2023
What Moves Us? The Intrinsic Memorability of Dance
Ongchoco J, Chun M, Bainbridge W. What Moves Us? The Intrinsic Memorability of Dance. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2023, 49: 889-899. PMID: 36201801, DOI: 10.1037/xlm0001168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpressive actionsIntrinsic memorabilityRobust memorySimple actionsMemorabilityMemoryDynamic experienceObjective measuresStatic imagesAesthetic attributesPerceiversDanceDynamic sequenceIndividual snapshotsPeopleExperienceRemarkable consistencyGesturesLong sequencesPrevious workConsistencyStatic memory
2022
Differences in the functional brain architecture of sustained attention and working memory in youth and adults
Kardan O, Stier A, Cardenas-Iniguez C, Schertz K, Pruin J, Deng Y, Chamberlain T, Meredith W, Zhang X, Bowman J, Lakhtakia T, Tindel L, Avery E, Lin Q, Yoo K, Chun M, Berman M, Rosenberg M. Differences in the functional brain architecture of sustained attention and working memory in youth and adults. PLOS Biology 2022, 20: e3001938. PMID: 36542658, PMCID: PMC9815648, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSustained attentionFunctional brain architectureWM performanceIndividual differencesFunctional connectivityBrain architectureLater recognition memoryRecognition memoryWM modelBrain networksWMMemoryYouthAge groupsFunctional connectionsAdultsChildrenNetwork predictorAttentionPerformancePredictorsDifferencesConnectivityAbility
2018
Memory and Attention
Long N, Kuhl B, Chun M. Memory and Attention. 2018, 1-37. DOI: 10.1002/9781119170174.epcn109.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Memory: Enduring Traces of Perceptual and Reflective Attention
Chun MM, Johnson MK. Memory: Enduring Traces of Perceptual and Reflective Attention. Neuron 2011, 72: 520-535. PMID: 22099456, PMCID: PMC3248396, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.10.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReflective attentionInternal mental representationsCognitive neuroscienceEpisodic memoryMental representationsCognitive activityRepresentational areaMemoryControl processReflective informationExternal informationPerceptionImportant unresolved issuesCommon areasAttentionNeuroscienceFundamental typesSeparate topicsUnresolved issuesKey questionsRepresentationFindingsInformationBroad rangeExtentA 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
2006
The role of working memory and long-term memory in visual search
Woodman G, Chun M. The role of working memory and long-term memory in visual search. Visual Cognition 2006, 14: 808-830. DOI: 10.1080/13506280500197397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term memoryVisual searchLong-term memory representationsTask-relevant informationVisual search performanceAttentional deploymentAttentional selectionMemory representationsAttention mechanismMemoryCurrent theoriesSearch performanceTheoretical modelRelevant informationNew findingsRepresentationProminent treatmentCentral roleFindingsRecent studiesRoleTheory
2005
Delayed Attentional Engagement in the Attentional Blink
Nieuwenstein M, Chun M, van der Lubbe R, Hooge I. Delayed Attentional Engagement in the Attentional Blink. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2005, 31: 1463-1475. PMID: 16366802, DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.31.6.1463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConcurrent working memory load can reduce distraction
Kim S, Kim M, Chun M. Concurrent working memory load can reduce distraction. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2005, 102: 16524-16529. PMID: 16258067, PMCID: PMC1283430, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0505454102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConcurrent WM loadWM loadExecutive controlDistractor processingStroop taskStroop interferenceDifferent Stroop tasksContents of WMAttentional selectionMemory loadDissociable componentsExperiment 3Target taskType of informationTaskWMInformation overlapProcessingMemoryPeopleDistractionPerceptionDifferent effectsItemsDifficultiesVisual Attention
Chun M, Wolfe J. Visual Attention. 2005, 272-310. DOI: 10.1002/9780470753477.ch9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Implicit, Long-Term Spatial Contextual Memory
Chun M, Jiang Y. Implicit, Long-Term Spatial Contextual Memory. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2003, 29: 224-234. PMID: 12696811, DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.29.2.224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContextual cuingMemory tracesMedial temporal lobe systemSpatial contextual memoryTemporal lobe systemNovel spatial configurationsSpatial contextConscious retrievalConscious memoryImplicit processesNeural substratesVisual searchRecognition testContextual memoryVisual contextExplicit instructionLearning taskExperiment 3Lobe systemExperiment 1Experiment 2Contextual learningCuingMemoryLearningScene Perception and Memory
Chun M. Scene Perception and Memory. Psychology Of Learning And Motivation 2003, 42: 79-108. DOI: 10.1016/s0079-7421(03)01003-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParahippocampal place areaVisual sceneScene perceptionLocal visual environmentDual-path modelSpatial configuration informationEnvironmental regularitiesMultiple eye movementsScene processingNeuroscientific dataPlace areaVisual spacePast findingsVisual environmentEye movementsScene propertiesMemoryScene recognitionScene informationPerceptionSceneDifferent scenesFurther researchBrainDaily activities
2001
Effects of Phonological Length on the Attentional Blink for Words
Olson I, Chun M, Anderson A. Effects of Phonological Length on the Attentional Blink for Words. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance 2001, 27: 1116-1123. PMID: 11642698, DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.27.5.1116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttentional blinkPhonological lengthLow-level visual differencesReal-world stimuliWord length effectFirst targetVisual eventsVisual stimuliSecond targetExperiment 1Experiment 2Word lengthMemoryPrevious researchRapid successionVisual differencesBlinkStimuliDeficitsPseudowordsAnagramsWordsDifficultiesPeopleAwarenessWhat are the units of visual short-term memory, objects or spatial locations?
Lee D, Chun M. What are the units of visual short-term memory, objects or spatial locations? Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 2001, 63: 253-257. PMID: 11281100, DOI: 10.3758/bf03194466.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Organization of Visual Short-Term Memory
Jiang Y, Olson I, Chun M. Organization of Visual Short-Term Memory. Journal Of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory And Cognition 2000, 26: 683-702. PMID: 10855426, DOI: 10.1037/0278-7393.26.3.683.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual short-term memoryShort-term memoryRelational informationRole of attentionChange detection taskOrganization of itemsGlobal spatial configurationAttentional factorsRelational processingVisual itemsVisual objectsFormation of configurationsSpatial configurationSpatial locationIndividual itemsMemoryItemsTaskOrganizationProcessingIntegral roleAttentionObjectsDownInformation
1998
Contextual Cueing: Implicit Learning and Memory of Visual Context Guides Spatial Attention
Chun M, Jiang Y. Contextual Cueing: Implicit Learning and Memory of Visual Context Guides Spatial Attention. Cognitive Psychology 1998, 36: 28-71. PMID: 9679076, DOI: 10.1006/cogp.1998.0681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial attentionImplicit learningContextual cueingVisual contextTask-relevant aspectsVisual search displaySearch displayRobust memorySearch facilitationChance performanceVisual tasksMemorySpatial layoutCueingEntire sessionLearningAttentionContextSpatial configurationGlobal contextTaskFacilitationConsistent locationSessionsScene