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
2022
Neural event segmentation of continuous experience in human infants
Yates T, Skalaban L, Ellis C, Bracher A, Baldassano C, Turk-Browne N. Neural event segmentation of continuous experience in human infants. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2200257119. PMID: 36252007, PMCID: PMC9618143, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2200257119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly visual regionsEvent segmentationVisual regionsAdults' brain activityContinuous sensory inputFunctional MRI dataEvent cognitionNaturalistic perceptionBehavioral judgmentsInfants' segmentationEvent boundariesNeural patternsBrain activitySensory regionsContinuous experienceSimplified taskInfant brainHuman infantsAssociative regionsSensory inputTemporal integrationAwake infantsBrain regionsAdult experienceTemporal precision
2020
Re-imagining fMRI for awake behaving infants
Ellis CT, Skalaban LJ, Yates TS, Bejjanki VR, Córdova NI, Turk-Browne NB. Re-imagining fMRI for awake behaving infants. Nature Communications 2020, 11: 4523. PMID: 32908125, PMCID: PMC7481790, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-18286-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive tasksFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyTask-evoked activityMagnetic resonance imaging studyCognitive neuroscienceResonance imaging studyFMRI acquisitionHuman infantsFMRI datasetsHuman brainFMRITaskUnique methodological challengesMethodological challengesImaging studiesNeuroscienceInner workingsInfantsMindImportant insightsAcquisitionBrainDecisions
2019
Attentional bias in depression: understanding mechanisms to improve training and treatment
Mennen AC, Norman KA, Turk-Browne NB. Attentional bias in depression: understanding mechanisms to improve training and treatment. Current Opinion In Psychology 2019, 29: 266-273. PMID: 31521030, PMCID: PMC6980447, DOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.07.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative attentional biasAttentional biasReal-time neurofeedbackTraining attentionAttention systemNegative stimuliNegative thoughtsClinical psychologyExtant findingsBehavioral interventionsRecent researchPotential mechanistic explanationDiverse bodyDepressionTheoretical progressPsychologyBiasNeurofeedbackMoodStimuliMechanistic explanationMindSymptomsThoughtTraining
2018
Infant fMRI: A Model System for Cognitive Neuroscience
Ellis CT, Turk-Browne NB. Infant fMRI: A Model System for Cognitive Neuroscience. Trends In Cognitive Sciences 2018, 22: 375-387. PMID: 29487030, PMCID: PMC5911209, DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2018.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Computational approaches to fMRI analysis
Cohen JD, Daw N, Engelhardt B, Hasson U, Li K, Niv Y, Norman KA, Pillow J, Ramadge PJ, Turk-Browne NB, Willke TL. Computational approaches to fMRI analysis. Nature Neuroscience 2017, 20: 304-313. PMID: 28230848, PMCID: PMC5457304, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4499.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainBrain MappingCognitionHumansLearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingModels, Neurological
2013
Functional Interactions as Big Data in the Human Brain
Turk-Browne NB. Functional Interactions as Big Data in the Human Brain. Science 2013, 342: 580-584. PMID: 24179218, PMCID: PMC3970973, DOI: 10.1126/science.1238409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman brain functionMechanisms for Widespread Hippocampal Involvement in Cognition
Shohamy D, Turk-Browne NB. Mechanisms for Widespread Hippocampal Involvement in Cognition. Journal Of Experimental Psychology General 2013, 142: 1159-1170. PMID: 24246058, PMCID: PMC4065494, DOI: 10.1037/a0034461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeclarative memoryMedial temporal lobeCognitive psychologyMnemonic representationsCognitive processesBrain systemsHippocampal involvementModulation hypothesisMemory systemCognitionTemporal lobeMemoryHuman brainFunction hypothesisPervasive contributionTheoretical frameworkParallel researchHippocampusSpecial sectionPsychologyNeuroscienceSerendipitous encountersBrainDeclarativeHypothesisAttention 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 couplings
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
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBrain MappingCognitionFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeuronsOxygenConceptsCognitive 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