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Working memory forgetting: Bridging gaps between human and animal studies.

Gaël Malleret¹, Paul Salin¹, Stéphanie Mazza¹

¹Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité Mixte de Recherche 5292, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1028, University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Bron F-69500, France.

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

|June 3, 2024

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Neural and animal models offer insights into working memory (WM) forgetting mechanisms. This review explores theories and synaptic hypotheses linking long-term memory interference to WM disruptions.

Keywords:

Animal Forgetting Human Working memory

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Neurobiology
Psychology

Background:

Forgetting in working memory (WM) is a debated topic in cognitive psychology.
Probing rapid cognitive processes and their neural underpinnings in humans is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the utility of neural and animal models for understanding WM forgetting.
To explore theoretical perspectives and neuronal correlates of WM.
To examine theories of WM and its relationship with long-term memory.

Main Methods:

Review of theoretical perspectives on human WM forgetting.
Analysis of animal models detailing neuronal correlates of WM.
Discussion of specific WM theories and their relation to memory consolidation.

Main Results:

Animal models provide valuable tools for investigating WM forgetting mechanisms.
Evidence spans from prefrontal cortex delay activity to synaptic theories of WM.
Silent vs. non-silent neural activity relates to WM refreshing and decay processes.

Conclusions:

Long-term memory interference, via synaptic mechanisms, can disrupt working memory.
Animal models are crucial for elucidating the precise neural basis of WM forgetting.