2023
Intracranial Entrainment Reveals Statistical Learning across Levels of Abstraction
Sherman B, Aljishi A, Graves K, Quraishi I, Sivaraju A, Damisah E, Turk-Browne N. Intracranial Entrainment Reveals Statistical Learning across Levels of Abstraction. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 35: 1312-1328. PMID: 37262357, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_02012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Revisiting the Role of the Medial Temporal Lobe in Motor Learning
McDougle SD, Wilterson SA, Turk-Browne NB, Taylor JA. Revisiting the Role of the Medial Temporal Lobe in Motor Learning. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 34: 532-549. PMID: 34942649, PMCID: PMC8832157, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobeMotor learningMemory processesMemory systemTemporal lobeImplicit memory systemDeclarative memory processesMultiple memory systemsAction-outcome associationsMotor learning tasksFlexible action selectionMTL damageDeclarative memoryPsychological mechanismsNeural correlatesSelection deficitsLearning taskAction selectionMotor skillsTaxonomic modelMotor performanceAge-matched controlsAmnesicsPrevious findingsLearning
2021
Attention recruits frontal cortex in human infants
Ellis CT, Skalaban LJ, Yates TS, Turk-Browne NB. Attention recruits frontal cortex in human infants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2021, 118: e2021474118. PMID: 33727420, PMCID: PMC7999871, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2021474118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttentionBrain MappingChild DevelopmentFrontal LobeHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMagnetic Resonance ImagingTemporal LobeConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingEvent-related functional magnetic resonance imagingOrienting of attentionAllocation of attentionInfant attentionInvalid trialsBrief cueUpcoming targetValid trialsFMRI activityInfants' fixationsTrial typesSalient eventsNeural effectsAttention networkFrontal regionsInfant brainHuman infantsParietal lobeBrain regionsFrontal cortexYoung infantsCuesInfant ageAttention
2020
Functions of ventral visual cortex after bilateral medial temporal lobe damage
Kim JG, Gregory E, Landau B, McCloskey M, Turk-Browne NB, Kastner S. Functions of ventral visual cortex after bilateral medial temporal lobe damage. Progress In Neurobiology 2020, 191: 101819. PMID: 32380224, PMCID: PMC7368375, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobePerceptual memoryVisual cortexBilateral medial temporal lobe damageMedial temporal lobe damageVentral visual cortexTemporal lobe damageVisual cortex relativeExtensive bilateral lesionsAmnesic patientsLong delayMTL structuresNovel stimuliAdaptation effectsStimuli elicitRapid learningVisual areasMemory systemSingle experienceCortex relativeVisual systemTemporal lobeHippocampal lossStimuliMemory
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 formCircuityScienceHippocampal-neocortical interactions sharpen over time for predictive actions
Hindy NC, Avery EW, Turk-Browne NB. Hippocampal-neocortical interactions sharpen over time for predictive actions. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 3989. PMID: 31488845, PMCID: PMC6728336, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12016-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBackground connectivityAction-outcome associationsVisual cortexHigh-resolution fMRICo-occurring eventsHippocampal predictionsNeural patternsV1/V2Behavioral paradigmsAction informationPrediction changesIndiscriminate bindingGreater differentiationPredictive actionCortexHippocampusFMRIWeak associationReinstatementConnectivityAssociationParadigmOutcomesRetrievalAction
2016
Attentional modulation of background connectivity between ventral visual cortex and the medial temporal lobe
Córdova NI, Tompary A, Turk-Browne NB. Attentional modulation of background connectivity between ventral visual cortex and the medial temporal lobe. Neurobiology Of Learning And Memory 2016, 134: 115-122. PMID: 27321163, PMCID: PMC5018439, DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobeVisual cortexTemporal lobeGoal-relevant informationCurrent behavioral goalsVentral visual cortexAttentional mechanismsAttentional modulationBackground connectivityNeural responsesBehavioral goalsPerirhinal cortexParahippocampal cortexVisual informationMemory systemSensory signalsSimilar modulationBehavioral effectsPowerful effectKind of informationCortexSuch modulationLearningAttentionFMRI
2014
The Necessity of the Medial Temporal Lobe for Statistical Learning
Schapiro AC, Gregory E, Landau B, McCloskey M, Turk-Browne NB. The Necessity of the Medial Temporal Lobe for Statistical Learning. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2014, 26: 1736-1747. PMID: 24456393, PMCID: PMC4264662, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00578.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Representations 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 Research
2012
Shaping 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