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 ResearchConceptsFunctional 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 formCircuityScienceComplexity Can Facilitate Visual and Auditory Perception
Ellis CT, Turk-Browne NB. Complexity Can Facilitate Visual and Auditory Perception. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2019, 45: 1271-1284. PMID: 31318229, PMCID: PMC6706302, DOI: 10.1037/xhp0000670.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual sensitivityEnhanced long-term memoryLong-term memoryMore distinctive representationsEffects of complexityAuditory perceptionMemory capacityPerceptual changesAuditory inputMemory demandsExperiment 5Experiment 3Experiment 4Experiment 1Experiment 2Informational loadMovie clipsDistinctive representationDrawing attentionImpact perceptionsRich representationSuch sensitivityPerceptionClipsChange detectionFocusing 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
2018
Attending to What and Where: Background Connectivity Integrates Categorical and Spatial Attention
Tompary A, Al-Aidroos N, Turk-Browne NB. Attending to What and Where: Background Connectivity Integrates Categorical and Spatial Attention. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2018, 30: 1281-1297. PMID: 29791296, PMCID: PMC6570400, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01284.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional modulationSpatial attentionRetinotopic areasVisual areasGoal-relevant informationCategory-selective regionsVentral temporal cortexVisual cortexEarly visual cortexCategory-selective areasPattern of resultsAttentional goalsFeatural componentsAttentional componentsNeural basisBackground connectivityBehavioral goalsFrontoparietal areasSpatial selectionFunctional connectivityTemporal cortexSelective regionsExploratory analysisMost researchCortex
2017
Noise correlations in the human brain and their impact on pattern classification
Bejjanki VR, da Silveira RA, Cohen JD, Turk-Browne NB. Noise correlations in the human brain and their impact on pattern classification. PLOS Computational Biology 2017, 13: e1005674. PMID: 28841641, PMCID: PMC5589258, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005674.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchForgetting from lapses of sustained attention
deBettencourt MT, Norman KA, Turk-Browne NB. Forgetting from lapses of sustained attention. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 2017, 25: 605-611. PMID: 28585055, PMCID: PMC5716934, DOI: 10.3758/s13423-017-1309-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent memoryAttentional stateSustained attentionSustained attention indexResponse time indexAttention indexExperiment 1Experiment 2Inferential utilityPredictive relationshipMemoryDownstream consequencesCausal interpretationAttentionAdaptive experimental designItemsExperimental designTaskRelationshipIndependent variablesLapseConsequencesFindingsFlexible 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
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 modulationLearningAttentionFMRIIncidental Biasing of Attention From Visual Long-Term Memory
Fan JE, Turk-Browne NB. Incidental Biasing of Attention From Visual Long-Term Memory. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2016, 42: 970-977. PMID: 26618914, PMCID: PMC4885797, DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000209.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Internal attention to features in visual short-term memory guides object learning
Fan JE, Turk-Browne NB. Internal attention to features in visual short-term memory guides object learning. Cognition 2013, 129: 292-308. PMID: 23954925, PMCID: PMC3791170, DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2013.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual long-term memoryVisual short-term memoryShort-term memoryInternal attentionVisual learningLong-term memoryResponse learningAbstract shapesObject representationsParticular colorSensory exposureSame objectMemorySubsequent testsLearningMultiple featuresObjectsObserverAttentionRepresentationMindBiasSupportHypothesisAttention Is Spontaneously Biased Toward Regularities
Zhao J, Al-Aidroos N, Turk-Browne NB. Attention Is Spontaneously Biased Toward Regularities. Psychological Science 2013, 24: 667-677. PMID: 23558552, PMCID: PMC3734864, DOI: 10.1177/0956797612460407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal regularityGoal-directed attentionTask-irrelevant stimuliAttentional captureAttentional prioritySpatial attentionGoal relevanceVisual searchLanguage acquisitionFeature attentionIntrinsic salienceExperiment 1Experiment 2Stable aspectsStatistical learningTarget locationSources of informationConventional dichotomyAttentionMemorySalienceStimuliPerceptionLearningRegularity
2012
Statistical Learning and Its Consequences
