Exploring Neural Mechanisms Underlying Error-related Impairments in Active Working Memory Suggests an Adaptive Shielding of Contents during Cognitive Control

Abstract. Goal-directed behavior relies on cognitive flexibility—the ability to rapidly adapt ongoing thoughts and behaviors while preserving task-relevant information. The performance monitoring…

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Slow Oscillations Modulate Overnight Brain Changes in Working Memory Function

Abstract. Working memory (WM), the transient storage and manipulation of information, is a cognitive function that can improve with training. Accumulating evidence suggests that sleep, particularly…

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Erratum: Neural Processing of Immediate versus Delayed Feedback in Action-feedback and Stimulus-feedback Associations

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Stimulation of Right Temporal Cortex Enhances Talker Typicality Judgments

Abstract. Listeners are exquisitely sensitive to the ways that different talkers produce speech sounds, and such sensitivity may allow listeners to condition speech perception on talker information.…

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Diagnostic Images for Mild Cognitive Impairment Are Sensitive to Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers and Reveal Abnormal Scene Processing

Abstract. Research on visual episodic memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease often focuses on memory processes rather than the specific content of image being remembered. We previously showed that…

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Memory in the Palm of Your Hand: Smartphone-based Methods for Measuring Memory in the Wild

Abstract. Our memories for personally experienced events are essential to who we are and what we do, yet methodological constraints have limited our ability to sample these real-world memories in the…

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Sensorimotor Adaptation of Vocal Pitch Is Impaired in Cerebellar Ataxia

Abstract. Sensory errors, mismatches between predicted sensory outcomes of movement and reafferent sensory feedback, drive changes in the feedforward control of future motor behavior that correct for…

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Processing Asymmetry in Object-modifying Relative Clauses: Evidence from Functional Connectivity

Abstract. Relative clauses (RCs) can be used to recursively embed structures in sentences. Subject-modifying (SM) RCs have been widely used to examine whether there is asymmetry in the ease of…

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Investigating the Effects of Acute Stress on Neural Mechanisms of Self-controlled Decision-making

Abstract. Successfully exerting self-control is an important prerequisite for adaptive decision-making in daily life. The experience of acute stress might impair the ability to select actions in line…

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Simultaneous Cortical Responses to Multiple Written Words

Abstract. We have learned much about the brain regions that support reading by measuring neuronal responses to single words, but we know little about how the brain processes multiple words…

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Memory Reactivation Levels Remain Unaffected by Anticipated Interference

Abstract. Most daily tasks require frequent information exchange between working memory (WM) and long-term memory (LTM). However, the factors that modulate the reactivation of LTMs in WM remain to be…

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Memory Reactivation Levels Remain Unaffected by Anticipated Interference

Abstract. Most daily tasks require frequent information exchange between working memory (WM) and long-term memory (LTM). However, the factors that modulate the reactivation of LTMs in WM remain to be…

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Distilling the Neurophenomenological Signatures of Pure Awareness during Transcendental Meditation

Abstract. Pure awareness (PA) has been proposed as a form of minimal phenomenal experience, but its neurophenomenological signatures remain poorly characterized. Transcendental meditation (TM) offers…

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Retrieval-related Eye Movements Are Predictive of Memory Precision

Abstract. Eye movements are predictive of successful episodic memory encoding and retrieval, but it is unclear whether they reflect the precision of retrieved memory content. Here, we examined…

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Working Memory Facilitates Event Segmentation Via Boundary-triggered Reactivation and Partial Accumulation during Events

Abstract. Event segmentation is the cognitive process of dividing continuous experiences into meaningful units. Although working memory (WM) is believed to play an instrumental role in event…

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Can Category-selective Cortex Predict Categorization Behavior?

Abstract. One of the distinctive features of the human visual system is the presence in occipito-temporal cortex (OTC) of regions that show preferential activation to specific categories of visual…

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Visual Perceptual Learning Enhances Functional Connectivity in Retinotopic Space

Abstract. Repeated exposure to perceptual tasks improves behavioral performance. Several neural mechanisms have been proposed to account for such perceptual learning. Computational modeling suggests…

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Physiological Evidence for the Time-dependent Resolution of Response Conflicts

Abstract. Cognitive control encapsulates the mental processes that support goal-directed behavior and overcome habitual/automatic drives. Traditional RT approaches obscure the temporal dynamics of…

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The Temporal Dynamics of Attentional Allocation during Counterfactual Learning

Abstract. Counterfactual learning, the ability to learn from what could have happened under different circumstances, is a key cognitive mechanism supporting behavioral adaptation. While its neural…

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Passive but Accessible: Studied Information Is Not Actively Stored in Working Memory, Yet Attended Regardless of Anticipated Load

Abstract. Working memory (WM) has a limited capacity of three to four items, yet people often encounter more information than this limit allows. A potential strategy, especially when overload is…

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Alpha and Beta Frequency Modulations in Motion Prediction Reveal Mechanisms of Predictive Coding in Perception

Abstract. Perception is an active process guided by prior knowledge and expectations, allowing the brain to optimize sensory processing and reduce uncertainty. Although modulations in alpha (7–13 Hz)…

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Common Brain Network Dynamics Capture Attention Fluctuations in Tasks and Movies

Abstract. Attentional states are highly dynamic and variable, fluctuating from moment to moment and showing stark differences across contexts. To what extent does functional brain reorganization…

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Neural Sensitivity to Word Frequency Modulated by Morphological Structure: Univariate and Multivariate fMRI Evidence from Korean

Abstract. A central question in psycholinguistics in visual word recognition is whether morphologically complex words are obligatorily decomposed into stems and affixes during visual word recognition…

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The Roles of Alpha Oscillations in Attentional Blink

Abstract. The attentional blink (AB) refers to impaired processing of a second target (T2) when presented 200–500 msec after a first target (T1) in a rapid serial visual presentation stream. There is…

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Learning to Blink Strategically Is Crucial to Performance in a Predictable Saccade Task and Varies Across the Lifespan

Abstract. Humans blink their eyes 16–20 times each minute to spread tear film on the cornea, representing a substantial amount of waking time when one's eyes are closed. These spontaneous blinks are…

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Sensorimotor Mechanisms of Decisions and Actions

Abstract. Decisions are often thought of as an intermediary between perception and action, but the degree to which this assumption is integrated into different parts of cognitive neuroscience theory…

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Neural Dynamics Underlying Repeated Learning of Visual Image Sequences

Abstract. Humans possess a remarkable ability to recognize visual objects with high fidelity, supported by complex neural mechanisms underlying memory retrieval. ERP studies have identified two key…

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Learning Decouples Accuracy and Reaction Time for Rapid Decisions in a Transitive Inference Task

Abstract. Transitive inference (TI) is a cognitive process in which decisions are guided by internal representations of abstract relationships. Although the mechanisms underlying transitive learning…

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Time-resolved Neural and Experience Dynamics of Medium- and High-dose N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT)

Abstract. N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a fast-acting psychedelic drug that induces a radical reorganization of conscious contents and brain dynamics. However, our understanding of how brain…

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Negative Emotional Context Reverses Charitable Framing Effect: Behavioral and Neural Evidence

Abstract. Extensive research shows that charitable framing (gain vs. loss) shapes donation intentions. However, questions persist concerning how emotional context interacts with framing effects to…

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