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Forward and backward recall: Different visuospatial processes when you know what's coming.

Dominic Guitard1, Jean Saint-Aubin2, Marie Poirier3

  • 1École de Psychologie, Université de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, E1A 3E9, Canada.

Memory & Cognition
|July 27, 2019
PubMed
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Backward memory recall may involve visuospatial processing, unlike forward recall. This study used dual-task paradigms to investigate how interfering with visuospatial tasks affects memory recall direction.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Memory

Background:

  • Immediate memory recall differs between forward and backward directions.
  • Backward recall inconsistencies are hypothesized to stem from increased visuospatial processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the visuospatial hypothesis of backward memory recall.
  • To investigate the role of visuospatial interference in forward versus backward recall.

Main Methods:

  • A dual-task paradigm was employed, using manual-spatial tapping and dynamic visual noise as interfering tasks.
  • Interference tasks were administered during list presentation or recall.
  • Recall direction was manipulated (known before or at the point of recall).

Main Results:

Keywords:
Backward recallShort-term memoryVisuospatial hypothesis

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  • Manual tapping impaired recall performance but did not initially differentiate between forward and backward recall.
  • Dynamic visual noise did not significantly affect recall.
  • When recall direction was known beforehand, manual tapping specifically impaired backward recall, supporting the visuospatial hypothesis.

Conclusions:

  • Results suggest a modified visuospatial hypothesis can explain differences in forward and backward memory recall.
  • Visuospatial processing is more critical for backward recall, particularly when recall direction is anticipated.