2023
Perceptual Learning: Policy Insights From Basic Research to Real-World Applications
Seitz A, Sekuler A, Dosher B, Wright B, Huang C, Green C, Pack C, Sagi D, Levi D, Tadin D, Quinlan E, Jiang F, Diaz G, Ghose G, Fiser J, Banai K, Visscher K, Huxlin K, Shams L, Battelli L, Carrasco M, Herzog M, Webster M, Eckstein M, Turk-Browne N, Censor N, De Weerd P, Vogels R, Hochstein S, Watanabe T, Sasaki Y, Polat U, Lu Z, Kourtzi Z. Perceptual Learning: Policy Insights From Basic Research to Real-World Applications. Policy Insights From The Behavioral And Brain Sciences 2023, 10: 324-332. DOI: 10.1177/23727322231195268.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersMultiple Memory Subsystems: Reconsidering Memory in the Mind and Brain
Sherman B, Turk-Browne N, Goldfarb E. Multiple Memory Subsystems: Reconsidering Memory in the Mind and Brain. Perspectives On Psychological Science 2023, 19: 103-125. PMID: 37390333, PMCID: PMC10756937, DOI: 10.1177/17456916231179146.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMemory representationsDistinct brain systemsLong-term memoryBrain structuresCross-species findingsSame brain structuresMemory-related structuresMemory researchBrain systemsMemory typesMemory organizationMemoryFuture researchOrganizational principlesClassic theoryMemory subsystemNovel perspectiveRepresentationAmygdalaResearchRecent workLearningMindTheoryDistinct typesImpaired visuo-spatial statistical learning with mathematical learning difficulties
Levy S, Turk-Browne N, Goldfarb L. Impaired visuo-spatial statistical learning with mathematical learning difficulties. Visual Cognition 2023, 31: 138-148. DOI: 10.1080/13506285.2023.2208887.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMathematical learning difficultiesStatistical learningNumerical difficultiesNumerical systemMLD groupLearning difficultiesStatistical learning taskVisual discrimination taskArray of objectsCognitive processingDiscrimination taskRegularityLearning taskRepeated experienceProcessing mechanismsBehavioral challengesFemale participantsPrevious findingsCurrent studyLearningObserverTaskControl group
2022
Remembering the pattern: A longitudinal case study on statistical learning in spatial navigation and memory consolidation
Graves KN, Sherman BE, Huberdeau D, Damisah E, Quraishi IH, Turk-Browne NB. Remembering the pattern: A longitudinal case study on statistical learning in spatial navigation and memory consolidation. Neuropsychologia 2022, 174: 108341. PMID: 35961387, PMCID: PMC9578695, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2022.108341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial prefrontal cortexStatistical learningSpatial navigationBrain systemsDistinct brain systemsIntracranial electroencephalographyOffline consolidationPerceptual experienceCortical consolidationMemory consolidationPrefrontal cortexCortical regionsFuture behaviorLearningLongitudinal case studySame patientHippocampusConsolidationProlonged retentionRapid acquisitionWeeksElectroencephalographyCortexDifferent timescalesRegularitySpatial Gist Extraction During Human Memory Consolidation
Antony JW, Stiver CA, Graves KN, Osborne J, Turk-Browne NB, Bennion KA. Spatial Gist Extraction During Human Memory Consolidation. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2022, 48: 929-941. PMID: 34323577, DOI: 10.1037/xlm0000894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGist-like representationsMemory consolidationHuman memory consolidationExplicit memoryObject exemplarsGist extractionDistributional learningHuman learningVivid memoriesExperiment 3Virtual mazeExperiment 1Spatial navigationExperiment 2Explicit testsHidden objectBehavioral experimentsMemoryTemporal dynamicsRepresentation increasesNavigation performanceLearningRepresentationConsolidationHuman subjectsSpatial statistics in perception, learning, and navigation
Graves K, Turk-Browne N. Spatial statistics in perception, learning, and navigation. 2022, 119-133. DOI: 10.4324/9781003158134-8.ChaptersStatistical learningReal-world behaviorNeural mechanismsVisual worldComplex spatial behaviourStatistical perceptionFoundational processGroups of objectsLearningSpatial informationCurrent researchPerceptionSpatial behaviorObjectsDifferent formsMultiple exposuresBehaviorSingle exposureExperienceInterdependenceResearchAbilityGeneral propertiesRevisiting the Role of the Medial Temporal Lobe in Motor Learning
McDougle SD, Wilterson SA, Turk-Browne NB, Taylor JA. Revisiting the Role of the Medial Temporal Lobe in Motor Learning. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 34: 532-549. PMID: 34942649, PMCID: PMC8832157, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobeMotor learningMemory processesMemory systemTemporal lobeImplicit memory systemDeclarative memory processesMultiple memory systemsAction-outcome associationsMotor learning tasksFlexible action selectionMTL damageDeclarative memoryPsychological mechanismsNeural correlatesSelection deficitsLearning taskAction selectionMotor skillsTaxonomic modelMotor performanceAge-matched controlsAmnesicsPrevious findingsLearningIncreasing stimulus similarity drives nonmonotonic representational change in hippocampus
Wammes J, Norman KA, Turk-Browne N. Increasing stimulus similarity drives nonmonotonic representational change in hippocampus. ELife 2022, 11: e68344. PMID: 34989336, PMCID: PMC8735866, DOI: 10.7554/elife.68344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepresentational changeHigh-level visual regionsShaped functionPairs of stimuliHigh-resolution fMRIStimulus similarityVisual regionsHuman participantsHippocampal learningMemoryPlasticity hypothesisCoactivationFMRIHippocampusGyrusStimuliWide enough rangeContradictory resultsParticipantsImage similarityLearningHypothesisU-shapeSimilar imagesEnough rangeHow Well Do Unsupervised Learning Algorithms Model Human Real-time and Life-long Learning?
