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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Oculomotor Research

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  • Larger pupil dilations are observed for stimuli recognized from prior encounters compared to novel stimuli.
  • The recognition dilation response (RDR) is hypothesized to stem from attentional orienting to recognition signals.
  • Attentional orienting is influenced by motivational significance and expectation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of motivational significance and expectation in the recognition dilation response (RDR).
  • To test whether the RDR is modulated by incentives and the sequential history of recognition judgments.
  • To differentiate the RDR from late dilations related to feedback expectancy.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments manipulated incentives for 'old' versus 'new' judgments.
  • The study analyzed the effects of runs of 'old' versus 'new' decisions on the RDR.
  • Pupil dilation was measured as an indicator of cognitive and affective processing.

Main Results:

  • Incentivizing 'new' judgments significantly reduced the RDR, while incentivizing 'old' judgments amplified it.
  • The RDR was pronounced after sequences of 'new' decisions but minimal after sequences of 'old' decisions.
  • A late dilation, distinct from the RDR, was linked to feedback expectancy.

Conclusions:

  • The pupil dilation response reflects the perceived value and unexpectedness of recognition memory.
  • The pupil serves as a dual signaling system, indicating both the salience of recognition evidence and feedback anticipation.
  • The findings support an attentional orienting account of the RDR, separate from feedback processing.