisionsRelated pathologiesHarmonic-to-noise ratioJudgmentA “Hyper-Recency” Bias in Memory Characterizes Both Psychoticism and Déjà Vu Experiences
Koller W, Ongchoco J, Bronstein M, Scholl B, Cannon T. A “Hyper-Recency” Bias in Memory Characterizes Both Psychoticism and Déjà Vu Experiences. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2025, 154: 1428-1444. PMID: 40372909, DOI: 10.1037/xge0001754.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychosis-like symptomsRecognition memory judgmentsLevels of psychoticismMemory judgmentsCognitive correlatesNovel stimuliCognitive processesPreregistered experimentsGeneral populationPsychoticismDeja VuPsychosisSubjective experienceStimuliRecencyMemorySymptomsReduced differentiationConflictJudgmentBiasParticipantsSource of conflictIllusion
2022
The effect of gap duration on the perception of fluent versus disfluent speech
Warner H, Whalen D, Harel D, Jackson E. The effect of gap duration on the perception of fluent versus disfluent speech. Journal Of Fluency Disorders 2022, 71: 105896. PMID: 35032922, PMCID: PMC8925352, DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2022.105896.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Temporally Unconstrained Decoding Reveals Consistent but Time-Varying Stages of Stimulus Processing
Vidaurre D, Myers N, Stokes M, Nobre A, Woolrich M. Temporally Unconstrained Decoding Reveals Consistent but Time-Varying Stages of Stimulus Processing. Cerebral Cortex 2018, 29: 863-874. PMID: 30535141, PMCID: PMC6319313, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhy290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStimulus processingStages of stimulus processingTraditional decoding approachEarly sensory areasCognitive processesNeural processesPerceptual judgmentsBrain statesTiming of statesNeural dynamicsSensory areasInvestigate learningStimuliTemporal precisionDecoding approachQuality of performanceTrialsDecision makingJudgmentTask
2016
Validating judgments of perspective embedding
Whalen D, Zunshine L, Ender E, Kelbert E, Tougaw J, Barsky R, Steiner P, Holquist M. Validating judgments of perspective embedding. Scientific Study Of Literature 2016, 6: 278-297. DOI: 10.1075/ssol.6.2.05wha.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Recovery of empathetic function following resection of insular gliomas
Wang X, Gu X, Fan J, Wang S, Zhao F, Hof P, Liu P, Gao Z. Recovery of empathetic function following resection of insular gliomas. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2014, 117: 269-277. PMID: 24549750, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-014-1380-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial-emotional functioningNon-painful situationsPerson's handEmotional processingPersonality traitsExplicit empathyInsular cortexEmpathetic abilityCerebral structuresInsular gliomasInsulaEmpathyPain perceptionClinical considerationsPain processingSylvian fissurePersonsHigher level functionsResection of insular gliomasCortexSensorimotorDeficitsPerceptionJudgmentTask
2013
Accuracy and Consensus in Judgments of Trustworthiness From Faces: Behavioral and Neural Correlates
Rule N, Krendl A, Ivcevic Z, Ambady N. Accuracy and Consensus in Judgments of Trustworthiness From Faces: Behavioral and Neural Correlates. Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 2013, 104: 409-426. PMID: 23276271, DOI: 10.1037/a0031050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJudgments of trustworthinessAmygdala responseNeural correlatesStudy 4Inferences of trustworthinessSelf-reported extraversionReplicate previous researchJudgments of intelligencePerceptions of trustworthinessCheating behaviorActual cheating behaviorPerceivers' inferencesStudents' extraversionStudy 3Study 5Study 1Study 2Previous researchInterrater consensusExtraversionJudgmentStudents' scoresAmygdalaFaceStudents
2012
Lacking Control over the Trade-Off between Quality and Quantity in Visual Short-Term Memory
Murray A, Nobre A, Astle D, Stokes M. Lacking Control over the Trade-Off between Quality and Quantity in Visual Short-Term Memory. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e41223. PMID: 22905099, PMCID: PMC3414487, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual short-term memoryShort-term memoryMemory-based judgmentsStimulus-driven factorsTop-down controlPrecision of itemsMnemonic demandsExperiment 4Experiment 3Task demandsQuality of itemsItemsMemoryStrategic trade-offsContextual informationParticipantsLack controlJudgmentTaskMotivationTrade-Offs
2010
Subliminally Presented and Stored Objects Capture Spatial Attention
Astle D, Nobre A, Scerif G. Subliminally Presented and Stored Objects Capture Spatial Attention. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 3567-3571. PMID: 20219990, PMCID: PMC6632246, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5701-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional Dissociation of the Frontoinsular and Anterior Cingulate Cortices in Empathy for Pain
