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Woodry R, Curtis CE, Winawer J (2024) Feedback scales the spatial tuning of cortical responses during visual memory. [Under Review] [PDF] [Github]
Master SL, Li S, Curtis CE (2023) Trying harder: how cognitive effort sculpts neural representations during working memory. [Under Review] [PDF] [OSF] [Science Cast]
Master SL, Curtis CE, Dayan P (2023) Wagers for work: Decomposing the costs of cognitive effort. [Under Review] [PDF]
Duan Z, Curtis CE (2024) Visual working memories are abstractions of percepts. [Under Review] [PDF] [OSF]
Li HH, Curtis CE (2023) Neural population dynamics of human working memory. Current Biology, 33, 3775–3784. [PDF] [OSF] [Video] [News] [Science Cast]
Bliss DP, Rahnev D, Mackey WE, Curtis CE, D’Esposito M (2023) Stimulation along the anterior-posterior axis of lateral frontal cortex reduces visual serial dependence. Journal of Vision, 23(7):1, 1-16. [PDF] [Github] [Github]
Rahmati M, Curtis CE, Sreenivasan KK (2023) Mnemonic representations in human lateral geniculate nucleus. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 17. [PDF] [Github] [OSF]
Zhou Y, Curtis CE, Sreenivasan KK, Fougnie D (2022) Common neural mechanisms control attention and working memory. J Neurosci, 42:37, 7110-7120. [PDF] [Github] [OSF] [Science Cast]
Kwak Y, Curtis CE (2022) Unveiling the abstract format of mnemonic representations. Neuron, 110, 1-7. [PDF] [Github] [Github] [OSF] [Review] [News] [News]
Yoo AH, Bolaños A, Hallenbeck GE, Rahmati M, Sprague TC, Curtis CE (2022) Behavioral prioritization enhances working memory precision and neural population gain. J Cogn Neurosci, 34:2, 365–379. [PDF] [Github] [Github] [OSF]
Li HH, Sprague TC, Yoo A, Ma WJ, Curtis CE (2021) Joint representation of working memory and uncertainty in human cortex. Neuron, 109, 1-14. [PDF] [News] [Science Cast]
Curtis CE, Sprague TC (2021) Persistent Activity during Working Memory from Front to Back. Front Neural Circuits 15:696060. [PDF] [Science Cast]
Hallenbeck GE, Sprague TC, Rahmati M, Sreenivasan KK, & Curtis CE (2021) Working memory representations in visual cortex mediate distraction effects. Nature Comms, 12(1), 1-18. [PDF] [Github] [Github] [Github] [OSF] [Science Cast]
Rahmati M, DeSimone K, Curtis CE, Sreenivasan KK (2020) Spatially Specific Working Memory Activity in the Human Superior Colliculus. J Neurosci, 40(49), 9487-9495. [PDF] [Science Cast]
Winawer J, Curtis CE (2019) Cerebellar Function: Multiple Topographic Maps of Visual Space. Curr Biol, 29(14), R699-R702. [PDF]
Guillaume A, Fuller JR, Srimal R, Curtis CE (2018) Cortico-cerebellar network involved in saccade adaptation. J Neurophysiol, 120(5), 2583-2594. [PDF]
Yoo AH, Klyszejko Z, Curtis CE, Ma WJ (2018) Strategic allocation of working memory resource. Sci Rep 8:16162. [PDF] [Github] [Github]
Rahmati M, Saber GT, Curtis CE (2018) Population Dynamics of Early Visual Cortex During Working Memory. J Cogn Neurosci, 30 (2), 219-233. [PDF]
Mackey WE, Winawer J, Curtis CE (2017) Visual field map clusters in human frontoparietal cortex. eLife 6. [PDF] [OSF]
Mackey WE, Curtis CE (2017) Distinct contributions by frontal and parietal cortices support working memory. Sci Rep 7:6188. [PDF] [Github]
Mackey WE, Devinsky O, Doyle WK, Meager MR, Curtis CE (2016) Human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is not necessary for spatial working memory. J Neurosci 36:2847-2856. [PDF]
Mackey WE, Devinsky O, Doyle WK, Golfinos JG, Curtis CE (2016) Human parietal cortex lesions impact the precision of spatial working memory. J Neurophysiol 116:1049-1054. [PDF]
Ikkai A, Dandekar S, Curtis CE (2016) Lateralization in Alpha-Band Oscillations Predicts the Locus and Spatial Distribution of Attention. PLoS One 11:e0154796. [PDF]
Saber GT, Pestilli F, Curtis CE (2015) Saccade planning evokes topographically specific activity in the dorsal and ventral streams. J Neurosci 35:245-252. [PDF]
Markowitz DA, Curtis CE, Pesaran B (2015) Multiple component networks support working memory in prefrontal cortex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 112:11084-11089. [PDF]
Sreenivasan KK, Curtis CE, D'Esposito M (2014) Revisiting the role of persistent neural activity during working memory. Trends Cogn Sci 18:82-89. [PDF]
