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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBehaviorCognitionFemaleHumansMaleNeural Networks, ComputerPhotic StimulationSemanticsVisual PerceptionYoung AdultConceptsMental representationsGoal of cognitive scienceVisual featuresNeural networkMultiple visual conceptsDeep neural networksConceptual representationCognitive scienceVisual conceptsSemantic spaceSemantic featuresHuman behaviorParticipantsNetworkRepresentationStimuliBehaviorFeaturesImagesComputer reconstructionTask
2020
Content-based Dissociation of Hippocampal Involvement in Prediction
Kok P, Rait LI, Turk-Browne NB. Content-based Dissociation of Hippocampal Involvement in Prediction. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2020, 32: 527-545. PMID: 31820676, PMCID: PMC6996939, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictive processingAbstract shapesDomain-general processesFemale human participantsComplexity of stimuliComplex visual objectsModality of stimuliTypes of stimuliHigh-resolution fMRIDomain-specific rolesAuditory cuesPartial cuesVisual objectsHippocampal involvementBrain activityHuman participantsDistinct representationsHippocampal responsesComputational roleHippocampal functionPrevious researchStimuliCuesUnexpected orientationSuch accounts
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttentionAuditory PerceptionFemaleHumansMaleMemory, Long-TermMemory, Short-TermVisual PerceptionYoung AdultConceptsPerceptual 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 detection
2018
Common Object Representations for Visual Production and Recognition
Fan JE, Yamins DLK, Turk‐Browne N. Common Object Representations for Visual Production and Recognition. Cognitive Science 2018, 42: 2670-2698. PMID: 30125986, PMCID: PMC6497164, DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansLearningModels, NeurologicalPattern Recognition, VisualPhotic StimulationRecognition, PsychologyVisual PerceptionConceptsVisual object recognitionStudy of visionDeep convolutional neural network modelNatural imagesConvolutional neural network modelAbstract feature representationRecognizable drawingsHuman learningObject representationsVisual productionNeural network modelObject recognitionConceptual knowledgeVisual formVisual conceptsVisual cortexRecognition dataDeep networkFeature representationEnhanced recognitionAbstract featuresComprehensionHigher layersNetwork modelOnline platformsLearning Naturalistic Temporal Structure in the Posterior Medial Network
Aly M, Chen J, Turk-Browne NB, Hasson U. Learning Naturalistic Temporal Structure in the Posterior Medial Network. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2018, 30: 1345-1365. PMID: 30004848, PMCID: PMC6211568, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttending 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
2016
Incidental 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 ResearchLinking pattern completion in the hippocampus to predictive coding in visual cortex
Hindy NC, Ng FY, Turk-Browne NB. Linking pattern completion in the hippocampus to predictive coding in visual cortex. Nature Neuroscience 2016, 19: 665-667. PMID: 27065363, PMCID: PMC4948994, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4284.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
Top-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 couplingsScene Representations in Parahippocampal Cortex Depend on Temporal Context
Turk-Browne NB, Simon MG, Sederberg PB. Scene Representations in Parahippocampal Cortex Depend on Temporal Context. Journal Of Neuroscience 2012, 32: 7202-7207. PMID: 22623664, PMCID: PMC3373994, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0942-12.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParahippocampal cortexTemporal contextVentral visual cortexScene-selective regionsCognitive neuroscienceStimulus-evoked activitySame stimuliHuman perceptionCurrent stimulusIdentical scenesVisual cortexScene representationStimuliDifferent stimuliCortexSuch representationsSceneComplex environmentsNeuroscienceSpecific typesRepresentationEncodingPerceptionContextCommon assumption
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
2010
Implicit Perceptual Anticipation Triggered by Statistical Learning
Turk-Browne NB, Scholl BJ, Johnson MK, Chun MM. Implicit Perceptual Anticipation Triggered by Statistical Learning. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 11177-11187. PMID: 20720125, PMCID: PMC2947492, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0858-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learningPerceptual anticipationPredictive stimuliStatistical regularitiesRapid event-related fMRIUnrelated cognitive taskEvent-related fMRIVentral visual cortexAdditional brain regionsRight anterior hippocampusGreater hemodynamic responseUnsupervised statistical learningBehavioral primingCognitive tasksImplicit anticipationOngoing perceptionAnterior hippocampusParietal cortexSequential contingenciesObject recognitionHuman observersVisual imagesBrain regionsHemodynamic responseVisual cortex
2009
Flexible Visual Statistical Learning: Transfer Across Space and Time
Turk-Browne NB, Scholl BJ. Flexible Visual Statistical Learning: Transfer Across Space and Time. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2009, 35: 195-202. PMID: 19170482, DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.35.1.195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansLearningSoftwareSpace PerceptionStatistics as TopicTime PerceptionVisual Perception
2008
Spatiotemporal object continuity in human ventral visual cortex
Yi DJ, Turk-Browne NB, Flombaum JI, Kim MS, Scholl BJ, Chun MM. Spatiotemporal object continuity in human ventral visual cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 8840-8845. PMID: 18591658, PMCID: PMC2442124, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0802525105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral visual cortexHuman ventral visual cortexNeural representationVisual cortexFace-selective cortical regionsSpatiotemporal continuityCoherent visual experienceSame persisting individualsCognitive science researchPerceptual representationsObject identityObject continuityIdentical objectsLess activationVisual experienceApparent motionObject persistenceVisual featuresCortical regionsSuch processingCortexDifferent individualsObjectsRepresentationPowerful principle
2007
Dissociating Task Performance from fMRI Repetition Attenuation in Ventral Visual Cortex
Xu Y, Turk-Browne NB, Chun MM. Dissociating Task Performance from fMRI Repetition Attenuation in Ventral Visual Cortex. Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 5981-5985. PMID: 17537969, PMCID: PMC6672266, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5527-06.2007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParahippocampal place areaRepetition attenuationBehavioral performanceScene tasksNeural responsesImage tasksLower neural responsesVentral visual cortexVentral visual areasIdentical visual stimuliStimulus-specific processingScene-selective regionsBehavioral primingTask demandsTask performanceResponse accuracyPlace areaFMRI researchNovel stimuliVisual stimuliTask modulationStimuli elicitVisual areasNeuronal representationsFrontal regions
2005
The Automaticity of Visual Statistical Learning
Turk-Browne NB, Jungé J, Scholl BJ. The Automaticity of Visual Statistical Learning. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2005, 134: 552-564. PMID: 16316291, DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.134.4.552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual statistical learningStatistical learningResponse time measuresSelective attentionImplicit processesCover taskVisual environmentVisual systemAutomaticityLearningMassive amountsStatistical patternsAttentionAwarenessStimuliTaskFamiliarityRelevant populationInformationMeasuresRepresentationObjectsRecent studiesIntent