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 categoriesParticipants
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
2020
Content-based Dissociation of Hippocampal Involvement in Prediction
Kok P, Rait LI, Turk-Browne NB. Content-based Dissociation of Hippocampal Involvement in Prediction. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2020, 32: 527-545. PMID: 31820676, PMCID: PMC6996939, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictive processingAbstract shapesDomain-general processesFemale human participantsComplexity of stimuliComplex visual objectsModality of stimuliTypes of stimuliHigh-resolution fMRIDomain-specific rolesAuditory cuesPartial cuesVisual objectsHippocampal involvementBrain activityHuman participantsDistinct representationsHippocampal responsesComputational roleHippocampal functionPrevious researchStimuliCuesUnexpected orientationSuch accounts
2017
Flexible weighting of diverse inputs makes hippocampal function malleable
Aly M, Turk-Browne NB. Flexible weighting of diverse inputs makes hippocampal function malleable. Neuroscience Letters 2017, 680: 13-22. PMID: 28587901, PMCID: PMC5712489, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.05.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal functionAspects of cognitionDiverse cognitive functionsDedicated memory systemGeneral neural mechanismHippocampal computationsHippocampal representationsNeural mechanismsBehavioral goalsCognitive functionFlexible weightingMemory systemAnatomical inputsCognitionRecent researchPerceptionClassic theoryHippocampal modulationHippocampusDiverse inputsAttentionMemoryMalleabilityBroader roleRepresentation