Klyszejko Z, Rahmati M, Curtis CE (2014) Attentional priority determines working memory precision. Vision Res 105:70-76. [PDF]
Tark KJ, Curtis CE (2013) Deciding where to look based on visual, auditory, and semantic information. Brain Res 1525:26-38. [PDF]
Jerde TA, Curtis CE (2013) Maps of space in human frontoparietal cortex. J Physiol Paris. [PDF]
Bender J, Tark KJ, Reuter B, Kathmann N, Curtis CE (2013) Differential roles of the frontal and parietal cortices in the control of saccades. Brain Cogn 83:1-9. [PDF]
Jerde TA, Merriam EP, Riggall AC, Hedges JH, Curtis CE (2012) Prioritized maps of space in human frontoparietal cortex. J Neurosci 32:17382-17390. [PDF]
Jerde TA, Ikkai A, Curtis CE (2011) The search for the neural mechanisms of the set size effect. Eur J Neurosci 33:2028-2034. [PDF]
Ikkai A, Jerde TA, Curtis CE (2011) Perception and action selection dissociate human ventral and dorsal cortex. J Cogn Neurosci 23:1494-1506. [PDF]
Ikkai A, Curtis CE (2011) Common neural mechanisms supporting spatial working memory, attention and motor intention. Neuropsychologia 49:1428-1434. [PDF] [Science Cast]
Curtis CE (2011) Testing animal models of human oculomotor control with neuroimaging. Oxf Handb Eye Movements. [PDF]
Srimal R, Curtis CE (2010) Secondary adaptation of memory-guided saccades. Exp Brain Res 206:35-46. [PDF]
Curtis CE, Lee D (2010) Beyond working memory: the role of persistent activity in decision making. Trends Cogn Sci 14:216-222. [PDF]
Tark KJ, Curtis CE (2009) Persistent neural activity in the human frontal cortex when maintaining space that is off the map. Nat Neurosci 12:1463-1468. [PDF]
Oztekin I, Curtis CE, McElree B (2009) The medial temporal lobe and the left inferior prefrontal cortex jointly support interference resolution in verbal working memory. J Cogn Neurosci 21:1967-1979. [PDF]
Duncan K, Curtis C, Davachi L (2009) Distinct memory signatures in the hippocampus: intentional states distinguish match and mismatch enhancement signals. J Neurosci 29:131-139. [PDF]
Curtis CE, D'Esposito M (2009) The inhibition of unwanted actions. In: The Psychology of Action: Mechanisms of Human Action, 2nd Edition (Bargh J, Gollwitzer P, Morsella E, eds). New York City: Guildford Press. [PDF]
Srimal R, Diedrichsen J, Ryklin EB, Curtis CE (2008) Obligatory adaptation of saccade gains. J Neurophysiol 99:1554-1558. [PDF]
Srimal R, Curtis CE (2008) Persistent neural activity during the maintenance of spatial position in working memory. Neuroimage 39:455-468. [PDF]
Ikkai A, Curtis CE (2008) Cortical activity time locked to the shift and maintenance of spatial attention. Cereb Cortex 18:1384-1394. [PDF]
Curtis CE, Connolly JD (2008) Saccade preparation signals in the human frontal and parietal cortices. J Neurophysiol 99:133-145. [PDF]
Zald DH, Curtis CE (2006) Brain imaging and related methods. In: Handbook of multimethod measurement in psychology. (Eid M, Diener E, eds), pp 173-187. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. [PDF]
Yoon JH, Curtis CE, D'Esposito M (2006) Differential effects of distraction during working memory on delay-period activity in the prefrontal cortex and the visual association cortex. Neuroimage 29:1117-1126. [PDF]
Schluppeck D, Curtis CE, Glimcher PW, Heeger DJ (2006) Sustained activity in topographic areas of human posterior parietal cortex during memory-guided saccades. J Neurosci 26:5098-5108. [PDF]
Curtis CE, D'Esposito M (2006) Functional neuroimaging of working memory. In: The Handbook of Functional Neuroimaging of Cognition, 2nd Edition (Cabeza R, Kingstone A, eds), pp 269-306. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Curtis CE, D'Esposito M (2006) Selection and maintenance of saccade goals in the human frontal eye fields. J Neurophysiol 95:3923-3927. [PDF]
Curtis CE (2006) Prefrontal and parietal contributions to spatial working memory. Neuroscience 139:173-180. [PDF]
Zald DH, Curtis C, Chernitsky LA, Pardo JV (2005) Frontal lobe activation during object alternation acquisition. Neuropsychology 19:97-105. [PDF]
Miller LM, Sun FT, Curtis CE, D'Esposito M (2005) Functional interactions between oculomotor regions during prosaccades and antisaccades. Hum Brain Mapp 26:119-127. [PDF]
