2023
Neural signatures of second language proficiency in narrative processing
Zhang R, Wang J, Lin H, Turk-Browne N, Cai Q. Neural signatures of second language proficiency in narrative processing. Cerebral Cortex 2023, 33: 8477-8484. PMID: 37100085, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhad133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond language proficiencyHigh second-language proficiencyProficiency levelsCore language networkCognitive control networkLateral prefrontal cortexSense of speechSemantic processing areasDefault mode networkDifferent proficiency levelsNeural signaturesNarrative comprehensionNarrative processingLanguage tasksNeural processingIntersubject synchronizationProcessing demandsLanguage networkBehavioral performanceNaturalistic languageProficient participantsSecond languageBrain activityMode networkPrefrontal cortex
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 timescalesRegularity
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 activity
2008
Neural predictors of moment-to-moment fluctuations in cognitive flexibility
Leber AB, Turk-Browne NB, Chun MM. Neural predictors of moment-to-moment fluctuations in cognitive flexibility. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 13592-13597. PMID: 18757744, PMCID: PMC2527350, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805423105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive flexibilityCrucial human abilityTask-switching procedureDistinct neural mechanismsPosterior parietal cortexAnterior cingulate cortexNeural mechanismsTask challengeHuman abilityNeural predictorsPrefrontal cortexPerson's degreeCingulate cortexParietal cortexNeural activityMoment fluctuationsBrain regionsCortexTaskBasal gangliaFMRIEfficient adaptationFlexibilityIndependent sourcesPredictors