2023
Hippocampal Mechanisms Support Cortisol-Induced Memory Enhancements
Sherman B, Harris B, Turk-Browne N, Sinha R, Goldfarb E. Hippocampal Mechanisms Support Cortisol-Induced Memory Enhancements. Journal Of Neuroscience 2023, 43: 7198-7212. PMID: 37813570, PMCID: PMC10601369, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0916-23.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMemory enhancementEpisodic memoryAssociative memoryEpisodic memory encodingBrain regionsHigh-resolution functional magnetic resonance imagingHuman hippocampusHigh-resolution fMRIStress-related hormone cortisolHormone cortisolMemory benefitsEmotional memoryMemory encodingEmotional eventsEmotional associationsHippocampal representationsHippocampal signaturesFunctional neuroimagingHippocampal mechanismsStressful eventsFunctional connectivityHippocampal functionMemory formationSalient information
2019
Focusing 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 ResearchConceptsRelational 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
2017
Flexible weighting of diverse inputs makes hippocampal function malleable
Aly M, Turk-Browne NB. Flexible weighting of diverse inputs makes hippocampal function malleable. Neuroscience Letters 2017, 680: 13-22. PMID: 28587901, PMCID: PMC5712489, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.05.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHippocampal functionAspects of cognitionDiverse cognitive functionsDedicated memory systemGeneral neural mechanismHippocampal computationsHippocampal representationsNeural mechanismsBehavioral goalsCognitive functionFlexible weightingMemory systemAnatomical inputsCognitionRecent researchPerceptionClassic theoryHippocampal modulationHippocampusDiverse inputsAttentionMemoryMalleabilityBroader roleRepresentation