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 connectivity
2016
Retrospective Attention Interacts with Stimulus Strength to Shape Working Memory Performance
Wildegger T, Humphreys G, Nobre A. Retrospective Attention Interacts with Stimulus Strength to Shape Working Memory Performance. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0164174. PMID: 27706240, PMCID: PMC5051714, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryWM performanceExperiment 2Working memory performanceRetrospective attentionWM taskWM maintenanceWM representationsStimulus contrastOrienting attentionHigh-contrast stimuliMemory performanceExperiment 3Perceptual representationsExperiment 1RetrocueLow-contrast stimuliSpatial attentionInfluence performanceStimuliSub-threshold stimuliMixture-model approachRetrospective orientationStimulus strengthEncoding
2009
Shape-specific preparatory activity mediates attention to targets in human visual cortex
Stokes M, Thompson R, Nobre A, Duncan J. Shape-specific preparatory activity mediates attention to targets in human visual cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 19569-19574. PMID: 19887644, PMCID: PMC2772815, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905306106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional biasVisual cortexMultivoxel pattern analysisTask-relevant representationsFunctional neuroimaging dataEfficient perceptual processingMechanisms of attentionPreparatory activityModel of attentionTop-down attentionTarget-specific modulationTesting core assumptionsNeural evidencePreparatory attentionAttention trialsPerceptual processingPerceptual representationsAttentional cuesNeuroimaging dataPerceptual performanceBaseline activityCortexInfluential theoryHuman visual cortexCompetition bias
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
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
1992
3 “What thin Partitions Sense from Thought Divide”: Toward a New Cognitive Psychophysics11Preparation of this chapter was supported in part by grant DC-00818 from the National Institutes of Health. I thank Daniel Algom and Bonnie Potts for comments on an earlier version. Please direct correspondence to Lawrence E. Marks, John B. Pierce Laboratory, 290 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06519.
Marks L. 3 “What thin Partitions Sense from Thought Divide”: Toward a New Cognitive Psychophysics11Preparation of this chapter was supported in part by grant DC-00818 from the National Institutes of Health. I thank Daniel Algom and Bonnie Potts for comments on an earlier version. Please direct correspondence to Lawrence E. Marks, John B. Pierce Laboratory, 290 Congress Avenue, New Haven, CT 06519. Advances In Psychology 1992, 92: 115-186. DOI: 10.1016/s0166-4115(08)61779-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive psychologyPerceptual representationsInternal manipulationStimulus objectsSensory psychophysicsPsychophysical judgmentsAbstract symbolsMeasure of excitationSensory meaningsAuditory systemPsychophysicsSemantic theoryExternal stimuliAlgomMinitheoriesPsychologyMeasuresStimuliPerceptionReferentsJudgmentsLoudnessMeaningRepresentationSymbols
1988
Perceptual Development
Aslin R, Smith L. Perceptual Development. Annual Review Of Psychology 1988, 39: 435-473. PMID: 3278680, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ps.39.020188.002251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual representationsPerceptual developmentHigher-order processesEffect of experiencePerceptual abilitiesCognitive operationsSpeech soundsVisual modalityLanguage abilityPsychophysical perspectiveLinguistic processesRepresentational changeLanguage influenceHigher-order operationsPostnatal experienceSelective reviewFuture researchRepresentationStrong supportDirectional predictionPotential influenceDevelopmentalistsExperienceGeneral goalTask
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