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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Computational Neuroscience

Background:

  • Working memory (WM) is crucial for cognitive tasks.
  • The N-back task is a standard method to study WM.
  • Classic N-back tasks lack the ability to quantify interference from feature similarity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce the analog N-back task for precise interference measurement.
  • Investigate the impact of feature similarity on N-back task performance.
  • Develop and compare computational models of interference in WM.

Main Methods:

  • Developed an analog N-back task with continuous stimuli (orientation, color).
  • Measured interference strength based on feature similarity to distractors.
  • Constructed and evaluated three Bayesian computational models of interference.

Main Results:

  • Interference in the analog 2-back task increased with probe-distractor feature similarity.
  • Both task-relevant and task-irrelevant distractors influenced performance.
  • Computational model comparison indicated interference arises late in processing.

Conclusions:

  • The analog N-back task provides a quantitative measure of interference.
  • Interference in WM likely stems from confusion during stimulus retrieval.
  • This work establishes a computational framework for studying WM interference.