2024
Spatiotemporal predictions guide attention throughout the adult lifespan
Shalev N, Boettcher S, Nobre A. Spatiotemporal predictions guide attention throughout the adult lifespan. Npj Science Of Learning 2024, 9: 70. PMID: 39572597, PMCID: PMC11582576, DOI: 10.1038/s41539-024-00281-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural 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 domainsMagnetoencephalographyHow attentional control and working memory capacity predict natural memory usage.
Draschkow D, Kumle L, Kovoor J, Li A, Rock A, Jones E, Hesselink E, Nobre A. How attentional control and working memory capacity predict natural memory usage. Journal Of Vision 2024, 24: 570. DOI: 10.1167/jov.24.10.570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpatiotemporal regularities guide motor predictions in a dynamic visual search
Shalev N, Tzionit N, Filmon D, Nobre A, Landau A. Spatiotemporal regularities guide motor predictions in a dynamic visual search. Journal Of Vision 2024, 24: 432. DOI: 10.1167/jov.24.10.432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlpha/beta oscillations track orienting attention towards long-term memory representations
Watt R, Kuo B, Zokaei N, Nobre A. Alpha/beta oscillations track orienting attention towards long-term memory representations. Journal Of Vision 2024, 24: 550. DOI: 10.1167/jov.24.10.550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeparating rhythms of sensory and motor preparation
Boettcher S, Bauer A, Hartjen B, Kastner S, Nobre A. Separating rhythms of sensory and motor preparation. Journal Of Vision 2024, 24: 837. DOI: 10.1167/jov.24.10.837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchReliability of dynamic causal modelling of resting‐state magnetoencephalography
Jafarian A, Assem M, Kocagoncu E, Lanskey J, Williams R, Cheng Y, Quinn A, Pitt J, Raymont V, Lowe S, Singh K, Woolrich M, Nobre A, Henson R, Friston K, Rowe J. Reliability of dynamic causal modelling of resting‐state magnetoencephalography. Human Brain Mapping 2024, 45: e26782. PMID: 38989630, PMCID: PMC11237883, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDissociable 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 studiesCorrigendum to “Shielding working-memory representations from temporally predictable external interference” [Cognition 217 (2021) 104915]
Gresch D, Boettcher S, van Ede F, Nobre A. Corrigendum to “Shielding working-memory representations from temporally predictable external interference” [Cognition 217 (2021) 104915]. Cognition 2024, 250: 105857. PMID: 38880716, PMCID: PMC11480528, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2024.105857.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMultifaceted consequences of visual distraction during natural behaviour
Kumle L, Võ M, Nobre A, Draschkow D. Multifaceted consequences of visual distraction during natural behaviour. Communications Psychology 2024, 2: 49. PMID: 38812582, PMCID: PMC11129948, DOI: 10.1038/s44271-024-00099-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMemory usageResource poolSlow visual searchVisual distractionVisual searchOverall task performanceCognitive subcomponentsVirtual reality approachExtended tasksReality approachNatural behaviorModel displayWorking memory usageEffects of distractionTraditional methodsConsequences of distractionBody movementsWorking memoryEncoding demandsTask performanceDecision-making processThe cortical neurophysiological signature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Trubshaw M, Gohil C, Yoganathan K, Kohl O, Edmond E, Proudfoot M, Thompson A, Talbot K, Stagg C, Nobre A, Woolrich M, Turner M. The cortical neurophysiological signature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain Communications 2024, 6: fcae164. PMID: 38779353, PMCID: PMC11109820, DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcae164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisIncreasing disability scoreLateral sclerosisIncreased disabilityHealthy age-matched controlsIncreased muscle weaknessAge-matched controlsProgressive loss of motor functionAmplitude envelope correlationGamma-band powerHigh-gamma band powerLoss of motor functionDisease-causing genetic variantsPharmacodynamic biomarkersPredictive markerBand powerDisability scoresHigh-gamma frequency bandPaired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulationAsymptomatic carriersEyes-open stateDiagnostic valueMuscle weaknessCortical betaGamma powerAnthropomorphising Machines and Computerising Minds: The Crosswiring of Languages between Artificial Intelligence and Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Floridi L, Nobre A. Anthropomorphising