Brontë Mckeown

Brain-thought states during movie-watching reflect shared sensory anchors and film- and person- specific processes in association cortex

This study examines brain-thought relationships during movie-watching, finding that sensory-related neural signatures are consistent across films, while memory-related processes vary with context and modeling approaches.

Lesion-Gradient Mapping in Semantic Aphasia: Comparisons of Observed and Simulated Effects of Stroke on Connectivity Gradients

This study shows that changes in functional connectivity gradients after stroke can explain semantic aphasia deficits, and these changes can be simulated from structural MRI data.

The stability of thought: using experience sampling and brain imaging to determine the contextually bound nature of human cognition.

The paper examines the relationship between task context, thought patterns, and neural activity, finding that thought reliability varies with task context and is associated with MDN activity.

State dependent shifts in large scale functional topographies

The paper examines how cognitive states like resting and movie watching affect large-scale brain functional connectivity using fMRI data from the HCP and PNI datasets.

Patterns of Ongoing Thought in the Real World and Their Link to Mental Health and Well-Being

This study uses experience sampling to measure daily thought patterns and links them to mental health, finding an 'Intrusive Distraction' pattern associated with anxiety and linked to social connectedness.

Macro-scale patterns in functional connectivity associated with ongoing thought patterns and dispositional traits

The paper examines macro-scale brain activity patterns during wakeful rest, linking them to personality traits and ongoing thoughts by analyzing interactions between brain networks.

Personality traits vary in their association with brain activity across situations.

The paper shows that personality traits are more strongly associated with brain activity in specific tasks than in others, highlighting the need for context-specific analyses.

Mapping patterns of thought onto brain activity during movie-watching

The paper develops a method to map thought patterns onto brain activity during movie-watching and finds sensory and association cortex play key roles in engagement and distraction.

Experience sampling reveals the role that covert goal states play in task-relevant behavior.

This study uses experience sampling to examine covert goal-relevant states during task performance, finding that fronto-parietal network activity is linked to better task performance.

Patterns of Ongoing Thought in the Real-World

This study uses real-world experience sampling to analyze how daily activities influence thought patterns, finding that socializing and environmental factors shape ongoing thought.

A tale of two gradients: Differences between the left and right hemispheres predict semantic cognition and visual reasoning

This study identifies hemispheric differences in a principal gradient of brain connectivity and links these differences to semantic cognition and visual reasoning.

Exploring patterns of ongoing thought under naturalistic and task-based conditions

The paper examines how ongoing thought patterns vary across tasks and individual affective styles, identifying four patterns and their contextual and personal influences.