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
Impaired visuo-spatial statistical learning with mathematical learning difficulties
Levy S, Turk-Browne N, Goldfarb L. Impaired visuo-spatial statistical learning with mathematical learning difficulties. Visual Cognition 2023, 31: 138-148. DOI: 10.1080/13506285.2023.2208887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMathematical learning difficultiesStatistical learningNumerical difficultiesNumerical systemMLD groupLearning difficultiesStatistical learning taskVisual discrimination taskArray of objectsCognitive processingDiscrimination taskRegularityLearning taskRepeated experienceProcessing mechanismsBehavioral challengesFemale participantsPrevious findingsCurrent studyLearningObserverTaskControl group
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 formationRemembering the pattern: A longitudinal case study on statistical learning in spatial navigation and memory consolidation
Graves KN, Sherman BE, Huberdeau D, Damisah E, Quraishi IH, Turk-Browne NB. Remembering the pattern: A longitudinal case study on statistical learning in spatial navigation and memory consolidation. Neuropsychologia 2022, 174: 108341. PMID: 35961387, PMCID: PMC9578695, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexStatistical learningSpatial navigationBrain systemsDistinct brain systemsIntracranial electroencephalographyOffline consolidationPerceptual experienceCortical consolidationMemory consolidationPrefrontal cortexCortical regionsFuture behaviorLearningLongitudinal case studySame patientHippocampusConsolidationProlonged retentionRapid acquisitionWeeksElectroencephalographyCortexDifferent timescalesRegularitySpatial statistics in perception, learning, and navigation
Graves K, Turk-Browne N. Spatial statistics in perception, learning, and navigation. 2022, 119-133. DOI: 10.4324/9781003158134-8.ChaptersStatistical learningReal-world behaviorNeural mechanismsVisual worldComplex spatial behaviourStatistical perceptionFoundational processGroups of objectsLearningSpatial informationCurrent researchPerceptionSpatial behaviorObjectsDifferent formsMultiple exposuresBehaviorSingle exposureExperienceInterdependenceResearchAbilityGeneral properties
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 activityVisuomotor 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 improvementParticipantsMemoryRecallTaskSkillsGoalLearning hierarchical sequence representations across human cortex and hippocampus
Henin S, Turk-Browne NB, Friedman D, Liu A, Dugan P, Flinker A, Doyle W, Devinsky O, Melloni L. Learning hierarchical sequence representations across human cortex and hippocampus. Science Advances 2021, 7: eabc4530. PMID: 33608265, PMCID: PMC7895424, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc4530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrdinal positionTransitional probabilitiesBrain areasEarliest brain areasGradient of complexityVisual sequencesCortico-hippocampal circuitsNeural representationNeural trackingEarly processingBrain's abilityTemporal regularityStatistical learningAssociative regionsSensory inputLow-level featuresHuman cortexSequence representationParallel computational systemsMultiple levelsComputational systemsIntracranial electrodesCortexHippocampusProcessing
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 situationLearningSituationFinding the Pattern: On-Line Extraction of Spatial Structure During Virtual Navigation
Graves KN, Antony JW, Turk-Browne NB. Finding the Pattern: On-Line Extraction of Spatial Structure During Virtual Navigation. Psychological Science 2020, 31: 1183-1190. PMID: 32853531, PMCID: PMC7542246, DOI: 10.1177/0956797620948828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe 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 formCircuityScience
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 modelMemorizationExperienceHippocampal Structure Predicts Statistical Learning and Associative Inference Abilities during Development
Schlichting ML, Guarino KF, Schapiro AC, Turk-Browne NB, Preston AR. Hippocampal Structure Predicts Statistical Learning and Associative Inference Abilities during Development. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2017, 29: 37-51. PMID: 27575916, PMCID: PMC5130612, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociative structureStatistical learningEpisodic memory systemSuperior behavioral performanceHypothesized roleHippocampal long axisHippocampal headDissociable patternsIndividual differencesBehavioral performanceDevelopmental sampleInference abilityMemory systemInference tasksAge 6Hippocampal structureTaskHippocampal developmentHippocampal axisGeneralized codeLearningAge rangeAdulthoodAbilityChildhood
