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
2017
Hippocampal Structure Predicts Statistical Learning and Associative Inference Abilities during Development
Schlichting ML, Guarino KF, Schapiro AC, Turk-Browne NB, Preston AR. Hippocampal Structure Predicts Statistical Learning and Associative Inference Abilities during Development. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2017, 29: 37-51. PMID: 27575916, PMCID: PMC5130612, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAssociative structureStatistical learningEpisodic memory systemSuperior behavioral performanceHypothesized roleHippocampal long axisHippocampal headDissociable patternsIndividual differencesBehavioral performanceDevelopmental sampleInference abilityMemory systemInference tasksAge 6Hippocampal structureTaskHippocampal developmentHippocampal axisGeneralized codeLearningAge rangeAdulthoodAbilityChildhood
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
2006
Visual Quality Determines the Direction of Neural Repetition Effects
Turk-Browne N, Yi DJ, Leber, Chun M. Visual Quality Determines the Direction of Neural Repetition Effects. Cerebral Cortex 2006, 17: 425-433. PMID: 16565294, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhj159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentral visual areasRepetition effectsVisual areasNovel stimuliMagnetic resonance imaging studyBlood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) responseFunctional magnetic resonance imaging studyResonance imaging studySame brain regionsNeural repetition effectsGreater BOLD responseLevel-dependent responsesRepetition attenuationBrain regionsImaging studiesPerceptual representationsRepetition enhancementLow-contrast scenesBehavioral performanceNeurophysiological studiesDegraded inputBOLD responseLow responseVisual thresholdExact opposite effect