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Continuous manipulation of mental representations is compromised in cerebellar degeneration
McDougle SD, Tsay JS, Pitt B, King M, Saban W, Taylor JA, Ivry RB. Continuous manipulation of mental representations is compromised in cerebellar degeneration. Brain 2022, 145: 4246-4263. PMID: 35202465, PMCID: PMC10200308, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCerebellar DiseasesCerebellumCognitionHumansMemory, Short-TermMental RecallNeurodegenerative DiseasesConceptsDisorder groupMental representationsMental operationsVisual working memorySingle-digit additionPerformance of individualsMental workspaceWorking memoryCognitive tasksMemory retrievalVisual cognitionMental rotationNeuropsychological experimentsMathematical cognitionScanning itemsArithmetic taskCognitionDisparate domainsDegenerative cerebellar disordersMotor controlVisual representationTaskContinuous manipulationCerebellar disordersIterative manipulation
2024
Dissociable Codes in Motor Working Memory
Hillman H, Botthof T, Forrence A, McDougle S. Dissociable Codes in Motor Working Memory. Psychological Science 2024, 35: 150-161. PMID: 38236687, DOI: 10.1177/09567976231221756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorking memoryInterfering movementsVisuospatial working memory loadWorking memory loadWorking memory subsystemsVarying cognitive loadMemory loadAbstract codeMotor informationSkill learningSensory domainsDegree of interferenceBehavioral controlMWMCognitive loadRepresentation formatComputational structureMemoryCodeTaskMemory subsystemMotorParticipantsDomain
2020
Behavioral, Physiological, and Neural Signatures of Surprise during Naturalistic Sports Viewing
Antony JW, Hartshorne TH, Pomeroy K, Gureckis TM, Hasson U, McDougle SD, Norman KA. Behavioral, Physiological, and Neural Signatures of Surprise during Naturalistic Sports Viewing. Neuron 2020, 109: 377-390.e7. PMID: 33242421, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.10.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent segmentation theoryLong-term memoryFlow of experienceNeural signaturesNeural correlatesEvent boundariesReal-world contextsAffective experienceGame enjoymentResilient memoryPupil dilationSurprising momentsNeocortical patternsTheoretical conceptualizationOngoing experienceSubcortical regionsPredominant beliefsBasketball analyticsSegmentation theoryBelief stateKey predictionsSports ViewingMemoryBasketball gamesSurprise