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Brain Imaging Investigation of the Neural Correlates of Emotional Autobiographical Recollection

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Published on: August 26, 2011

[Conscious and automatic processes in autobiographical memory retrieval investigated by using a cognitive load task].

Takashi Horiuchi¹, Mikiya Hayashi

¹Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Okayama University, Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan. horiuchi@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp

Shinrigaku Kenkyu : the Japanese Journal of Psychology

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Conscious memory retrieval uses more cognitive resources than automatic processes, especially under cognitive load. This finding supports the dissociation theory of conscious and automatic memory processes.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience

Context:

Autobiographical memory retrieval involves both conscious and automatic processes.
Understanding these processes is key to cognitive function.

Purpose:

To experimentally investigate the cognitive resource demands of conscious versus automatic autobiographical memory retrieval.
To test the dissociation theory of conscious and automatic memory.

Summary:

A cognitive load task differentiated conscious and automatic memory processes using the IRK procedure.
Conscious processes showed significantly higher resource use under cognitive load compared to no load.
Automatic processes did not differ significantly between cognitive load conditions.

Impact:

Results suggest conscious memory retrieval is more resource-intensive than automatic retrieval.
This supports the theory of distinct dissociation between conscious and automatic memory processes.
Provides empirical evidence for differing cognitive resource allocation in memory systems.