2021
Evidence of hippocampal learning in human infants
Ellis CT, Skalaban LJ, Yates TS, Bejjanki VR, Córdova NI, Turk-Browne NB. Evidence of hippocampal learning in human infants. Current Biology 2021, 31: 3358-3364.e4. PMID: 34022155, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learningHuman infantsTask-based fMRIMedial prefrontal cortexHuman memoryVisual sequencesDurable memoriesMemory capacityMemory integrationAnterior hippocampusHippocampal activityPrefrontal cortexVital abilityTemporal orderHippocampal learningEarly childhoodLearningMemoryMonosynaptic pathwayTrisynaptic pathwayHippocampusInfantsYounger agePosterior divisionFunctional activity
2019
Complexity Can Facilitate Visual and Auditory Perception
Ellis CT, Turk-Browne NB. Complexity Can Facilitate Visual and Auditory Perception. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2019, 45: 1271-1284. PMID: 31318229, PMCID: PMC6706302, DOI: 10.1037/xhp0000670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual sensitivityEnhanced long-term memoryLong-term memoryMore distinctive representationsEffects of complexityAuditory perceptionMemory capacityPerceptual changesAuditory inputMemory demandsExperiment 5Experiment 3Experiment 4Experiment 1Experiment 2Informational loadMovie clipsDistinctive representationDrawing attentionImpact perceptionsRich representationSuch sensitivityPerceptionClipsChange detection