2024
Acute Stress Effects on Statistical Learning and Episodic Memory
Sherman B, Huang I, Wijaya E, Turk-Browne N, Goldfarb E. Acute Stress Effects on Statistical Learning and Episodic Memory. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2024, 36: 1741-1759. PMID: 38713878, PMCID: PMC11223726, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_02178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpisodic memoryAcute stressStatistical learningEffects of acute stressStress-induced cortisol levelsImpaired episodic memoryModulate learning processesAcute stress effectsImpact hippocampal functionEpisodic encodingRodent workEvidence of learningHippocampal functionStress effectsHippocampal pathwaysLearning tasksBehavioral experimentsPreliminary evidenceCortisol levelsNo stressMemoryMultiple measuresHippocampusScene categoriesParticipantsAttention and Memory
Sherman B, Turk-Browne N. Attention and Memory. 2024, 587-613. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190917982.013.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchControl of attentionWorking memoryBrain systemsEpisodic memoryMemory encodingAttentional selectionConscious awarenessAbstract AttentionComplex sensory inputMemoryBehavioral mechanismsSensory inputPervasive roleDownstream consequencesBidirectional interactionsPerceptionModulation processAttentionHuman perceptionMindfulnessBrainVigilanceCurrent environmentEncodingRetrieval
2023
Hippocampal Mechanisms Support Cortisol-Induced Memory Enhancements
Sherman B, Harris B, Turk-Browne N, Sinha R, Goldfarb E. Hippocampal Mechanisms Support Cortisol-Induced Memory Enhancements. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 7198-7212. PMID: 37813570, PMCID: PMC10601369, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0916-23.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMemory enhancementEpisodic memoryAssociative memoryEpisodic memory encodingBrain regionsHigh-resolution functional magnetic resonance imagingHuman hippocampusHigh-resolution fMRIStress-related hormone cortisolHormone cortisolMemory benefitsEmotional memoryMemory encodingEmotional eventsEmotional associationsHippocampal representationsHippocampal signaturesFunctional neuroimagingHippocampal mechanismsStressful eventsFunctional connectivityHippocampal functionMemory formationSalient information
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
The promise of awake behaving infant fMRI as a deep measure of cognition
Yates T, Ellis C, Turk-Browne N. The promise of awake behaving infant fMRI as a deep measure of cognition. Current Opinion In Behavioral Sciences 2021, 40: 5-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisuomotor associations facilitate movement preparation.
Huberdeau DM, Turk-Browne NB. Visuomotor associations facilitate movement preparation. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2021, 47: 372-386. PMID: 33475417, PMCID: PMC8384084, DOI: 10.1037/xhp0000895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual cuesMovement preparationMovement goalsStatistical learningVisuomotor associationsEpisodic memoryMemory recallComplexity of associationsExperiment 1Experiment 2Motor skillsMemory systemCuesRequirements of movementMovement taskAdditional practiceMotor behaviorLearningRate of improvementParticipantsMemoryRecallTaskSkillsGoalChapter 5 Studying episodic memory using real-time fMRI
Wammes J, Lin Q, Norman K, Turk-Browne N. Chapter 5 Studying episodic memory using real-time fMRI. 2021, 107-130. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822421-2.00011-9.ChaptersEpisodic memoryReal-time functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingLong-term memoryReal-time fMRIUnique theoretical insightsHuman memoryNeural mechanismsCognitive functionBrain statesRtfMRIMemoryCorrelational approachIndividual experiencesHuman brainFuture researchMagnetic resonance imagingEmotionsTheoretical insightsFMRICausal relationshipNascent fieldExperienceEncodingPerception
2020
Statistical prediction of the future impairs episodic encoding of the present
Sherman BE, Turk-Browne NB. Statistical prediction of the future impairs episodic encoding of the present. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 22760-22770. PMID: 32859755, PMCID: PMC7502714, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2013291117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunction of memoryEpisodic encodingSource recallEpisodic memoryUpcoming itemsStatistical learningAdaptive purposeFuture experiencesMemoryCurrent itemPast experienceBrain imagingSpecific experiencesBehavioral testsIdiosyncratic propertiesItemsFuture situationsExperienceParticular momentHippocampusRecallEncodingSimilar situationLearningSituationThe prevalence and importance of statistical learning in human cognition and behavior
Sherman BE, Graves KN, Turk-Browne NB. The prevalence and importance of statistical learning in human cognition and behavior. Current Opinion In Behavioral Sciences 2020, 32: 15-20. PMID: 32258249, PMCID: PMC7108790, DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStatistical learningHuman cognitionStatistical learning researchRange of tasksEpisodic memoryLearning phenomenonSpatial navigationHuman behaviorLearning domainsLearning researchCognitionLearningPervasive roleMemoryTaskBehaviorAdulthoodUnrelated processesInfancyContextImportant contributorResearchAbility
2019
The hippocampus as a visual area organized by space and time: A spatiotemporal similarity hypothesis
Turk-Browne NB. The hippocampus as a visual area organized by space and time: A spatiotemporal similarity hypothesis. Vision Research 2019, 165: 123-130. PMID: 31734633, PMCID: PMC6881556, DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2019.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVision scienceMemory systemVisual systemVentral visual streamHippocampal memory systemRelational bindingEpisodic memoryVisual streamVisual expectationsHippocampal mechanismsPattern separationVisual areasStatistical learningSimilarity hypothesisVisual representationComputational functionsBrief primerHippocampusCertain aspectsMemoryHypothesisLearningUnique formCircuityScienceFocusing on what matters: Modulation of the human hippocampus by relational attention
Córdova NI, Turk‐Browne N, Aly M. Focusing on what matters: Modulation of the human hippocampus by relational attention. Hippocampus 2019, 29: 1025-1037. PMID: 30779473, PMCID: PMC6699927, DOI: 10.1002/hipo.23082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRelational processingOnline perceptionHippocampal episodic memoryMultivariate pattern analysisLong-term memoryStable hippocampal representationsEpisodic memoryUnivariate activityRelative spatial positionRobust deactivationRelational tasksTemporal tasksTemporal relationsRelational attentionHippocampal representationsItem taskItem processingRelational informationSpatial positionTemporal orderSpatiotemporal contextPattern similarityHuman hippocampusTaskRelational computations
2017
Complementary learning systems within the hippocampus: a neural network modelling approach to reconciling episodic memory with statistical learning
Schapiro AC, Turk-Browne NB, Botvinick MM, Norman KA. Complementary learning systems within the hippocampus: a neural network modelling approach to reconciling episodic memory with statistical learning. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2017, 372: 20160049. PMID: 27872368, PMCID: PMC5124075, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learningRapid learningComplementary learning systems theoryComplementary learning systemsSequence of itemsEpisodic memoryIndividual episodesCognitive scienceAssociative reactivationTemporal regularityApparent representationIndividual experiencesNeural network modelling approachNeural network modelLearningLearning systemAnatomical pathwaysHippocampusSystems theoryHippocampal projectionsRegion CA1MemoryNetwork modelMemorizationExperience