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Eye Movement Monitoring of Memory
Published on: August 15, 2010
Visual memory
Geoffrey F Woodman1, Sean M Polyn2
1Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt Vision Research Center, Vanderbilt University, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, PMB 407817, Nashville, TN, 37240-7817, USA. geoffrey.f.woodman@vanderbilt.edu.
Abstract:
Visual memory allows us to behave adaptively in the world we live. In this tutorial we will review the types of visual memory storage that have been identified. These storage processes begin the instant a visual stimulus appears and continue through to remembering objects and scenes that were encountered decades ago. The different types of memory storage have different properties of capacity and resolution. We will discuss how our memories allow us to link new information to information that we have acquired across our life spans. We will also discuss how this linking between new information and previously acquired visual information is an active process, in which memories shape how we interpret and store new visual inputs.
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