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Examining Recall Memory in Infancy and Early Childhood Using the Elicited Imitation Paradigm
Published on: April 28, 2016
Modes of memory: early electrophysiological markers of repetition suppression and recognition enhancement predict
Niko A Busch1, Christian Groh-Bordin, Hubert D Zimmer
1Institute of Psychology, Department of Biological Psychology, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.
Abstract:
Different forms of perceptual memory have opposite physiological effects. Whereas repetition priming often leads to suppression of brain responses, explicit recognition has been found to enhance brain activity. We investigated effects of repetition priming and recognition memory on early gamma-band responses. In a study phase, participants performed a visual discrimination task with task-irrelevant item repetitions. Stimulus repetition suppressed early evoked gamma responses in participants with strong behavioral repetition effects. In a test phase, participants discriminated old from new items. Evoked and induced gamma activity was enhanced for old items. Effects were stronger in participants with better recognition performance. The results demonstrate a modulation of earliest stages of visual information processing by different memory systems, which is dependent on retrieval intention and predicts individual behavioral performance.
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