Machines and Computerising Minds: The Crosswiring of Languages between Artificial Intelligence and Brain & Cognitive Sciences. Minds And Machines 2024, 34: 5. DOI: 10.1007/s11023-024-09670-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive scienceConceptual borrowingsTheological rootsPolitical conceptsConceptual baggagePsychological propertiesTechnical vocabularyOptimistic noteComputing brainMindfulnessTechnical languageDisciplinesScienceLanguageArticleBaggageConceptArtificial intelligenceBrainBiological computationBorrowingConfusionVocabularyNotesAuthorsGoal-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 responseMotorAttentionA Neural Decision Signal during Internal Sampling from Working Memory in Humans
van Ede F, Nobre A. A Neural Decision Signal during Internal Sampling from Working Memory in Humans. Journal Of Neuroscience 2024, 44: e1475232024. PMID: 38538144, PMCID: PMC11079964, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1475-23.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryDomains of working memoryMemory-guided behaviorEvolving decision processesInternal visual representationsNeural evidenceParietal positivitySensory evidenceMental contentMemory contentPurposeful behaviorDecision signalsTime participantsMemorySensory informationInternational sampleMultiple contentsDecision processVisual representationPsychologyDecision-making frameworkNeuroscienceEvidenceBehaviorParticipantsThe GLM-spectrum: A multilevel framework for spectrum analysis with covariate and confound modelling
Quinn A, Atkinson L, Gohil C, Kohl O, Pitt J, Zich C, Nobre A, Woolrich M. The GLM-spectrum: A multilevel framework for spectrum analysis with covariate and confound modelling. Imaging Neuroscience 2024, 2: 1-26. DOI: 10.1162/imag_a_00082.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShifting attention between perception and working memory
Gresch D, Boettcher S, van Ede F, Nobre A. Shifting attention between perception and working memory. Cognition 2024, 245: 105731. PMID: 38278040, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2024.105731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryExperiment 1Working-memory taskShifts of attentionStay trialsAttentional orientingAttention domainEveryday cognitionAttention shiftsExperiment 2Shift trialsSpatial attentionAdaptive behaviorBaseline conditionsMemoryEveryday tasksSensory stimulationSensory signalsParticipantsTaskItemsPerceptionCognitionAttentionInternal domainTime for What? Dissociating Explicit Timing Tasks through Electrophysiological Signatures
Bueno F, Nobre A, Cravo A. Time for What? Dissociating Explicit Timing Tasks through Electrophysiological Signatures. ENeuro 2024, 11: eneuro.0351-23.2023. PMID: 38272676, PMCID: PMC10884563, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0351-23.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExplicit timing tasksTime taskMultivariate pattern analysisReference stimulusNeural timing mechanismTask-dependent processingTiming mechanismNeural processesTask contextElectrophysiological signaturesExperimental blocksStimulus durationHuman participantsTask requirementsStimuliTaskPattern analysisParticipantsComparing intervalsElectroencephalogram
2023
Time for Memories
Buonomano D, Buzsáki G, Davachi L, Nobre A. Time for Memories. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 7565-7574. PMID: 37940593, PMCID: PMC10634580, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1430-23.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryEpisodic memoryNeural mechanismsInfluence of episodic memoryProcess temporal informationBrain storesTemporal cognitionCognitive functionAdaptive behaviorTemporal anticipationMemoryNeural sequencesBrainSpatiotemporal codingTemporal structureComputational motifsCognitionTemporal informationRecallAnticipationEpisodesPerceptionUsing XR (Extended Reality) for Behavioral, Clinical, and Learning Sciences Requires Updates in Infrastructure and Funding
Draschkow D, Anderson N, David E, Gauge N, Kingstone A, Kumle L, Laurent X, Nobre A, Shiels S, Võ M. Using XR (Extended Reality) for Behavioral, Clinical, and Learning Sciences Requires Updates in Infrastructure and Funding. Policy Insights From The Behavioral And Brain Sciences 2023, 10: 317-323. PMID: 37900910, PMCID: PMC10602770, DOI: 10.1177/23727322231196305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe ins and outs of attention – shifting within and between perception and working memory
Gresch D, Boettcher S, van Ede F, Nobre A. The ins and outs of attention – shifting within and between perception and working memory. Journal Of Vision 2023, 23: 4815. DOI: 10.1167/jov.23.9.4815.Peer-Reviewed Original Research