Turk-Browne NB. Statistical Learning and Its Consequences. Nebraska Symposium On Motivation 2012, 59: 117-146. PMID: 23437632, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4794-8_6.ChaptersConceptsStatistical learningUnconscious cognitive processesAspects of cognitionFunctional neuroimaging studiesCognitive processesType of regularityVisual searchNeuroimaging studiesExperimental paradigmSensory environmentVisual environmentLearningUnderlying natureWidespread consequencesCognitionPerceptionMindParadigmRegularityConsequencesAttentionBrainChapterEnvironmentMemory-guided attention: control from multiple memory systems
Hutchinson JB, Turk-Browne NB. Memory-guided attention: control from multiple memory systems. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2012, 16: 576-579. PMID: 23141429, PMCID: PMC3728770, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2012.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComplementary attentional components of successful memory encoding
Turk-Browne NB, Golomb JD, Chun MM. Complementary attentional components of successful memory encoding. NeuroImage 2012, 66: 553-562. PMID: 23108276, PMCID: PMC3594515, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.10.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubsequent long-term memoryRole of attentionSuccessful memory encodingRight temporoparietal junctionRight of fixationVentral attention networkLong-term memoryMemory successAttentional facilitationFace cuesPerceptual processingAttentional componentsUncued locationsMemory encodingSpatial attentionFacilitated processingLater memoryTemporoparietal junctionScene stimuliFMRI designMemory failuresGreater activityParahippocampal cortexAttention networkMemory formationTop-down attention switches coupling between low-level and high-level areas of human visual cortex
Al-Aidroos N, Said CP, Turk-Browne NB. Top-down attention switches coupling between low-level and high-level areas of human visual cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 14675-14680. PMID: 22908274, PMCID: PMC3437858, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1202095109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGoal-relevant informationHuman visual cortexHigh-level areasVisual areasEssential cognitive abilityVisual processing hierarchyVisual cortexLow-level areasAttentional goalsAttentional switchingFinite brainAttention operatesCognitive abilitiesAttention switchBackground connectivityProcessing hierarchyBehavioral successNeural activityVisual systemCurrent goalsComplex natural environmentsVisual stimulationSeparate influencesPrevious evidenceBackground couplings
2011
A Taxonomy of External and Internal Attention
Chun MM, Golomb JD, Turk-Browne NB. A Taxonomy of External and Internal Attention. Annual Review Of Psychology 2011, 62: 73-101. PMID: 19575619, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.093008.100427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInternal attentionExternal attentionModality-specific inputLong-term memoryTarget of attentionPerceptual attentionAttentional mechanismsCognitive operationsTask rulesSustain focusNeural mechanismsSensory informationType of informationMemoryOrganizing frameworkClassic debateAttentionBroader levelLimited capacityCore propertiesInformationSignificant problemRepresentationTaxonomyExternal
2007
Interactions between attention and memory
Chun MM, Turk-Browne NB. Interactions between attention and memory. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2007, 17: 177-184. PMID: 17379501, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2007.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsMedial temporal lobe structuresRole of attentionDivision of attentionFrontal-parietal networkTemporal lobe structuresCognitive neuroscienceSpatial orientingAttention determineAttention taskConscious memoryUnconscious memoryConcurrent tasksSuch memoriesLobe structuresMemoryBrain areasStimuliTaskAttentionOrientingNeuroscienceLimited capacityRecent evidenceHippocampusInterdependence
2006
Visual Quality Determines the Direction of Neural Repetition Effects
Turk-Browne N, Yi DJ, Leber, Chun M. Visual Quality Determines the Direction of Neural Repetition Effects. Cerebral Cortex 2006, 17: 425-433. PMID: 16565294, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhj159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral visual areasRepetition effectsVisual areasNovel stimuliMagnetic resonance imaging studyBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studySame brain regionsNeural repetition effectsGreater BOLD responseLevel-dependent responsesRepetition attenuationBrain regionsImaging studiesPerceptual representationsRepetition enhancementLow-contrast scenesBehavioral performanceNeurophysiological studiesDegraded inputBOLD responseLow responseVisual thresholdExact opposite effect