2024
Neural dynamics of shifting attention between perception and working-memory contents
Gresch D, Boettcher S, Gohil C, van Ede F, Nobre A. Neural dynamics of shifting attention between perception and working-memory contents. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2406061121. PMID: 39536078, PMCID: PMC11588118, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2406061121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention shiftsBrain activityNeural dynamicsPatterns of human brain activityWorking-memory taskWorking-memory contentsVisual contentInternal memory representationsWorking memoryMemory representationsSequential cuesHuman brain activityMultivariate decodingAlpha lateralizationSpatial attentionNeural statesCuesSensory environmentEveryday tasksTaskPerceptionCombined perceptionAttentionAlternative domainsMagnetoencephalography
2023
Heading Direction Tracks Internally Directed Selective Attention in Visual Working Memory
Thom J, Nobre A, van Ede F, Draschkow D. Heading Direction Tracks Internally Directed Selective Attention in Visual Working Memory. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 35: 856-868. PMID: 36802368, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01976.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual working memoryWorking memorySelective attentionOrienting of attentionWorking memory delaysVirtual reality experienceCentral coloured cueGaze biasMemory delayVisual itemsNeural circuitryMemorized locationReality experienceColor cuesOrienting responseVisual representationMemorySensory informationSpatial layoutHead movementsCuesHead orientation responsesExternal environmentItems
2020
Comparing the prioritization of items and feature-dimensions in visual working memory
Hajonides J, van Ede F, Stokes M, Nobre A. Comparing the prioritization of items and feature-dimensions in visual working memory. Journal Of Vision 2020, 20: 25-25. PMID: 32841318, PMCID: PMC7453048, DOI: 10.1167/jov.20.8.25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual working memoryRetro-cueRetrospective cuesWorking memoryNeutral retro-cuesInternal sensory representationsMemory recall performancePosterior alpha oscillationsItem cuesPrioritization of itemsCueing benefitsAttentional prioritizationNeural basisRecall performanceAttentional benefitsBehavioral resultsRecall accuracyTask performanceFeature-dimensionSensory representationsItem levelAlpha oscillationsItem-basedInformation—atCues
2018
Early Behavioural Facilitation by Temporal Expectations in Complex Visual-motor Sequences
Heideman S, van Ede F, Nobre A. Early Behavioural Facilitation by Temporal Expectations in Complex Visual-motor Sequences. Neuroscience 2018, 389: 74-84. PMID: 29802816, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual-motor sequencesTemporal expectationsTemporal orientationReaction time differencesSpatial-temporal sequenceBehavioral facilitationBehavioral benefitsIncidental learningInter-element intervalsFacilitatory influenceBehavioral responsesIncidental acquisitionTemporal cuesLate blockMultiple presentationsSequential structureSessionsTaskCentral hypothesisParticipantsModified versionCuesSequence structureExpectationsLong intervalsAnticipatory neural dynamics of spatial-temporal orienting of attention in younger and older adults
Heideman S, Rohenkohl G, Chauvin J, Palmer C, van Ede F, Nobre A. Anticipatory neural dynamics of spatial-temporal orienting of attention in younger and older adults. NeuroImage 2018, 178: 46-56. PMID: 29733953, PMCID: PMC6057272, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal orientationOlder adultsPosterior alphaEffect of temporal orientationBeta oscillationsEnhanced perceptual sensitivitySpatial-temporal orientationAttentional orientingPerceptual sensitivityEffect of spatial orientationOrientation taskTemporal expectationsMagnetoencephalography dataAnticipatory modulationNeural dynamicsBilateral suppressionVisual targetYoung adultsGamma bandReduced reaction timeMagnetoencephalographyVisual perceptionReaction timeCuesAdults
2016
Early behavioural facilitation by temporal expectations in complex visual-motor sequences
Heideman S, van Ede F, Nobre A. Early behavioural facilitation by temporal expectations in complex visual-motor sequences. Journal Of Physiology-Paris 2016, 110: 487-496. PMID: 28323028, PMCID: PMC5742633, DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2017.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual-motor sequencesTemporal expectationsTemporal orientationReaction time differencesSpatial-temporal sequenceBehavioral facilitationBehavioral benefitsIncidental learningInter-element intervalsFacilitatory influenceBehavioral responsesIncidental acquisitionTemporal cuesLate blockMultiple presentationsSequential structureSessionsTaskCentral hypothesisParticipantsModified versionDaily lifeCuesSequence structureExpectationsTemporal Orienting of Attention Can Be Preserved in Normal Aging
