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Spatial and visual working memory are linked to eye movements. This study shows that saccadic interference impacts spatial memory more than visual memory, offering insights into attention and memory interactions.

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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental Psychology

Background:

  • Working memory for spatial and visual information is linked to eye movement control.
  • The precise interaction between oculomotor systems and visuospatial working memory remains unclear.
  • Previous research suggests the oculomotor system may preferentially support spatial rehearsal.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how overt and covert attentional interference affects visual and spatial working memory.
  • To determine the impact of saccadic interference on the precision of working memory representations.
  • To explore the relationship between attention, eye movements, and memory recall errors.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments using a continuous report task to measure working memory precision.
  • Participants performed a detection task involving overt or covert attention shifts during a delay period.
  • Psychophysical functions were fitted to analyze recall errors under different interference conditions.

Main Results:

  • Saccadic interference differentially affected spatial and visual working memory precision.
  • Both overt and covert attentional interference introduced specific types of recall errors.
  • Findings suggest distinct impacts of oculomotor interference on visual versus spatial memory representations.

Conclusions:

  • Working memory representations are sensitive to attentional and oculomotor interference.
  • The results support embodied theories linking attention, memory, and motor systems.
  • New insights into the interaction between cognitive and motor systems in working memory are provided.