2024
Dissociable effects of mild COVID-19 on short- and long-term memories
Atkinson L, Thom J, Nobre A, Zokaei N. Dissociable effects of mild COVID-19 on short- and long-term memories. Brain Communications 2024, 6: fcae270. PMID: 39210912, PMCID: PMC11358641, DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term memoryLong-term memory representationsShort-term memory performanceMemory performanceMemory representationsPrecision of memory representationsPresence of cognitive deficitsTests of memory performanceLong-term memory performanceHealthy controlsCore deficitAssess memoryCognitive deficitsDissociative effectsMemoryExamination performanceResponse demandsImpairmentMeasures of accuracyDeficitsTaskSpatial locationPerformance changesSensitive frameworkAbstract Recent studiesGoal-Dependent Use of Temporal Regularities to Orient Attention under Spatial and Action Uncertainty
Echeverria-Altuna I, Nobre A, Boettcher S. Goal-Dependent Use of Temporal Regularities to Orient Attention under Spatial and Action Uncertainty. Journal Of Cognition 2024, 7: 37. PMID: 38681819, PMCID: PMC11049616, DOI: 10.5334/joc.360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTemporal expectationsRelevance of visual stimuliTemporal regularityVisual temporal attentionGoal-driven mannerOrienting attentionResponding handTask-relevantUnpredictable targetMotor planningStimulus locationVisual attentionVisual stimuliTemporal attentionColor stimuliTemporal predictionStimuliSpatial locationRelevant eventsTaskLocalised responseMotorAttention
2017
Differences between endogenous attention to spatial locations and sensory modalities
Vibell J, Klinge C, Zampini M, Nobre A, Spence C. Differences between endogenous attention to spatial locations and sensory modalities. Experimental Brain Research 2017, 235: 2983-2996. PMID: 28717820, PMCID: PMC5603640, DOI: 10.1007/s00221-017-5030-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory modalitiesSpatial attentionTemporal-order judgment taskModulate perceptual processingJudgment taskPerceptual processingNeural mechanismsTemporal discriminationSpatial locationEndogenous attentionP1 potentialNeural activityLatency effectsAttention moduleLatencyAttentionExperimental design
2014
Combining spatial and temporal expectations to improve visual perception
Rohenkohl G, Gould I, Pessoa J, Nobre A. Combining spatial and temporal expectations to improve visual perception. Journal Of Vision 2014, 14: 8-8. PMID: 24722562, PMCID: PMC3983934, DOI: 10.1167/14.4.8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal expectationsSpatial expectationsSymbolic arrow cuesEarly perceptual stageGoal-relevant eventsPerceptual information processingEnhanced visual discriminationArrow cuesPerceptual stageVisual discriminationPerceptual functionsUnattended locationsPsychophysical tasksPerceptual benefitsTarget eventInformation processingVisual perceptionModulatory effectsImprove visual perceptionSpatial locationTarget locationReceptive-field propertiesTarget appearanceExpectationsPerception
2011
Long-term memory prepares neural activity for perception
Stokes M, Atherton K, Patai E, Nobre A. Long-term memory prepares neural activity for perception. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 109: e360-e367. PMID: 22109554, PMCID: PMC3277524, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1108555108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContents of long-term memoryLong-term memoryMemory-guided attentionDorsal frontoparietal circuitFunctional MRI resultsVisual cortexExtrastriate visual cortexAlpha-band activityAttentional orientingPerceptual processingFrontoparietal circuitsOngoing perceptionNeural mechanismsPerceptual sensitivitySource of predictive informationFunctional MRINeural activityPreparatory stateCortical networksBrain statesCortexPreparatory activityPast experiencesMemorySpatial location
2010
Purely endogenous capture of attention by task-defining features proceeds independently from spatial attention
Brignani D, Lepsien J, Nobre A. Purely endogenous capture of attention by task-defining features proceeds independently from spatial attention. NeuroImage 2010, 51: 859-866. PMID: 20302948, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related-potentialsUnattended locationsSpatial attentionSpatial biasSpatial attentional biasTask-relevant eventsTop-down spatial attentionAttentional biasAttentional captureSalient stimuliTask goalsUnattended targetsAttention AttentionStimuliAppearance of stimuliSpatial locationCapture mechanism
2008
Attention Modulates Initial Stages of Visual Word Processing
