2024
Acute Stress Effects on Statistical Learning and Episodic Memory
Sherman B, Huang I, Wijaya E, Turk-Browne N, Goldfarb E. Acute Stress Effects on Statistical Learning and Episodic Memory. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2024, 36: 1741-1759. PMID: 38713878, PMCID: PMC11223726, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_02178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEpisodic memoryAcute stressStatistical learningEffects of acute stressStress-induced cortisol levelsImpaired episodic memoryModulate learning processesAcute stress effectsImpact hippocampal functionEpisodic encodingRodent workEvidence of learningHippocampal functionStress effectsHippocampal pathwaysLearning tasksBehavioral experimentsPreliminary evidenceCortisol levelsNo stressMemoryMultiple measuresHippocampusScene categoriesParticipantsComputational reconstruction of mental representations using human behavior
Caplette L, Turk-Browne N. Computational reconstruction of mental representations using human behavior. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 4183. PMID: 38760341, PMCID: PMC11101448, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48114-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental representationsGoal of cognitive scienceVisual featuresNeural networkMultiple visual conceptsDeep neural networksConceptual representationCognitive scienceVisual conceptsSemantic spaceSemantic featuresHuman behaviorParticipantsNetworkRepresentationStimuliBehaviorFeaturesImagesComputer reconstructionTask
2023
Associative memory retrieval modulates upcoming perceptual decisions
Bornstein A, Aly M, Feng S, Turk-Browne N, Norman K, Cohen J. Associative memory retrieval modulates upcoming perceptual decisions. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 2023, 23: 645-665. PMID: 37316611, DOI: 10.3758/s13415-023-01092-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerceptual decisionsSensory evidencePerceptual decision taskAssociative memory retrievalStimulus-stimulus pairingFormal model comparisonMemory reinstatementSensory inferenceMemory retrievalDecision taskSensory informationMemoryParticipants' responsesAccurate decisionsPattern analysisSpecific contentParticipantsRelative reliabilityExpectationsModel comparisonDynamic inferenceCuesReinstatementTaskImage stream
2022
Increasing 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 range
2021
Visuomotor 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
Cloud-Based Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurofeedback to Reduce the Negative Attentional Bias in Depression: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Mennen AC, Turk-Browne NB, Wallace G, Seok D, Jaganjac A, Stock J, deBettencourt MT, Cohen JD, Norman KA, Sheline YI. Cloud-Based Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Neurofeedback to Reduce the Negative Attentional Bias in Depression: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2020, 6: 490-497. PMID: 33422469, PMCID: PMC8035170, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2020.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDepressive disorderHealthy control participantsFunctional magnetic resonanceControl participantsFuture clinical trialsFunctional magnetic resonance imaging sessionMagnetic resonance imaging sessionConcept studyClinical trialsDepression severityMagnetic resonanceImaging sessionDisordersNeurofeedback trainingVisual stimuliDepressionParticipantsExploratory analysisInternal attentional stateNegative attentional bias
2018
Capturing Shared and Individual Information in fMRI Data
Turek J, Ellis C, Skalaban L, Turk-Browne N, Willke T. Capturing Shared and Individual Information in fMRI Data. 2018, 00: 826-830. DOI: 10.1109/icassp.2018.8462175.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Mutual Interference Between Statistical Summary Perception and Statistical Learning
Zhao J, Ngo N, McKendrick R, Turk-Browne NB. Mutual Interference Between Statistical Summary Perception and Statistical Learning. Psychological Science 2011, 22: 1212-1219. PMID: 21852450, DOI: 10.1177/0956797611419304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSummary perceptionStatistical learningStatistical regularitiesSet of objectsSummary taskControl taskVisual systemPerceptionRobust learningIndividual objectsTaskLearningSuch regularitiesStatistical summariesSummary judgmentParticipantsStatistical processingRegularitySummary statisticsMutual interferenceObjectsJudgmentsSetStatisticiansProcessing