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Incidental context information increases recollection

Ameen-Ali, K.E.; Norman, L.J.; Eacott, M.J.; Easton, A.

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Authors

K.E. Ameen-Ali

M.J. Eacott



Abstract

The current study describes a receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) task for human participants based on the spontaneous recognition memory paradigms typically used with rodents. Recollection was significantly higher when an object was in the same location and background as at encoding, a combination used to assess episodic-like memory in animals, but not when only one of these task-irrelevant cues was present. The results show that incidentally encoded cue information can determine the degree of recollection, and opens up the possibility of assessing recollection across species in a single experimental paradigm, allowing better understanding of the cognitive and biological mechanisms at play.

Citation

Ameen-Ali, K., Norman, L., Eacott, M., & Easton, A. (2017). Incidental context information increases recollection. Learning & Memory, 24(3), 136-139. https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.042622.116

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 9, 2017
Online Publication Date Feb 16, 2017
Publication Date Mar 1, 2017
Deposit Date Dec 1, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Learning & Memory
Print ISSN 1072-0502
Electronic ISSN 1549-5485
Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 24
Issue 3
Pages 136-139
DOI https://doi.org/10.1101/lm.042622.116

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