Ruz M, Nobre A. Attention Modulates Initial Stages of Visual Word Processing. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2008, 20: 1727-1736. PMID: 18345981, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2008.20119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual word processingWord processingStages of visual word processingStages of word processingLevels of word representationsProcessing of objectsTop-down attentionFlexibility of attentionAssociated with initial stagesOrthographic decodingCueing paradigmPerceptual stageSelective attentionLetter patternsTask goalsInformation processingWord representationsElectrophysiological recording systemSpatial locationLinguistic attributesTime courseN200Attention moduleAttentionCues
2006
Selecting and ignoring the component features of a visual object: A negative priming paradigm
Fanini A, Nobre A, Chelazzi L. Selecting and ignoring the component features of a visual object: A negative priming paradigm. Visual Cognition 2006, 14: 584-618. DOI: 10.1080/13506280500195367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual objectsNegative priming procedureResponse selection stageFeature-selective attentionConflict interferencePriming procedureInhibitory mechanismCognitive architectureProcessing stagesProcessing fateSpatial locationAttention mechanismSelection stageComponent featuresAttentionIndividual featuresIrrelevant features
2003
Orienting Attention to Locations in Internal Representations
Griffin I, Nobre A. Orienting Attention to Locations in Internal Representations. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2003, 15: 1176-1194. PMID: 14709235, DOI: 10.1162/089892903322598139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsRetro-cuePre-cueInternal spatial representationWorking memoryOrienting attentionNeural processesStimulus arrayProbe stimuliBehavioral costsInternal representationBenefits of cueingSpatial representationSpatial locationFrontal negativityCued locationPerceptual stimuliFollow-up experimentFrontal electrodesSpatial cuesStimuliCuesResponse criteriaMemoryEarly effects
2002
Multiple mechanisms of selective attention: differential modulation of stimulus processing by attention to space or time
Griffin I, Miniussi C, Nobre A. Multiple mechanisms of selective attention: differential modulation of stimulus processing by attention to space or time. Neuropsychologia 2002, 40: 2325-2340. PMID: 12417462, DOI: 10.1016/s0028-3932(02)00087-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-related potentialsModulation of stimulus processingStimulus processingFlexibility of attentional functionsTemporal orientationAttentional orienting taskOrientation conditionsTemporal attentionRight of fixationEarly visual componentsSymbolic central cuesOptimisation of behaviourProbability of stimulus occurrenceModulatory effectsAttentional functionsOrienting attentionCentral cuesTarget stimuliOrientation taskStimulus arraySpatial locationSpatial attentionTarget intervalIdentical stimuliStimulus occurrence
1998
Where and When to Pay Attention: The Neural Systems for Directing Attention to Spatial Locations and to Time Intervals as Revealed by Both PET and fMRI
Coull J, Nobre A. Where and When to Pay Attention: The Neural Systems for Directing Attention to Spatial Locations and to Time Intervals as Revealed by Both PET and fMRI. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 7426-7435. PMID: 9736662, PMCID: PMC6793260, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-18-07426.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingNeural systemsPositron emission tomographyCovert spatial orienting taskTemporal allocation of attentionLeft parietal activationTemporal attentionSymbolic central cuesAllocation of attentionSpatial orientation taskBrain imaging dataSpatial locationParietal activationNeural correlatesCentral cuesAttentional resourcesAttention taskStimulus dimensionsParietal cortexBrain regionsCued attentionOrientation taskBrain activityHemispheric asymmetrySpatial attention
1993
Modulation of semantic processing by spatial selective attention
McCarthy G, Nobre A. Modulation of semantic processing by spatial selective attention. Clinical Neurophysiology 1993, 88: 210-219. PMID: 7684969, DOI: 10.1016/0168-5597(93)90005-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial selective attentionSelective attentionLarger negative slow waveRight visual fieldVisual fieldNegative slow waveAttended wordsWord stimuliCognitive processesSemantic processingVisual ERPsWord listsEye fixationsN400ERPSpatial locationWordsAttentionPrior studiesProcessingSlow wavesStimuliTaskAlternate fieldSubjects