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Dissociation of visual and spatial processing in working memory

R Hecker1, B Mapperson

  • 1University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia. R.Hecker@Psychol.Utas.Edu.Au

Neuropsychologia
|May 1, 1997
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Spatial location and visual identification are separable in working memory. Unattended visual stimuli differentially interfere with recall based on whether location or visual features areTasked, suggesting distinct neural pathways are involved.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Visual Perception

Background:

  • Working memory models initially treated visuo-spatial memory as a single unit.
  • Recent research suggests spatial location is distinct from other visual attributes.
  • Prior interference-based evidence often required divided attention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the effects of unattended flickering surrounds on serial recall.
  • Examine how different visual properties of the surround interfere with central stimulus recall.
  • Determine if location or visual identification is more susceptible to specific types of interference.

Main Methods:

  • Experiments involved presenting a central stimulus for serial recall.
  • An unattended flickering surround with varying properties (color vs. achromatic) was used.

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  • Participants were tasked with recalling either visual features or locations of the central stimulus.

    • Main Results:

    • Color changes in the surround caused more interference for recalling colors/patterns.
    • Achromatic flicker caused more interference when recalling target locations.
    • This demonstrates a double dissociation between location and identification recall.

    Conclusions:

    • Spatial location and visual identification involve separable working memory processes.
    • The findings support the differential involvement of magnocellular and parvocellular pathways.
    • This provides evidence for distinct neural substrates in visuo-spatial working memory.