2022
Revisiting the Role of the Medial Temporal Lobe in Motor Learning
McDougle SD, Wilterson SA, Turk-Browne NB, Taylor JA. Revisiting the Role of the Medial Temporal Lobe in Motor Learning. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2022, 34: 532-549. PMID: 34942649, PMCID: PMC8832157, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_01809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobeMotor learningMemory processesMemory systemTemporal lobeImplicit memory systemDeclarative memory processesMultiple memory systemsAction-outcome associationsMotor learning tasksFlexible action selectionMTL damageDeclarative memoryPsychological mechanismsNeural correlatesSelection deficitsLearning taskAction selectionMotor skillsTaxonomic modelMotor performanceAge-matched controlsAmnesicsPrevious findingsLearning
2020
Functions of ventral visual cortex after bilateral medial temporal lobe damage
Kim JG, Gregory E, Landau B, McCloskey M, Turk-Browne NB, Kastner S. Functions of ventral visual cortex after bilateral medial temporal lobe damage. Progress In Neurobiology 2020, 191: 101819. PMID: 32380224, PMCID: PMC7368375, DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2020.101819.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobePerceptual memoryVisual cortexBilateral medial temporal lobe damageMedial temporal lobe damageVentral visual cortexTemporal lobe damageVisual cortex relativeExtensive bilateral lesionsAmnesic patientsLong delayMTL structuresNovel stimuliAdaptation effectsStimuli elicitRapid learningVisual areasMemory systemSingle experienceCortex relativeVisual systemTemporal lobeHippocampal lossStimuliMemory
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
2014
The Necessity of the Medial Temporal Lobe for Statistical Learning
Schapiro AC, Gregory E, Landau B, McCloskey M, Turk-Browne NB. The Necessity of the Medial Temporal Lobe for Statistical Learning. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2014, 26: 1736-1747. PMID: 24456393, PMCID: PMC4264662, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00578.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Mechanisms 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 encountersBrainDeclarativeHypothesis
2012
Shaping of Object Representations in the Human Medial Temporal Lobe Based on Temporal Regularities
Schapiro AC, Kustner LV, Turk-Browne NB. Shaping of Object Representations in the Human Medial Temporal Lobe Based on Temporal Regularities. Current Biology 2012, 22: 1622-1627. PMID: 22885059, PMCID: PMC3443305, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2012.06.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobeHuman medial temporal lobeObject representationsStatistical learningTemporal lobeBlood oxygen level-dependent activityCA3/dentate gyrusMultivariate pattern analysisLevel-dependent activityHigh-resolution fMRIRepresentation of objectsPairs of objectsRepresentational similarityVisual streamInitial learningKind of representationPerirhinal cortexParahippocampal cortexTemporal regularitySingle experienceConstituent objectsTemporal structureLearningCortexPattern analysis
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