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Neurosciences
Ying Zhou, Clayton E. Curtis, Kartik K. Sreenivasan, Daryl Fougnie
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between working memory and attention using fMRI and machine learning. The results demonstrate that selecting items in working memory and shifting attention utilize similar neural mechanisms. These shared mechanisms control the relative gains of neural populations and encode behaviorally relevant information.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Jacqueline M. Fulvio, Qing Yu, Bradley R. Postle
Summary: Working memory requires encoding stimulus identity and context. The posterior parietal cortex (PPC) plays a crucial role in controlling the representation of stimulus context in visual working memory (WM), showing sensitivity to context binding requirements and domain.
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Neurosciences
Abigail L. Noyce, Ray W. Lefco, James A. Brissenden, Sean M. Tobyne, Barbara G. Shinn-Cunningham, David C. Somers
Summary: Working memory supports the persistent representation of transient sensory information and involves different visual and auditory networks. Specific regions in the frontal lobes show robust activation during visual and auditory working memory tasks, exhibiting sensory preferences and stronger activation during task engagement. Overall, the sensory-biased frontal regions segregate into visual and auditory networks with interdigitated anatomical connections.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Matthew F. Panichello, Timothy J. Buschman
Summary: Cognitive control guides behavior by controlling what, when, and how information is represented in the brain. Prefrontal cortex acts as a domain-general controller for both selection and attention, while parietal and visual cortex represent attention and selection independently. Selection and attention facilitate behavior by enhancing and transforming the representation of selected memory or attended stimulus.
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Neurosciences
Timo Torsten Schmidt, Pia Schroeder, Pablo Reinhardt, Felix Blankenburg
Summary: Recent research on working memory has identified the role of the superior parietal lobe and right inferior frontal gyrus in retaining spatial layout and frequency information respectively. Additionally, the premotor cortex is found to be significantly activated during rehearsal of any stimulus type. Dynamic causal modeling revealed that the influence of the premotor cortex on the SPL and IFG during rehearsal depends on the specific content being rehearsed.
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Petra Hermann, Bela Weiss, Balazs Knakker, Petra Madurka, Annamaria Manga, Adam Narai, Zoltan Vidnyanszky
Summary: The study identified two top-down attentional control processes that have opposing effects on distractor resistance. An early selection negativity was found in EEG responses to matching distractors, and congruency effects were positively associated with distractor resistance.
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Neurosciences
Sreenivasan Meyyappan, Abhijit Rajan, George R. Mangun, Mingzhou Ding
Summary: Feature-based visual attention relies on the inferior frontal junction (IFJ) for control, while the debate continues regarding its role in spatial attention control. Functional connectivity between the right IFJ and visual cortex (V4) is associated with subsequent attentional selection of targets and behavioral performance during feature attention, but not during spatial attention.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biology
Christian H. Poth
Summary: In urgent situations, behavior tends to be driven by external stimuli rather than individual goals, affecting both eye movements and manual tasks. This phenomenon is not specific to eye movement control mechanisms, but rather a general overcoming of cognitive control by urgency.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Min Wang, Ping Yang, Tingting Zhang, Wenjuan Li, Junjun Zhang, Zhenlan Jin, Ling Li
Summary: This study used EEG and fMRI methods to investigate the neural response underlying WM guidance in a visual search task. The findings suggest that information held in WM enhances early object discrimination during attentional selection, and the left SMG/IPL may play a critical role in mediating goal-directed processing under WM biases in human visual attention.
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Neurosciences
Luyao Wang, Chunlin Li, Ziteng Han, Qiong Wu, Liwei Sun, Xu Zhang, Ritsu Go, Jinglong Wu, Tianyi Yan
Summary: The frontoparietal network (FPN) is a brain network associated with attention processing that can handle attention tasks in different spatiotemporal and sensory modality domains. The activation patterns of brain areas within the FPN are reorganized according to specific attentional demands, suggesting distinct regional neural representations associated with specific attention processes within the FPN.
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Psychiatry
Vahid Nejati, Zahra Derakhshan, Ahdiyeh Mohtasham
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of working memory training on executive functions and behavioral symptoms in children with ADHD. Thirty children with ADHD were randomly assigned to active control or Active Memory Intervention (AMIN) group. Executive functions and rating scales were used for assessment in three baseline, post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up sessions. The results show that AMIN improves working memory and inhibitory control as well as ameliorates ADHD symptoms at home and school. Working memory training is a beneficial and transferable intervention in children with ADHD.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
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Neurosciences
Hui Zhou, Conghui Su, Jinglan Wu, Jiaofeng Li, Xiqian Lu, Liangyu Gong, Fengji Geng, Zaifeng Gao, Yuzheng Hu
Summary: This paper provides empirical evidence for a hierarchical processing model of WM, revealing the roles of domain-general network and intermediate circuits in supporting WM. This has significant implications for WM training.
