Altering spatial priority maps via statistical learning of target selection and distractor filtering

O Ferrante, A Patacca, V Di Caro, C Della Libera… - Cortex, 2018 - Elsevier
The cognitive system has the capacity to learn and make use of environmental regularities–
known as statistical learning (SL), including for the implicit guidance of attention. For …

The dorsal attention network reflects both encoding load and top–down control during working memory

S Majerus, F Péters, M Bouffier, N Cowan… - Journal of Cognitive …, 2018 - direct.mit.edu
The dorsal attention network is consistently involved in verbal and visual working memory
(WM) tasks and has been associated with task-related, top–down control of attention. At the …

Early visual processing of feature saliency tasks: a review of psychophysical experiments

S Kamkar, HA Moghaddam, R Lashgari - Frontiers in systems …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The visual system is constantly bombarded with information originating from the outside
world, but it is unable to process all the received information at any given time. In fact, the …

The influence of sensorimotor experience on the aesthetic evaluation of dance across the life span

LP Kirsch, ES Cross - Progress in brain research, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding how action perception, embodiment, and emotion interact is essential for
advancing knowledge about how we perceive and interact with each other in a social world …

Neural bases of enhanced attentional control: Lessons from action video game players

J Föcker, D Cole, AL Beer, D Bavelier - Brain and Behavior, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The ability to resist distraction and focus on‐task‐relevant information while
being responsive to changes in the environment is fundamental to goal‐directed behavior …

Abnormal gray matter volume and impulsivity in young adults with Internet gaming disorder

D Lee, K Namkoong, J Lee, YC Jung - Addiction biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Reduced executive control is one of the central components of model on the development
and maintenance of Internet gaming disorder (IGD). Among the various executive control …

Hypoglycemia unawareness in type 1 diabetes suppresses brain responses to hypoglycemia

JJ Hwang, L Parikh, C Lacadie, D Seo… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND. Among nondiabetic individuals, mild glucose decrements alter brain
activity in regions linked to reward, motivation, and executive control. Whether these effects …

The system‐neurophysiological basis for how methylphenidate modulates perceptual–attentional conflicts during auditory processing

N Adelhöfer, K Gohil, S Passow, B Teufert… - Human Brain …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to selectively perceive and flexibly attend to relevant sensory signals in the
environment is essential for action control. Whereas neuromodulation of sensory or …

Neural coupling between contralesional motor and frontoparietal networks correlates with motor ability in individuals with chronic stroke

TK Lam, DR Dawson, K Honjo, B Ross… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Elsevier
Movement is traditionally viewed as a process that involves motor brain regions. However,
movement also implicates non-motor regions such as prefrontal and parietal cortex, regions …

Distinct roles of prefrontal and parietal areas in the encoding of attentional priority

P Sapountzis, S Paneri… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
When searching for an object in a crowded scene, information about the similarity of stimuli
to the target object is thought to be encoded in spatial priority maps, which are subsequently …