2022
Face processing in the infant brain after pandemic lockdown
Yates T, Ellis C, Turk‐Browne N. Face processing in the infant brain after pandemic lockdown. Developmental Psychobiology 2022, 65: e22346. PMID: 36567649, PMCID: PMC9877889, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22346.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFusiform face areaVisual experienceInfant brainDifferent face identitiesGreater neural activityPost-lockdown groupFace processingRepetition enhancementFace identityRepetition suppressionSuppression taskFace areaNeural activitySame identityDifferent identitiesSerendipitous studyFFA responseFacePandemic lockdownCOVID-19 pandemicFMRIQuantity/qualityInfantsExperienceIdentityIncreasing stimulus similarity drives nonmonotonic representational change in hippocampus
Wammes J, Norman KA, Turk-Browne N. Increasing stimulus similarity drives nonmonotonic representational change in hippocampus. ELife 2022, 11: e68344. PMID: 34989336, PMCID: PMC8735866, DOI: 10.7554/elife.68344.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepresentational changeHigh-level visual regionsShaped functionPairs of stimuliHigh-resolution fMRIStimulus similarityVisual regionsHuman participantsHippocampal learningMemoryPlasticity hypothesisCoactivationFMRIHippocampusGyrusStimuliWide enough rangeContradictory resultsParticipantsImage similarityLearningHypothesisU-shapeSimilar imagesEnough range
2021
The promise of awake behaving infant fMRI as a deep measure of cognition
Yates T, Ellis C, Turk-Browne N. The promise of awake behaving infant fMRI as a deep measure of cognition. Current Opinion In Behavioral Sciences 2021, 40: 5-11. DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2020.11.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter 5 Studying episodic memory using real-time fMRI
Wammes J, Lin Q, Norman K, Turk-Browne N. Chapter 5 Studying episodic memory using real-time fMRI. 2021, 107-130. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822421-2.00011-9.ChaptersEpisodic memoryReal-time functional magnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingLong-term memoryReal-time fMRIUnique theoretical insightsHuman memoryNeural mechanismsCognitive functionBrain statesRtfMRIMemoryCorrelational approachIndividual experiencesHuman brainFuture researchMagnetic resonance imagingEmotionsTheoretical insightsFMRICausal relationshipNascent fieldExperienceEncodingPerception
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
Hippocampal-neocortical interactions sharpen over time for predictive actions
Hindy NC, Avery EW, Turk-Browne NB. Hippocampal-neocortical interactions sharpen over time for predictive actions. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 3989. PMID: 31488845, PMCID: PMC6728336, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-12016-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBackground connectivityAction-outcome associationsVisual cortexHigh-resolution fMRICo-occurring eventsHippocampal predictionsNeural patternsV1/V2Behavioral paradigmsAction informationPrediction changesIndiscriminate bindingGreater differentiationPredictive actionCortexHippocampusFMRIWeak associationReinstatementConnectivityAssociationParadigmOutcomesRetrievalAction
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
Neural Differentiation of Incorrectly Predicted Memories
Kim G, Norman KA, Turk-Browne NB. Neural Differentiation of Incorrectly Predicted Memories. Journal Of Neuroscience 2017, 37: 2022-2031. PMID: 28115478, PMCID: PMC5338753, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3272-16.2017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural representationPrevious contextTarget memoryBOLD activity patternsGreater neural differentiationMemory representationsHuman fMRIMemory weakeningTrial fashionSubsequent restudySuch memoriesIndividual memoryNeural network simulationMemoryControl conditionFMRIComputational modelItemsPrediction strengthRestudyNeural connectionsPrediction errorMore differentiationParticular contextRepresentation
2016
Attentional modulation of background connectivity between ventral visual cortex and the medial temporal lobe
Córdova NI, Tompary A, Turk-Browne NB. Attentional modulation of background connectivity between ventral visual cortex and the medial temporal lobe. Neurobiology Of Learning And Memory 2016, 134: 115-122. PMID: 27321163, PMCID: PMC5018439, DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2016.06.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobeVisual cortexTemporal lobeGoal-relevant informationCurrent behavioral goalsVentral visual cortexAttentional mechanismsAttentional modulationBackground connectivityNeural responsesBehavioral goalsPerirhinal cortexParahippocampal cortexVisual informationMemory systemSensory signalsSimilar modulationBehavioral effectsPowerful effectKind of informationCortexSuch modulationLearningAttentionFMRI
2010
Face-Specific Resting Functional Connectivity between the Fusiform Gyrus and Posterior Superior Temporal Sulcus
Turk-Browne NB, Norman-Haignere SV, McCarthy G. Face-Specific Resting Functional Connectivity between the Fusiform Gyrus and Posterior Superior Temporal Sulcus. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2010, 4: 176. PMID: 21151362, PMCID: PMC2995581, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2010.00176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior superior temporal sulcusSuperior temporal sulcusFusiform gyrusTemporal sulcusFunctional connectivityFace-processing networkFunctional connectivity approachFace processingFace stimuliVisual processingSpecific brain regionsBOLD timeseriesTask processingProcessing networkVisual inputConnectivity approachBrain regionsGyrusPeriods of restSulcusProcessingPattern analysisAdditional regionsFaceFMRI
2009
Neural Evidence of Statistical Learning: Efficient Detection of Visual Regularities Without Awareness
Turk-Browne NB, Scholl BJ, Chun MM, Johnson MK. Neural Evidence of Statistical Learning: Efficient Detection of Visual Regularities Without Awareness. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2009, 21: 1934-1945. PMID: 18823241, PMCID: PMC2773825, DOI: 10.1162/jocn.2009.21131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatistical learningAbsence of awarenessMedial temporal lobeRobust neural responsesType of learningPerceptual processingNeural evidenceRelational memoryEvidence of learningNeural signaturesAssociative learningVisual regularityVisual regionsGreater activationNeural responsesStatistical regularitiesTemporal lobeUnstructured sequenceStatistical structureLearningLittle exposureUnsupervised learningAwarenessFMRIMemory
2008
Babies and brains: habituation in infant cognition and functional neuroimaging
Turk-Browne NB, Scholl BJ, Chun MM. Babies and brains: habituation in infant cognition and functional neuroimaging. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2008, 2: 16. PMID: 19104669, PMCID: PMC2605404, DOI: 10.3389/neuro.09.016.2008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsInfant cognitionStimulus presentationFunctional neuroimagingNature of habituationForm of habituationStudy of habituationAdult cognitionPreverbal infantsNeural basisLooking timeNeural mechanismsCognitionBrain regionsHabituationStimuliNeuroimagingProminent studiesHemodynamic responseFMRIGreat dealPerceptionMindInfantsNovel insightsPresentationNeural 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 ResearchConceptsCognitive 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