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Neurosciences
Hsin-Hung Li, Thomas C. Sprague, Aspen H. Yoo, Wei Ji Ma, Clayton E. Curtis
Summary: The study demonstrates that the human brain represents both the content and uncertainty of visual working memory through probabilistic neural codes, which decode probability distributions over memorized locations.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Maksymilian Korczyk, Maria Zimmermann, Lukasz Bola, Marcin Szwed
Summary: Training can improve behavioral performance and lead to brain reorganization. A study found that professional musicians perform better than non-musicians in both visual and auditory rhythmic tasks, which is associated with activation in specific brain regions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Zai-Fu Yao, Shulan Hsieh
Summary: Explored age differences in the functional hierarchical organization of the frontal lobe. Found that older adults had slower reaction time and lower efficiency in selecting stimulus-response mappings as abstraction levels increased. Brain imaging indicated hierarchical organization trends along the rostro-caudal axis, and neural dedifferentiation was observed in older adults. Behavioral performance and age difference activations were associated with working memory capacity.
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Neurosciences
Stephanie Theves, Jason S. Chan, Marcus J. Naumer, Jochen Kaiser
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Cora Fischer, Stefan Czoschke, Benjamin Peters, Benjamin Rahm, Jochen Kaiser, Christoph Bledowski
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
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Neurosciences
Mira Erhart, Stefan Czoschke, Cora Fischer, Christoph Bledowski, Jochen Kaiser
Summary: The study aimed to examine feature-specific activation patterns in auditory working memory, revealing higher activity in the superior parietal lobe for processing of spatial sound features compared to sound pattern processing. The multivariate analysis identified feature-selective processing in multiple brain regions, suggesting areas beyond the auditory streams contribute to working memory processing of auditory stimulus features.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Stefan Czoschke, Cora Fischer, Tara Bahador, Christoph Bledowski, Jochen Kaiser
Summary: The study showed concurrent representations of pitch and location of a single object in multiple brain regions, supporting feature integration in working memory.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jason S. Chan, Michael Wibral, Cerisa Stawowsky, Mareike Brandl, Saskia Helbling, Marcus J. Naumer, Jochen Kaiser, Patricia Wollstadt
Summary: As individuals age, they may increasingly rely on strategies of multisensory integration and predictive coding to compensate for sensory decline, utilizing internal models formed through life experiences. However, this reliance can come at the cost of integrating irrelevant information.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Anne Saulin, Ulrike Horn, Martin Lotze, Jochen Kaiser, Grit Hein
Summary: This study investigates how different motives interact and affect choice behavior, finding that combinations of motives can increase bias in decision-making without affecting decision process efficiency.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Johannes Gehrig, Heinrich Johannes Bergmann, Laura Fadai, Dilara Soydas, Christian Buschenlange, Marcus J. Naumer, Jochen Kaiser, Stefan Frisch, Marion Behrens, Christian Foerch, Yavor Yalachkov
Summary: This study reveals a link between cognitive impairment and visual search behavior in everyday tasks in patients with multiple sclerosis. Patients with cognitive deficits exhibit less efficient visual environment search, particularly when employing top-down processes.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Vassil Iotzov, Anne Saulin, Jochen Kaiser, Shihui Han, Grit Hein
Summary: Research shows that financial incentives can enhance prosocial motivation in the absence of empathy. Financial incentives increase information accumulation in empathy-based decisions, which is related to anterior insula activation. This effect is stronger among individuals with lower empathy scores.
SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Psychology
Stefan Czoschke, Benjamin Peters, Jochen Kaiser, Christoph Bledowski
Summary: The action perspective on working memory suggests that memory representations are coded according to their specific temporal and behavioral task demands. In two experiments, we tested whether visual items that are memorized for different tasks are stored separately from one another or show evidence of inter-item interference during concurrent maintenance, indicating a common storage. Our results present evidence that items that are stored for distinct tasks to be performed at distinct points in time, reside in a common workspace in working memory.
