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Background:

  • Attention lapses can impair memory recall.
  • Encoding resources may decline with successive experiences, leading to primacy effects in memory.
  • Prior knowledge can potentially enhance memory by facilitating access during study.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if semantic associations can counteract declines in encoding resources.
  • To determine if semantic associations restore neural encoding mechanisms and improve memory.

Main Methods:

  • Scalp electroencephalography (EEG) was used to record neural activity.
  • Participants performed a delayed free recall task with semantically associated items interspersed.
  • Semantic association was defined as shared meaning between experiences.

Main Results:

  • Semantic associations improved memory for late list items.
  • Neural signals during the study of late list items were modulated by semantic associations.
  • Semantically clustered late list items showed increased high-frequency and decreased low-frequency brain activity, indicating successful encoding.

Conclusions:

  • Semantic associations restore neural encoding mechanisms, leading to improved memory.
  • Prior knowledge influences attention and encoding mechanisms, offering a strategy to enhance memory recall.