Chauvin J, Gillebert C, Rohenkohl G, Humphreys G, Nobre A. Temporal Orienting of Attention Can Be Preserved in Normal Aging. Psychology And Aging 2016, 31: 442-455. PMID: 27294712, PMCID: PMC4976797, DOI: 10.1037/pag0000105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral performanceTemporal expectationsRapid serial visual presentation taskTemporal orientationTemporal orienting of attentionOrienting of attentionPredictive temporal cuesYoung adultsLong temporal intervalsReaction timeNeutral cuesTarget stimuliLong foreperiodsTarget itemsVisual discriminationPerceptual functionsOlder individualsNormal agingShort foreperiodsYounger participantsAuditory cuesTemporal cuesCuesValidity benefitsTemporal intervals
2014
Preferential encoding of behaviorally relevant predictions revealed by EEG
Stokes M, Myers N, Turnbull J, Nobre A. Preferential encoding of behaviorally relevant predictions revealed by EEG. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2014, 8: 687. PMID: 25228878, PMCID: PMC4151094, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-target stimuliControl cuesCue stimulusPredictable stimuliTask-relevantSustained frontal negativityEffects of target predictabilityStatistics of visual inputControl non-targetFrontal negativityTask-irrelevantPerceptual processingTarget stimuliCuing stimulusBehavioral resultsPost-stimulusTarget onsetPosterior electrodesControl contingenciesStatistical regularitiesPresentation probabilityStimuliCuesVisual inputNon-targetAttention Biases Visual Activity in Visual Short-term Memory
Kuo B, Stokes M, Murray A, Nobre A. Attention Biases Visual Activity in Visual Short-term Memory. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2014, 26: 1377-1389. PMID: 24456394, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual STMRetrospective cuesVisual short-term memoryTop-down control mechanismsTop-down attentional modulationVisual STM tasksShifts of attentionModulation of visual activityModulation of activityAreas V1-V4Relevant memorandaAttentional controlRetention intervalShort-term memoryFunctional connectivityVisual activityRetinotopic regionsAssociated with changesLarge-scale networksCuesV1-V4AttentionPFCMemoryMemorandaAge Group and Individual Differences in Attentional Orienting Dissociate Neural Mechanisms of Encoding and Maintenance in Visual STM
Shimi A, Kuo B, Astle D, Nobre A, Scerif G. Age Group and Individual Differences in Attentional Orienting Dissociate Neural Mechanisms of Encoding and Maintenance in Visual STM. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2014, 26: 864-877. PMID: 24236697, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual STMAttention negativityNeural markersMaintenance of representationsMechanisms of encodingIndividual differencesAttention positivityVisual searchNeural circuitsProspective orientationAge groupsChildrenEncodingIncome perceptionSpatial orientationAdultsN2pcNegativelyCuesPerceptuallyDevelopmentalContext of orientationAttentionItemsEEG
2013
Orienting Attention Within Visual Short‐Term Memory: Development and Mechanisms
Shimi A, Nobre A, Astle D, Scerif G. Orienting Attention Within Visual Short‐Term Memory: Development and Mechanisms. Child Development 2013, 85: 578-592. PMID: 23937596, DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention Restores Discrete Items to Visual Short-Term Memory
Murray A, Nobre A, Clark I, Cravo A, Stokes M. Attention Restores Discrete Items to Visual Short-Term Memory. Psychological Science 2013, 24: 550-556. PMID: 23436786, PMCID: PMC4138001, DOI: 10.1177/0956797612457782.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Long-term Memories Bias Sensitivity and Target Selection in Complex Scenes
Patai E, Doallo S, Nobre A. Long-term Memories Bias Sensitivity and Target Selection in Complex Scenes. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2012, 24: 2281-2291. PMID: 23016670, PMCID: PMC4152726, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term memoryPerceptual sensitivityTop-down sources of informationImplicit contextual cueingSuperior perceptual sensitivityEnhanced perceptual sensitivityScene contextVisual spatial cuesComplex scenesPerceptual identificationBehavioral measuresContextual cuesTop-down sourcesTarget locationExperimental paradigmSpatial cuesEveryday situationsPre-exposureCuesMemoryCluttered environmentsTarget selectionSceneN2pcERPEffects of Decision Variables and Intraparietal Stimulation on Sensorimotor Oscillatory Activity in the Human Brain
Gould I, Nobre A, Wyart V, Rushworth M. Effects of Decision Variables and Intraparietal Stimulation on Sensorimotor Oscillatory Activity in the Human Brain. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 13805-13818. PMID: 23035092, PMCID: PMC3491879, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2200-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProbabilistic reasoning tasksParticipants integrated informationBeta band activityCue processingCue stimulusIntraparietal sulcusReasoning tasksSensorimotor cortexOscillatory activityCuesHuman brainMotor cortexUpdate signalCortexSensorimotorExecution choicesBeta bandSensorimotor oscillatory activityDecision makingBrainObservation cuesSulcusStimuliTaskLateralizationAttentional control constrains visual short-term memory: Insights from developmental and individual differences