ATTENTION PERCEPTION & PSYCHOPHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Philipp Deutsch, Stefan Czoschke, Cora Fischer, Jochen Kaiser, Christoph Bledowski
Summary: Working memory allows for temporary storage of relevant information for behavior. Sensory cortex is involved in maintaining working memory contents, but it is unclear how sensory regions maintain memory representations in the presence of distracting stimuli. This study used fMRI to examine auditory working memory and active distractor processing. The results showed that pitch-specific memory information could be decoded in auditory cortex without distraction, but dropped to chance level during distraction. There was also evidence of memory content-specific activity in higher cortical regions during active distraction. These findings question the involvement of early auditory cortex in maintaining distractor-resistant working memory contents.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Maren Schmidt-Kassow, Timothy-Niccolo White, Cornelius Abel, Jochen Kaiser
Summary: This study investigated the periodic modulation of beta activity in the electroencephalogram to assess the role of active auditory-motor synchronization. The results showed that rhythmic stimulus presentation increased pre-stimulus beta power compared to arrhythmic presentation, and this effect was strongest in the auditory-motor synchronization condition. The beta power in the auditory-motor synchronization condition correlated with motor performance, indicating the role of active behavior in auditory predictions.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Maren Schmidt-Kassow, Jochen Kaiser
Summary: In the past 30 years, numerous behavioral studies have examined the impact of simultaneous exercise on cognitive functions. The heterogeneity of results can be attributed to various factors such as the intensity or mode of physical activity as well as the specific cognitive processes being investigated. Recent methodological advancements in electroencephalography (EEG) have allowed for the recording of brain activity during exercise. Combining cognitive tasks with exercise, EEG studies have predominantly reported negative effects on cognitive processes and EEG parameters. However, differences in the underlying rationale and design of EEG studies versus behavioral studies make direct comparisons challenging.
FRONTIERS IN INTEGRATIVE NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Ophthalmology
Cora Fischer, Stefan Czoschke, Jochen Kaiser, Christoph Bledowski
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Benjamin Peters, Jochen Kaiser, Benjamin Rahm, Christoph Bledowski
Summary: Research shows that attentional selection is rhythmic and highly rhythmic in working memory. Attention oscillates rhythmically between memorized positions on the same object and other objects. The findings suggest that attention is an important mechanism for cognitive information processing.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-GENERAL
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Martin Haerter, Beate Ditzen, Nico Dragano, Goetz Fabry, Jochen Kaiser, Peter Kropp, Matthias Richter, Christina Schut, Olaf von dem Knesebeck, Daniel Bremer
PSYCHOTHERAPIE PSYCHOSOMATIK MEDIZINISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE
(2020)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Radwa H. Lutfy, Sherine Abdel Salam, Haitham S. Mohammed, Marwa M. Shakweer, Amina E. Essawy
Summary: Insufficient sleep is associated with impaired hypothalamic activity and declined attentional performance. This study found that near-infrared (NIR) laser therapy can alleviate the effects of sleep deprivation on the hypothalamus, enhance antioxidant status, suppress neuroinflammation, and regulate cellular activity.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Durmus Ali Aslanlar, Emin Fatih Visneci, Mehmet Oz, K. Esra Nurullahoglu Atalik
Summary: Mood disorders caused by chemotherapy have become more important as cancer patients' survival increases. This study used methotrexate to induce mood disorders in rats and found that treatment with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) can alleviate anxiety and depression-like behaviors, increase antioxidant capacity, reduce oxidative stress and inflammatory response, and regulate brain chemistry. The findings suggest that NAC treatment could be an effective strategy in revising the treatment for individuals suffering from chemotherapy-induced mood disorders.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Yunfan Zhang, Yunbin Zhang, Zhuangfei Chen, Ping Ren, Yu Fu
Summary: This study systematically investigated the effects of extremely low intensity HF-rTMS on cognition in mice and found that 40 Hz rTMS significantly impaired exploratory behavior and spatial memory at both 10 mT and 1 mT conditions. Additionally, 40 Hz stimulation had remarkably different effects on exploratory behavior depending on intensity, compared to 10 Hz stimulation.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Xuan Xuan, Guangling Zheng, Wenjia Zhu, Qionghua Sun, Yawei Zeng, Juan Du, Xusheng Huang
