2024
Computational reconstruction of mental representations using human behavior
Caplette L, Turk-Browne N. Computational reconstruction of mental representations using human behavior. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 4183. PMID: 38760341, PMCID: PMC11101448, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48114-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental representationsGoal of cognitive scienceVisual featuresNeural networkMultiple visual conceptsDeep neural networksConceptual representationCognitive scienceVisual conceptsSemantic spaceSemantic featuresHuman behaviorParticipantsNetworkRepresentationStimuliBehaviorFeaturesImagesComputer reconstructionTask
2023
Associative memory retrieval modulates upcoming perceptual decisions
Bornstein A, Aly M, Feng S, Turk-Browne N, Norman K, Cohen J. Associative memory retrieval modulates upcoming perceptual decisions. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2023, 23: 645-665. PMID: 37316611, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-023-01092-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual decisionsSensory evidencePerceptual decision taskAssociative memory retrievalStimulus-stimulus pairingFormal model comparisonMemory reinstatementSensory inferenceMemory retrievalDecision taskSensory informationMemoryParticipants' responsesAccurate decisionsPattern analysisSpecific contentParticipantsRelative reliabilityExpectationsModel comparisonDynamic inferenceCuesReinstatementTaskImage streamImpaired 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
2021
Visuomotor 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 improvementParticipantsMemoryRecallTaskSkillsGoal
2020
Re-imagining fMRI for awake behaving infants
Ellis CT, Skalaban LJ, Yates TS, Bejjanki VR, Córdova NI, Turk-Browne NB. Re-imagining fMRI for awake behaving infants. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 4523. PMID: 32908125, PMCID: PMC7481790, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18286-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive tasksFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyTask-evoked activityMagnetic resonance imaging studyCognitive neuroscienceResonance imaging studyFMRI acquisitionHuman infantsFMRI datasetsHuman brainFMRITaskUnique methodological challengesMethodological challengesImaging studiesNeuroscienceInner workingsInfantsMindImportant insightsAcquisitionBrainDecisionsThe 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
Focusing 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
Forgetting from lapses of sustained attention
deBettencourt MT, Norman KA, Turk-Browne NB. Forgetting from lapses of sustained attention. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2017, 25: 605-611. PMID: 28585055, PMCID: PMC5716934, DOI: 10.3758/s13423-017-1309-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent memoryAttentional stateSustained attentionSustained attention indexResponse time indexAttention indexExperiment 1Experiment 2Inferential utilityPredictive relationshipMemoryDownstream consequencesCausal interpretationAttentionAdaptive experimental designItemsExperimental designTaskRelationshipIndependent variablesLapseConsequencesFindingsHippocampal 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
2016
Incidental Biasing of Attention From Visual Long-Term Memory
Fan JE, Turk-Browne NB. Incidental Biasing of Attention From Visual Long-Term Memory. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2016, 42: 970-977. PMID: 26618914, PMCID: PMC4885797, DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000209.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2008
Neural predictors of moment-to-moment fluctuations in cognitive flexibility
Leber AB, Turk-Browne NB, Chun MM. Neural predictors of moment-to-moment fluctuations in cognitive flexibility. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 13592-13597. PMID: 18757744, PMCID: PMC2527350, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805423105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive flexibilityCrucial human abilityTask-switching procedureDistinct neural mechanismsPosterior parietal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexNeural mechanismsTask challengeHuman abilityNeural predictorsPrefrontal cortexPerson's degreeCingulate cortexParietal cortexNeural activityMoment fluctuationsBrain regionsCortexTaskBasal gangliaFMRIEfficient adaptationFlexibilityIndependent sourcesPredictors
2007
Interactions between attention and memory
Chun MM, Turk-Browne NB. Interactions between attention and memory. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2007, 17: 177-184. PMID: 17379501, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2007.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMedial temporal lobe structuresRole of attentionDivision of attentionFrontal-parietal networkTemporal lobe structuresCognitive neuroscienceSpatial orientingAttention determineAttention taskConscious memoryUnconscious memoryConcurrent tasksSuch memoriesLobe structuresMemoryBrain areasStimuliTaskAttentionOrientingNeuroscienceLimited capacityRecent evidenceHippocampusInterdependence
2005
The Automaticity of Visual Statistical Learning
Turk-Browne NB, Jungé J, Scholl BJ. The Automaticity of Visual Statistical Learning. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2005, 134: 552-564. PMID: 16316291, DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.134.4.552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual statistical learningStatistical learningResponse time measuresSelective attentionImplicit processesCover taskVisual environmentVisual systemAutomaticityLearningMassive amountsStatistical patternsAttentionAwarenessStimuliTaskFamiliarityRelevant populationInformationMeasuresRepresentationObjectsRecent studiesIntent
2003
The attentional repulsion effect in perception and action
Pratt J, Turk-Browne NB. The attentional repulsion effect in perception and action. Experimental Brain Research 2003, 152: 376-382. PMID: 12928759, DOI: 10.1007/s00221-003-1557-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional repulsion effectLocalization taskBrief peripheral cueVernier discrimination taskRepulsion effectPeripheral cuesDiscrimination taskVisual processingPerceptual effectsExperiment 3Experiment 1Experiment 2Vernier stimulusPrimary visual cortexVisual cortexTaskReceptive fieldsTwofold purposeCuesStimuliPerceptionPresent studySeparate pathwaysCortexProcessing