Gu X, Liu X, Guise K, Naidich T, Hof P, Fan J. Functional Dissociation of the Frontoinsular and Anterior Cingulate Cortices in Empathy for Pain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 3739-3744. PMID: 20220007, PMCID: PMC2845539, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4844-09.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Spatial and temporal acuity of visual perception can be enhanced selectively by attentional set
Correa Á, Nobre A. Spatial and temporal acuity of visual perception can be enhanced selectively by attentional set. Experimental Brain Research 2008, 189: 339-344. PMID: 18506432, DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1429-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional setPerceptual judgmentsAccuracy of perceptual judgmentsTask-relevant dimensionIdentical sensory stimulationVisual perceptionMeasured perceptual judgmentsNeutral cuesTask-cueAlternation taskTemporal judgmentsTemporal discriminationTemporal tasksVisual processingTask setsTemporal acuityAcuity taskSensory stimulationJudgmentTaskRelational benefitsPerceptionCues
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
2005
Contracts, covenants and advance care planning: an empirical study of the moral obligations of patient and proxy
Fins J, Maltby B, Friedmann E, Greene M, Norris K, Adelman R, Byock I. Contracts, covenants and advance care planning: an empirical study of the moral obligations of patient and proxy. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2005, 29: 55-68. PMID: 15652439, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2004.07.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient self-determinationMoral obligationSelf-determinationAdvance care planningExercise of autonomyPatient-proxy relationshipLife-sustaining therapyObligations of patientsMoral judgmentCare planningNarrow notionsDisease trajectoryPatient instructionsLegal normsPatient-proxy pairsJudgmentPrincipal autonomyAggressive careAutonomyModified Likert scaleQuality of informationPatient educationCovenantersNegative instructionsCovenants
2004
Protecting human subjects in brain research: a pragmatic perspective
Miller F, Fins J. Protecting human subjects in brain research: a pragmatic perspective. 2004, 123-140. DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198567219.003.0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmerican philosophical pragmatismEthical judgmentsMoral principlesMoral normsPhilosophical pragmatismResearch ethicsAbsolute ruleEthical considerationsRelevant considerationsPragmatic perspectiveBrain researchTrials of pharmacological treatmentsPlacebo-controlled trialDeep brain stimulationBrain disordersPharmacological treatmentEthicsPragmaticsHuman subjectsJudgmentDisordersBrainConsiderationsComplex situationsNeurological disorders
2001
Task-switching and memory retrieval processing: Electrophysiological evidence
Wilding E, Nobre A. Task-switching and memory retrieval processing: Electrophysiological evidence. Neuroreport 2001, 12: 3613-3617. PMID: 11733722, DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200111160-00048.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1993
FO gives voicing information even with unambiguous voice onset times.
Whalen D, Abramson A, Lisker L, Mody M. FO gives voicing information even with unambiguous voice onset times. The Journal Of The Acoustical Society Of America 1993, 93: 2152-9. PMID: 8473630, DOI: 10.1121/1.406678.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Subcategorical phonetic mismatches and lexical access
Whalen D. Subcategorical phonetic mismatches and lexical access. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 1991, 50: 351-360. PMID: 1758766, DOI: 10.3758/bf03212227.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Gradient Effects of Fundamental Frequency on Stop Consonant Voicing Judgments
Whalen D, Abramson A, Lisker L, Mody M. Gradient Effects of Fundamental Frequency on Stop Consonant Voicing Judgments. Phonetica 1990, 47: 36-49. PMID: 2277812, DOI: 10.1159/000261851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVoicing judgmentsF0 contoursContribution of intonationEffects of voiceVoiceless stopsVoiceless judgmentsIntonation contoursAverage F0F0 changesVocalic segmentsHigher F0Higher F0sFundamental frequencySyllablesContrast contourEffect of fundamental frequencyVoiceVowelsLow F0sFlat contourF0F0sJudgmentIntonationVOT
1989
P-Center Judgments Are Generally Insensitive to the Instructions Given
Whalen D, Cooper A, Fowler C. P-Center Judgments Are Generally Insensitive to the Instructions Given. Phonetica 1989, 46: 197-203. PMID: 2636389, DOI: 10.1159/000261843.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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