Curtis CE, Sun FT, Miller LM, D'Esposito M (2005) Coherence between fMRI time-series distinguishes two spatial working memory networks. Neuroimage 26:177-183. [PDF]
Curtis CE, Cole MW, Rao VY, D'Esposito M (2005) Canceling planned action: an FMRI study of countermanding saccades. Cereb Cortex 15:1281-1289. [PDF]
Conklin HM, Curtis CE, Calkins ME, Iacono WG (2005) Working memory functioning in schizophrenia patients and their first-degree relatives: cognitive functioning shedding light on etiology. Neuropsychologia 43:930-942. [PDF]
Curtis CE, Rao VY, D'Esposito M (2004) Maintenance of spatial and motor codes during oculomotor delayed response tasks. J Neurosci 24:3944-3952. [PDF]
Curtis CE, D'Esposito M (2004) The effects of prefrontal lesions on working memory performance and theory. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 4:528-539. [PDF]
Calkins ME, Curtis CE, Iacono WG, Grove WM (2004) Antisaccade performance is impaired in medically and psychiatrically healthy biological relatives of schizophrenia patients. Schizophr Res 71:167-178. [PDF]
Calkins ME, Curtis CE, Grove WM, Iacono WG (2004) Multiple dimensions of schizotypy in first degree biological relatives of schizophrenia patients. Schizophr Bull 30:317-325. [PDF]
Curtis CE, D'Esposito M (2003) Success and failure suppressing reflexive behavior. J Cogn Neurosci 15:409-418. [PDF]
Curtis CE, D'Esposito M (2003) Persistent activity in the prefrontal cortex during working memory. Trends Cogn Sci 7:415-423. [PDF]
Calkins ME, Iacono WG, Curtis CE (2003) Smooth pursuit and antisaccade performance evidence trait stability in schizophrenia patients and their relatives. Int J Psychophysiol 49:139-146. [PDF]
Zald DH, Curtis CE, Folley BS, Pardo JV (2002) Prefrontal contributions to delayed spatial and object alternation: A positron emission tomography study. Neuropsychology 16:182-189. [PDF]
Jonides J, Badre D, Curtis CE, Thompson-Schill SL, Smith EE (2002) Mechanisms of conflict resolution in prefrontal cortex. In: Principles of Frontal Lobe Function, 1st Edition (D.T. Stuss, Knight RT, eds). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [PDF]
Postle BR, Berger JS, Goldstein JH, Curtis CE, D'Esposito M (2001) Behavioral and neurophysiological correlates of episodic coding, proactive interference, and list length effects in a running span verbal working memory task. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 1:10-21. [PDF]
Curtis CE, Calkins ME, Iacono WG (2001) Saccadic disinhibition in schizophrenia patients and their first-degree biological relatives. A parametric study of the effects of increasing inhibitory load. Exp Brain Res 137:228-236. [PDF]
Curtis CE, Calkins ME, Grove WM, Feil KJ, Iacono WG (2001) Saccadic disinhibition in patients with acute and remitted schizophrenia and their first-degree biological relatives. Am J Psychiatry 158:100-106. [PDF]
Curtis CE, Zald DH, Pardo JV (2000) Organization of working memory within the human prefrontal cortex: a PET study of self-ordered object working memory. Neuropsychologia 38:1503-1510. [PDF]
Curtis CE, Zald DH, Lee JT, Pardo JV (2000) Object and spatial alternation tasks with minimal delays activate the right anterior hippocampus proper in humans. Neuroreport 11:2203-2207. [PDF]
Conklin HM, Curtis CE, Katsanis J, Iacono WG (2000) Verbal working memory impairment in schizophrenia patients and their first-degree relatives: evidence from the digit span task. Am J Psychiatry 157:275-277. [PDF]
Snitz BE, Curtis CE, Zald DH, Katsanis J, Iacono WG (1999) Neuropsychological and oculomotor correlates of spatial working memory performance in schizophrenia patients and controls. Schizophr Res 38:37-50. [PDF]
Curtis CE, Lebow B, Lake DS, Katsanis J, Iacono WG (1999) Acoustic startle reflex in schizophrenia patients and their first-degree relatives: evidence of normal emotional modulation. Psychophysiology 36:469-475. [PDF]
Curtis CE, Iacono WG, Beiser M (1999) Relationship between nailfold plexus visibility and clinical, neuropsychological, and brain structural measures in schizophrenia. Biol Psychiatry 46:102-109. [PDF]
Hirschowitz J, Hitzemann R, Piscani K, Burr G, Frecska E, Culliton D, Mann M, Curtis C (1997) The Dose Reduction in Schizophrenia (DORIS) Study: a final report. Schizophr Res 23:31-43. [PDF]