Active control modulates memory-related activity during encoding and encoding–retrieval similarity

Memory encoding begins with spontaneous neural reactivation

Long-term memory relies on neural reactivation mechanisms that support consolidation and retrieval. However, it remains unknown whether these mechanisms also operate during encoding, the initial stage of memory formation. Using a decoding classifier, we analyzed magnetoencephalography (MEG) data from 67 participants as...

Targeted stimulation of face-selective visual cortex at retrieval boosts associative face memory in healthy young adults.

Electrophysiological correlates of contextual retrieval following virtual reality and desktop-based encoding

Virtual reality (VR)-based encoding has been proposed to improve episodic memory retrieval compared to desktop (PC)-based encoding, but behavioral evidence remains inconsistent. Potentially, VR- and PC-based encoding affect the retrieval processes involved in recognition differently, rather than overall memory performa...

Long-term memory speeds encoding, independently of attention

Recent studies suggest that familiar objects benefit from faster working memory (WM) encoding – the transformation of fragile perceptual representations into durable WM representations. This observation led contemporary WM models to postulate a long-term memory (LTM) “template-matching” mechanism, which speeds standard...

Worry modulates recognition memory and ERP correlates of retrieval.

Worry, as a core cognitive feature of anxiety, is known to impair attention and memory. However, its effects on episodic memory retrieval and the associated neural mechanisms are still underexplored. The present study aimed to explore the relationship between of worry and episodic memory retrieval by examining recognit...

Redundant Perceptual Inputs Modulate Early Neural Activity Patterns in Visual Working Memory: Evidence from EEG Decoding.

Repeated information in visual input can improve behavioral performance in visual working memory (VWM) under capacity limitations. However, it remains unclear whether neural activity scales with the amount of perceptual redundancy in the same way as behavioral performance. Such activity may vary gradually with perceptu...