Summary: This study examines the functional characteristics of the cerebellum in individuals with sALS and their correlation with clinical data. The results show changes in both local and global functional connectivity in the cerebellum of sALS patients, suggesting a pathophysiological role of the cerebellum in sALS.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Mehdi Rezaei, Mohammad Mahdi Shariat Bagheri
Summary: This study examined the efficacy of tDCS for PTSD and related symptoms, as well as the factors that may predict response to tDCS. The results showed that tDCS had a positive effect in reducing symptoms of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and anhedonia. The severity of symptoms at baseline may also predict the response to tDCS.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Huimin Wu, Yiqun Guo, Yaoyao Zhang, Le Zhao, Cheng Guo
Summary: Aggression can have serious consequences, but little is known about its personality and neurological origins in children. This study investigated the relationship between self-esteem, aggression, and brain structure in healthy children, and found that self-esteem was negatively associated with aggression. The study also revealed that increased cortical thickness in certain brain areas may be a potential mechanism linking low self-esteem to aggression in children.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Xinmei Deng, Kexin Chen, Xiaoming Chen, Lin Zhang, Mingping Lin, Xiaoqing Li, Qiufeng Gao
Summary: Parental involvement affects the relationship and communication between parents and adolescents. This study found that high parental involvement is associated with stronger brain-to-brain synchrony during shared positive emotional experiences, while low parental involvement is associated with stronger synchrony during shared negative emotional experiences.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Xin Deng, I. -Shuo Huang, Kourtlin Williams, Marcy L. Wainwright, Paul Zimba, Riccardo Mozzachiodi
Summary: Food deprivation can lead to neurological dysfunctions, including memory impairment. This study used Aplysia as an animal model to investigate the memory deficits caused by prolonged food deprivation. The results showed that 14 days of food deprivation decreased the level of 5-HT in the hemolymph, which contributed to the lack of sensitization and its cellular correlates. However, exogenous application of 5-HT partially induced sensitization in the food deprived animals.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Ihori Kobayashi, Patrick A. Forcelli
Summary: The study found that intervention with the dual orexin receptor antagonist suvorexant did not have the expected effects on extinction memory and sleep. Higher percentages of REM sleep were associated with poorer extinction memory recall and stronger fear responses. Additionally, the fear extinction training protocol used in this study did not lead to complete fear extinction.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Jiyan Xu, Xinlu Chen, Shuai Liu, Ziqi Wei, Minhui Xu, Linhao Jiang, Xue Han, Liangyu Peng, Xiaoping Gu, Tianjiao Xia
Summary: This study investigated the effects of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) on oxidative stress and cognitive function in postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) mice. The results showed that NMN pretreatment reduced oxidative stress damage and alleviated cognitive impairment in POCD mice.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Song Liu, Qiang Wu, Liyue Wang, Cong Xing, Junrui Guo, Baicao Li, Hongpeng Ma, Hao Zhong, Mi Zhou, Shibo Zhu, Rusen Zhu, Guangzhi Ning
Summary: In this study, a systematic assessment indicator was developed to objectively evaluate hindlimb motor function recovery in rats after thoracic contusion SCI. By screening CatWalk XT gait parameters and using exploratory factor analysis, 38 suitable parameters for assessing motor function were identified. A reliable Coordinated Function Index (CFI) was proposed based on these parameters and simplified for improved assessment efficacy.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Kyosuke Shiga, Shota Miyaguchi, Yasuto Inukai, Naofumi Otsuru, Hideaki Onishi
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on microscale learning in implicit motor tasks. Contrary to expectations, the results showed that the stimulation protocol had no significant effects on microscale learning, revealing a novel aspect of microscale learning in implicit motor tasks.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Cahide Aslan, Rahime Aslankoc, Ozlem Ozmen, Buse Nur Suluk, Oguzhan Kavrik, Nurhan Gumral
Summary: This study examined the negative effects of high fructose corn syrup on prefrontal cortex damage in adolescent rats, as well as the protective role of vitamin D.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Matin Baghani, Arad Bolouri-Roudsari, Reyhaneh Askari, Abbas Haghparast
Summary: The study suggests that the orexinergic system in the dentate gyrus region of the brain may act as an endogenous pain control system and a potential target for treating stress-related disorders.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Sen Zhou, Yang Liu, Binbin Xue, Peigen Yuan
Summary: This study confirmed that low-dose Esketamine alleviates LPS-induced depressive symptoms by regulating the GSK-3 beta/NLRP3 pathway. Appropriate doses of Esketamine are essential for the treatment of depression in the clinical setting.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2024)