Astle D, Nobre A, Scerif G. Attentional control constrains visual short-term memory: Insights from developmental and individual differences. Quarterly Journal Of Experimental Psychology 2012, 65: 277-294. PMID: 20680889, PMCID: PMC4152725, DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2010.492622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional controlVisual short-term memory capacityVisual short-term memoryShort-term memory capacityVisual short-termWorking memory spanShort-term representationsAbsence of cuesCueing benefitsProbe itemMemory spanMnemonic representationsControl attentionOrienting attentionCue typesIndividual differencesShort-term memoryExperiment 1Experiment 2Mnemonic contentMemory capacityItem locationsCuesOrientation cuesMemory
2011
Orienting attention to locations in mental representations
Astle D, Summerfield J, Griffin I, Nobre A. Orienting attention to locations in mental representations. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 2011, 74: 146-162. PMID: 21972046, PMCID: PMC4152722, DOI: 10.3758/s13414-011-0218-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual short-term memoryVSTM representationsVisual short-term memory capacityContents of visual short-term memoryTop-down attentional biasesSpatial cuesInvalid spatial cuesTop-down biasRetro-cueAttentional biasUncued itemsMemory searchOrienting attentionMemory loadUnattended itemsCue delayShort-term memoryCognitive processesIconic memoryMental representationsSpatial attentionCuesMemorySensory inputItemsAge-Related Changes in Orienting Attention in Time
Zanto T, Pan P, Liu H, Bollinger J, Nobre A, Gazzaley A. Age-Related Changes in Orienting Attention in Time. Journal Of Neuroscience 2011, 31: 12461-12470. PMID: 21880908, PMCID: PMC3205974, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1149-11.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal cuesOlder adultsNormal agingYoung adultsContingent negative variationTask complexityAlpha-band activityOrienting attentionAttentional resourcesBehavioral performanceNeural mechanismsAge-related changesNegative variationBand activityCuesExpectancy deficitElectroencephalographic dataDeficitsAdultsTaskResponse timeAttentionPrestimulusRelevant pointsEnhanced performanceBehavioural Dissociation between Exogenous and Endogenous Temporal Orienting of Attention
Rohenkohl G, Coull J, Nobre A. Behavioural Dissociation between Exogenous and Endogenous Temporal Orienting of Attention. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e14620. PMID: 21297968, PMCID: PMC3030556, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymbolic cuesTemporal orientationEffect of temporal orientationTemporal orienting of attentionSpeeded reaction timesStrategic controlOrienting of attentionNeutral trialsBehavioral dissociationCueing effectsEndogenous orientingPerceptual discriminationTemporal expectationsIntrinsic temporal structureSpatial attentionOccluding bandCuesRhythmic cuesTask designReaction timeTemporal structureMoving stimuliPredictive natureTaskParticipants
2010
The Two Sides of Temporal Orienting: Facilitating Perceptual Selection, Disrupting Response Selection
Correa Á, Cappucci P, Nobre A, Lupiáñez J. The Two Sides of Temporal Orienting: Facilitating Perceptual Selection, Disrupting Response Selection. Experimental Psychology 2010, 57: 142-148. PMID: 20178944, DOI: 10.1027/1618-3169/a000018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExecutive controlTemporal orientationResolution of response conflictPerceptual stimulus featuresTemporal orienting of attentionEnhanced executive controlSpatial Stroop taskSpatial Stroop effectOrienting of attentionStroop effectResponse conflictStroop taskSimon taskSimon effectResponse selectionPerceptual conflictPerceptual selectionTarget onsetStimulus featuresFlankerResponse levelsTaskSimonCuesConflict
2009
Anticipating Conflict Facilitates Controlled Stimulus-response Selection
Correa Á, Rao A, Nobre A. Anticipating Conflict Facilitates Controlled Stimulus-response Selection. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2009, 21: 1461-1472. PMID: 18823248, PMCID: PMC4152723, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2009.21136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSequential effectsCognitive controlProactive controlCued flanker taskConflict-related activityConflict monitoring modelConflict detectionCue conflictIncongruent trialsNeural overlapFlanker taskConflict taskCongruent responsesSymbolic cuesCueing effectsNeuroimaging studiesPreparatory intervalN2 latencyControl networkAnticipatory mechanismsERPCuesAnticipatory effectsTaskConflict resolution