2024
Computational 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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsComprehensionHumansLanguageMultilingualismPrefrontal CortexSemanticsSpeechSpeech PerceptionConceptsSecond 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
2020
Searching through functional space reveals distributed visual, auditory, and semantic coding in the human brain
Kumar S, Ellis CT, O’Connell T, Chun MM, Turk-Browne NB. Searching through functional space reveals distributed visual, auditory, and semantic coding in the human brain. PLOS Computational Biology 2020, 16: e1008457. PMID: 33270655, PMCID: PMC7738169, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain functionHuman brainHuman brain functionLanguage processing modelsNatural language processing modelsSearchlight analysisSearchlight approachSemantic codingObject representationsAuditory featuresBrain activityStrict modularityDecoding accuracyProcessing modelFMRI techniquesFMRI methodsAtlas parcellationCluster correctionComputational modelSemantic featuresDeep neural networksFoundational questionsAnatomical biasLocalized representationSearchlight
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 consequencesCognitionPerceptionMindParadigmRegularityConsequencesAttentionBrainChapterEnvironment