Zhuang C, Xiang V, Bai Y, Jia X, Turk-Browne N, Norman K, DiCarlo J, Yamins D. How Well Do Unsupervised Learning Algorithms Model Human Real-time and Life-long Learning? Advances In Neural Information Processing Systems 2022, 35: 22628-22642. PMID: 38435074, PMCID: PMC10906807.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-supervised algorithmLearning algorithmsReal-timeStreams of visual inputNeural network modelHuman learning abilitiesMoCo v2Catastrophic forgettingLearning benchmarksLearning capabilityVisual inputReal worldHuman learnersNetwork modelVisual knowledgeLeverage memoryPerformance of modelsAlgorithmHuman performanceBenchmarksNegative samplesContext-sensitiveLearning abilityLearningVision setting
2021
Evidence of hippocampal learning in human infants
Ellis CT, Skalaban LJ, Yates TS, Bejjanki VR, Córdova NI, Turk-Browne NB. Evidence of hippocampal learning in human infants. Current Biology 2021, 31: 3358-3364.e4. PMID: 34022155, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learningHuman infantsTask-based fMRIMedial prefrontal cortexHuman memoryVisual sequencesDurable memoriesMemory capacityMemory integrationAnterior hippocampusHippocampal activityPrefrontal cortexVital abilityTemporal orderHippocampal learningEarly childhoodLearningMemoryMonosynaptic pathwayTrisynaptic pathwayHippocampusInfantsYounger agePosterior divisionFunctional activityVisuomotor associations facilitate movement preparation.
Huberdeau DM, Turk-Browne NB. Visuomotor associations facilitate movement preparation. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2021, 47: 372-386. PMID: 33475417, PMCID: PMC8384084, DOI: 10.1037/xhp0000895.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual cuesMovement preparationMovement goalsStatistical learningVisuomotor associationsEpisodic memoryMemory recallComplexity of associationsExperiment 1Experiment 2Motor skillsMemory systemCuesRequirements of movementMovement taskAdditional practiceMotor behaviorLearningRate of improvementParticipantsMemoryRecallTaskSkillsGoal
2020
Statistical prediction of the future impairs episodic encoding of the present
Sherman BE, Turk-Browne NB. Statistical prediction of the future impairs episodic encoding of the present. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 22760-22770. PMID: 32859755, PMCID: PMC7502714, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2013291117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunction of memoryEpisodic encodingSource recallEpisodic memoryUpcoming itemsStatistical learningAdaptive purposeFuture experiencesMemoryCurrent itemPast experienceBrain imagingSpecific experiencesBehavioral testsIdiosyncratic propertiesItemsFuture situationsExperienceParticular momentHippocampusRecallEncodingSimilar situationLearningSituationThe prevalence and importance of statistical learning in human cognition and behavior
Sherman BE, Graves KN, Turk-Browne NB. The prevalence and importance of statistical learning in human cognition and behavior. Current Opinion In Behavioral Sciences 2020, 32: 15-20. PMID: 32258249, PMCID: PMC7108790, DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.01.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStatistical learningHuman cognitionStatistical learning researchRange of tasksEpisodic memoryLearning phenomenonSpatial navigationHuman behaviorLearning domainsLearning researchCognitionLearningPervasive roleMemoryTaskBehaviorAdulthoodUnrelated processesInfancyContextImportant contributorResearchAbility
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 formCircuityScienceNonmonotonic Plasticity: How Memory Retrieval Drives Learning
Ritvo VJH, Turk-Browne NB, Norman KA. Nonmonotonic Plasticity: How Memory Retrieval Drives Learning. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2019, 23: 726-742. PMID: 31358438, PMCID: PMC6698209, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2019.06.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecent fMRI studiesFunction of learningMemory retrievalMemory causesNeural representationFMRI studyInactive memorySame associatesSupervised learning modelDifferent stimuliLearningLearning modelStimuliNumerous findingsSame outcomeUnsupervised learningMemoryFindingsRetrievalOutcomesRepresentationIntegrationActivation causes
2017
Complementary learning systems within the hippocampus: a neural network modelling approach to reconciling episodic memory with statistical learning
Schapiro AC, Turk-Browne NB, Botvinick MM, Norman KA. Complementary learning systems within the hippocampus: a neural network modelling approach to reconciling episodic memory with statistical learning. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2017, 372: 20160049. PMID: 27872368, PMCID: PMC5124075, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learningRapid learningComplementary learning systems theoryComplementary learning systemsSequence of itemsEpisodic memoryIndividual episodesCognitive scienceAssociative reactivationTemporal regularityApparent representationIndividual experiencesNeural network modelling approachNeural network modelLearningLearning systemAnatomical pathwaysHippocampusSystems theoryHippocampal projectionsRegion CA1MemoryNetwork modelMemorizationExperienceHippocampal Structure Predicts Statistical Learning and Associative Inference Abilities during Development
Schlichting ML, Guarino KF, Schapiro AC, Turk-Browne NB, Preston AR. Hippocampal Structure Predicts Statistical Learning and Associative Inference Abilities during Development. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2017, 29: 37-51. PMID: 27575916, PMCID: PMC5130612, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociative structureStatistical learningEpisodic memory systemSuperior behavioral performanceHypothesized roleHippocampal long axisHippocampal headDissociable patternsIndividual differencesBehavioral performanceDevelopmental sampleInference abilityMemory systemInference tasksAge 6Hippocampal structureTaskHippocampal developmentHippocampal axisGeneralized codeLearningAge rangeAdulthoodAbilityChildhood
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 modulationLearningAttentionFMRI
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