2018
Attending to What and Where: Background Connectivity Integrates Categorical and Spatial Attention
Tompary A, Al-Aidroos N, Turk-Browne NB. Attending to What and Where: Background Connectivity Integrates Categorical and Spatial Attention. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2018, 30: 1281-1297. PMID: 29791296, PMCID: PMC6570400, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional modulationSpatial attentionRetinotopic areasVisual areasGoal-relevant informationCategory-selective regionsVentral temporal cortexVisual cortexEarly visual cortexCategory-selective areasPattern of resultsAttentional goalsFeatural componentsAttentional componentsNeural basisBackground connectivityBehavioral goalsFrontoparietal areasSpatial selectionFunctional connectivityTemporal cortexSelective regionsExploratory analysisMost researchCortex
2016
Attentional modulation of background connectivity between ventral visual cortex and the medial temporal lobe
Córdova NI, Tompary A, Turk-Browne NB. Attentional modulation of background connectivity between ventral visual cortex and the medial temporal lobe. Neurobiology Of Learning And Memory 2016, 134: 115-122. PMID: 27321163, PMCID: PMC5018439, DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobeVisual cortexTemporal lobeGoal-relevant informationCurrent behavioral goalsVentral visual cortexAttentional mechanismsAttentional modulationBackground connectivityNeural responsesBehavioral goalsPerirhinal cortexParahippocampal cortexVisual informationMemory systemSensory signalsSimilar modulationBehavioral effectsPowerful effectKind of informationCortexSuch modulationLearningAttentionFMRI
2012
Top-down attention switches coupling between low-level and high-level areas of human visual cortex
Al-Aidroos N, Said CP, Turk-Browne NB. Top-down attention switches coupling between low-level and high-level areas of human visual cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 14675-14680. PMID: 22908274, PMCID: PMC3437858, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1202095109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoal-relevant informationHuman visual cortexHigh-level areasVisual areasEssential cognitive abilityVisual processing hierarchyVisual cortexLow-level areasAttentional goalsAttentional switchingFinite brainAttention operatesCognitive abilitiesAttention switchBackground connectivityProcessing hierarchyBehavioral successNeural activityVisual systemCurrent goalsComplex natural environmentsVisual stimulationSeparate influencesPrevious evidenceBackground couplings