2013
Attention Is Spontaneously Biased Toward Regularities
Zhao J, Al-Aidroos N, Turk-Browne NB. Attention Is Spontaneously Biased Toward Regularities. Psychological Science 2013, 24: 667-677. PMID: 23558552, PMCID: PMC3734864, DOI: 10.1177/0956797612460407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal regularityGoal-directed attentionTask-irrelevant stimuliAttentional captureAttentional prioritySpatial attentionGoal relevanceVisual searchLanguage acquisitionFeature attentionIntrinsic salienceExperiment 1Experiment 2Stable aspectsStatistical learningTarget locationSources of informationConventional dichotomyAttentionMemorySalienceStimuliPerceptionLearningRegularity
2012
Statistical Learning and Its Consequences
Turk-Browne NB. Statistical Learning and Its Consequences. Nebraska Symposium On Motivation 2012, 59: 117-146. PMID: 23437632, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4794-8_6.ChaptersConceptsStatistical learningUnconscious cognitive processesAspects of cognitionFunctional neuroimaging studiesCognitive processesType of regularityVisual searchNeuroimaging studiesExperimental paradigmSensory environmentVisual environmentLearningUnderlying natureWidespread consequencesCognitionPerceptionMindParadigmRegularityConsequencesAttentionBrainChapterEnvironmentShaping of Object Representations in the Human Medial Temporal Lobe Based on Temporal Regularities
Schapiro AC, Kustner LV, Turk-Browne NB. Shaping of Object Representations in the Human Medial Temporal Lobe Based on Temporal Regularities. Current Biology 2012, 22: 1622-1627. PMID: 22885059, PMCID: PMC3443305, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobeHuman medial temporal lobeObject representationsStatistical learningTemporal lobeBlood oxygen level-dependent activityCA3/dentate gyrusMultivariate pattern analysisLevel-dependent activityHigh-resolution fMRIRepresentation of objectsPairs of objectsRepresentational similarityVisual streamInitial learningKind of representationPerirhinal cortexParahippocampal cortexTemporal regularitySingle experienceConstituent objectsTemporal structureLearningCortexPattern analysis
2011
Mutual Interference Between Statistical Summary Perception and Statistical Learning
Zhao J, Ngo N, McKendrick R, Turk-Browne NB. Mutual Interference Between Statistical Summary Perception and Statistical Learning. Psychological Science 2011, 22: 1212-1219. PMID: 21852450, DOI: 10.1177/0956797611419304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSummary perceptionStatistical learningStatistical regularitiesSet of objectsSummary taskControl taskVisual systemPerceptionRobust learningIndividual objectsTaskLearningSuch regularitiesStatistical summariesSummary judgmentParticipantsStatistical processingRegularitySummary statisticsMutual interferenceObjectsJudgmentsSetStatisticiansProcessing
2010
Implicit Perceptual Anticipation Triggered by Statistical Learning
Turk-Browne NB, Scholl BJ, Johnson MK, Chun MM. Implicit Perceptual Anticipation Triggered by Statistical Learning. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 11177-11187. PMID: 20720125, PMCID: PMC2947492, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0858-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learningPerceptual anticipationPredictive stimuliStatistical regularitiesRapid event-related fMRIUnrelated cognitive taskEvent-related fMRIVentral visual cortexAdditional brain regionsRight anterior hippocampusGreater hemodynamic responseUnsupervised statistical learningBehavioral primingCognitive tasksImplicit anticipationOngoing perceptionAnterior hippocampusParietal cortexSequential contingenciesObject recognitionHuman observersVisual imagesBrain regionsHemodynamic responseVisual cortex
2009
Neural Evidence of Statistical Learning: Efficient Detection of Visual Regularities Without Awareness
Turk-Browne NB, Scholl BJ, Chun MM, Johnson MK. Neural Evidence of Statistical Learning: Efficient Detection of Visual Regularities Without Awareness. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2009, 21: 1934-1945. PMID: 18823241, PMCID: PMC2773825, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2009.21131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learningAbsence of awarenessMedial temporal lobeRobust neural responsesType of learningPerceptual processingNeural evidenceRelational memoryEvidence of learningNeural signaturesAssociative learningVisual regularityVisual regionsGreater activationNeural responsesStatistical regularitiesTemporal lobeUnstructured sequenceStatistical structureLearningLittle exposureUnsupervised learningAwarenessFMRIMemory