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This study explored directed forgetting (DF), finding word frequency influences memory recall and neural activity. High-frequency words impact inhibition and familiarity, affecting both item and source memory.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Directed forgetting (DF) research has not fully clarified the role of content frequency.
  • Understanding the neural mechanisms of DF for item and source memory requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how word frequency and memory task influence behavioral and neural aspects of directed forgetting.
  • To examine the neural correlates of item memory and source memory within the DF paradigm.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the item-method directed forgetting paradigm with Chinese words of high and low frequency.
  • Employed event-related potential (ERP) technique to record neural activity during encoding and retrieval.
  • Analyzed behavioral data and ERP components, including frontal positivity, parietal positivity, FN400, and LPC.

Main Results:

  • Encoding revealed frontal positivity modulated by word frequency and memory task, indicating active inhibition.
  • Retrieval showed familiarity (FN400) and recollection (LPC) effects were influenced by word frequency and memory task.
  • A right frontal old/new effect emerged specifically in source memory, highlighting its distinct neural signature.

Conclusions:

  • Word frequency significantly impacts directed forgetting, affecting both memory performance and underlying neural processes.
  • Findings support the dual-process theory of memory, differentiating between absolute and relative familiarity.
  • Results underscore the sensitivity of memory processes to directed forgetting instructions and content characteristics.