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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBehaviorCognitionFemaleHumansMaleNeural Networks, ComputerPhotic StimulationSemanticsVisual PerceptionYoung AdultConceptsMental representationsGoal of cognitive scienceVisual featuresNeural networkMultiple visual conceptsDeep neural networksConceptual representationCognitive scienceVisual conceptsSemantic spaceSemantic featuresHuman behaviorParticipantsNetworkRepresentationStimuliBehaviorFeaturesImagesComputer reconstructionTask
2022
Face processing in the infant brain after pandemic lockdown
Yates T, Ellis C, Turk‐Browne N. Face processing in the infant brain after pandemic lockdown. Developmental Psychobiology 2022, 65: e22346. PMID: 36567649, PMCID: PMC9877889, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFusiform face areaVisual experienceInfant brainDifferent face identitiesGreater neural activityPost-lockdown groupFace processingRepetition enhancementFace identityRepetition suppressionSuppression taskFace areaNeural activitySame identityDifferent identitiesSerendipitous studyFFA responseFacePandemic lockdownCOVID-19 pandemicFMRIQuantity/qualityInfantsExperienceIdentity
2021
Retinotopic organization of visual cortex in human infants
Ellis CT, Yates TS, Skalaban LJ, Bejjanki VR, Arcaro MJ, Turk-Browne NB. Retinotopic organization of visual cortex in human infants. Neuron 2021, 109: 2616-2626.e6. PMID: 34228960, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainBrain MappingFemaleHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePhotic StimulationVisual CortexVisual FieldsVisual PathwaysConceptsVisual cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingAdult visual cortexMagnetic resonance imagingVisual areas V1Retinotopic organizationRetinotopic mapResonance imagingHorizontal meridianRetinotopic mappingCortexSubsequent developmental changesArea V1InfantsHuman infantsFunctional maturityFunctional mapsDevelopmental changesLow spatial frequenciesEarly maturationExtrastriateMonths
2019
Relating Visual Production and Recognition of Objects in Human Visual Cortex
Fan JE, Wammes JD, Gunn JB, Yamins DLK, Norman KA, Turk-Browne NB. Relating Visual Production and Recognition of Objects in Human Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 40: 1710-1721. PMID: 31871278, PMCID: PMC7046321, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1843-19.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationRecognition, PsychologyVisual CortexYoung AdultConceptsNeural representationVisual cortexRich perceptual informationPotential neural substratesHuman visual cortexRecognition of objectsSimple line drawingsVisual productionPerceptual representationsPerceptual discriminabilityObject cuesPerceptual experienceRecognizable drawingsPerceptual informationNeural substratesNeural mechanismsRepresentational actionsTraining studiesHuman participantsCortex participatesParietal cortexProduction of drawingsEnhanced decodingExperience influencePatterns of connectivityFocusing 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionFemaleHippocampusHumansMaleMemory, EpisodicPhotic StimulationPsychomotor PerformanceSpace PerceptionYoung AdultConceptsRelational 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
2018
Common Object Representations for Visual Production and Recognition
Fan JE, Yamins DLK, Turk‐Browne N. Common Object Representations for Visual Production and Recognition. Cognitive Science 2018, 42: 2670-2698. PMID: 30125986, PMCID: PMC6497164, DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansLearningModels, NeurologicalPattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationRecognition, PsychologyVisual PerceptionConceptsVisual object recognitionStudy of visionDeep convolutional neural network modelNatural imagesConvolutional neural network modelAbstract feature representationRecognizable drawingsHuman learningObject representationsVisual productionNeural network modelObject recognitionConceptual knowledgeVisual formVisual conceptsVisual cortexRecognition dataDeep networkFeature representationEnhanced recognitionAbstract featuresComprehensionHigher layersNetwork modelOnline platforms
2017
Neural Differentiation of Incorrectly Predicted Memories
Kim G, Norman KA, Turk-Browne NB. Neural Differentiation of Incorrectly Predicted Memories. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 2022-2031. PMID: 28115478, PMCID: PMC5338753, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3272-16.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural representationPrevious contextTarget memoryBOLD activity patternsGreater neural differentiationMemory representationsHuman fMRIMemory weakeningTrial fashionSubsequent restudySuch memoriesIndividual memoryNeural network simulationMemoryControl conditionFMRIComputational modelItemsPrediction strengthRestudyNeural connectionsPrediction errorMore differentiationParticular contextRepresentation
2016
Linking pattern completion in the hippocampus to predictive coding in visual cortex
Hindy NC, Ng FY, Turk-Browne NB. Linking pattern completion in the hippocampus to predictive coding in visual cortex. Nature Neuroscience 2016, 19: 665-667. PMID: 27065363, PMCID: PMC4948994, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4284.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Robust Selectivity for Faces in the Human Amygdala in the Absence of Expressions
Mende-Siedlecki P, Verosky SC, Turk-Browne NB, Todorov A. Robust Selectivity for Faces in the Human Amygdala in the Absence of Expressions. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2013, 25: 2086-2106. PMID: 23984945, PMCID: PMC4029947, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRepresentations of individuals in ventral temporal cortex defined by faces and biographies
Verosky SC, Todorov A, Turk-Browne NB. Representations of individuals in ventral temporal cortex defined by faces and biographies. Neuropsychologia 2013, 51: 2100-2108. PMID: 23871881, PMCID: PMC3783605, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.07.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention 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 dichotomyAttentionMemorySalienceStimuliPerceptionLearningRegularityNeural representations of events arise from temporal community structure
Schapiro AC, Rogers TT, Cordova NI, Turk-Browne NB, Botvinick MM. Neural representations of events arise from temporal community structure. Nature Neuroscience 2013, 16: 486-492. PMID: 23416451, PMCID: PMC3749823, DOI: 10.1038/nn.3331.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 couplingsShaping 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 analysisScene Representations in Parahippocampal Cortex Depend on Temporal Context
Turk-Browne NB, Simon MG, Sederberg PB. Scene Representations in Parahippocampal Cortex Depend on Temporal Context. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 7202-7207. PMID: 22623664, PMCID: PMC3373994, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0942-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParahippocampal cortexTemporal contextVentral visual cortexScene-selective regionsCognitive neuroscienceStimulus-evoked activitySame stimuliHuman perceptionCurrent stimulusIdentical scenesVisual cortexScene representationStimuliDifferent stimuliCortexSuch representationsSceneComplex environmentsNeuroscienceSpecific typesRepresentationEncodingPerceptionContextCommon assumptionRepresentations of Facial Identity in the Left Hemisphere Require Right Hemisphere Processing
Verosky SC, Turk-Browne NB. Representations of Facial Identity in the Left Hemisphere Require Right Hemisphere Processing. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2012, 24: 1006-1017. PMID: 22264197, PMCID: PMC3335342, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft hemisphereRight hemisphereFacial identityLeft fusiform face areaFacial identity informationFusiform face areaRight visual fieldFace perceptionFMRI adaptationField presentationHemispheric specializationIdentity adaptationFace areaVisual systemVisual fieldIdentity informationHuman brainFaceHemispherePerceptionHypothesisIdentityAdaptationProcessingQuintessential example
2011
Category-Selective Background Connectivity in Ventral Visual Cortex
Norman-Haignere SV, McCarthy G, Chun MM, Turk-Browne NB. Category-Selective Background Connectivity in Ventral Visual Cortex. Cerebral Cortex 2011, 22: 391-402. PMID: 21670097, PMCID: PMC3256407, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhr118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnalysis of VarianceBrain MappingConcept FormationFaceFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLinear ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuropsychological TestsOxygenParahippocampal GyrusPattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationReaction TimeRecognition, PsychologyTime FactorsVisual CortexVisual PathwaysYoung Adult
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
2007
Age-Related Deficits in Face Recognition are Related to Underlying Changes in Scanning Behavior
Firestone A, Turk-Browne NB, Ryan JD. Age-Related Deficits in Face Recognition are Related to Underlying Changes in Scanning Behavior. Aging Neuropsychology And Cognition 2007, 14: 594-607. PMID: 18038358, DOI: 10.1080/13825580600899717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecognition memoryOld facesOlder adultsScanning behaviorWorse recognition memoryAge-related deficitsSocial group statusAge-related differencesAge-related impairmentFace processingYounger groupGroup statusEye movementsMemoryProcessing strategiesYoung adultsFacial featuresFace recognitionMore transitionsAdultsFaceBehaviorDeficitsImpairmentProcessing