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題名 Attention modulates maintenance of representations in visual short-term memory
作者 郭柏呈
Kuo, Bo-Cheng
Stokes, Mark G.
Nobre, Anna Christina
貢獻者 心理系
日期 2012.01
上傳時間 30-Jun-2014 17:56:09 (UTC+8)
摘要 Recent studies have shown that selective attention is of considerable importance for encoding task-relevant items into visual short-term memory (VSTM) according to our behavioral goals. However, it is not known whether top--down attentional biases can continue to operate during the maintenance period of VSTM. We used ERPs to investigate this question across two experiments. Specifically, we tested whether orienting attention to a given spatial location within a VSTM representation resulted in modulation of the contralateral delay activity (CDA), a lateralized ERP marker of VSTM maintenance generated when participants selectively encode memory items from one hemifield. In both experiments, retrospective cues during the maintenance period could predict a specific item(spatial retrocue) or multiple items (neutral retrocue) that would be probed at the end of the memory delay. Our results revealed that VSTM performance is significantly improved by orienting attention to the location of a task-relevant item. The behavioral benefit was accompanied by modulation of neural activity involved in VSTM maintenance. Spatial retrocues reduced the magnitude of the CDA, consistent with a reduction in memory load. Our results provide direct evidence that top--down control modulates neural activity associated with maintenance in VSTM, biasing competition in favor of the task-relevant information.
關聯 Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 24(1), 51-60
資料類型 article
dc.contributor 心理系en_US
dc.creator (作者) 郭柏呈zh_TW
dc.creator (作者) Kuo, Bo-Chengen_US
dc.creator (作者) Stokes, Mark G.en_US
dc.creator (作者) Nobre, Anna Christinaen_US
dc.date (日期) 2012.01en_US
dc.date.accessioned 30-Jun-2014 17:56:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 30-Jun-2014 17:56:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 30-Jun-2014 17:56:09 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/67024-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) Recent studies have shown that selective attention is of considerable importance for encoding task-relevant items into visual short-term memory (VSTM) according to our behavioral goals. However, it is not known whether top--down attentional biases can continue to operate during the maintenance period of VSTM. We used ERPs to investigate this question across two experiments. Specifically, we tested whether orienting attention to a given spatial location within a VSTM representation resulted in modulation of the contralateral delay activity (CDA), a lateralized ERP marker of VSTM maintenance generated when participants selectively encode memory items from one hemifield. In both experiments, retrospective cues during the maintenance period could predict a specific item(spatial retrocue) or multiple items (neutral retrocue) that would be probed at the end of the memory delay. Our results revealed that VSTM performance is significantly improved by orienting attention to the location of a task-relevant item. The behavioral benefit was accompanied by modulation of neural activity involved in VSTM maintenance. Spatial retrocues reduced the magnitude of the CDA, consistent with a reduction in memory load. Our results provide direct evidence that top--down control modulates neural activity associated with maintenance in VSTM, biasing competition in favor of the task-relevant information.en_US
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dc.relation (關聯) Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 24(1), 51-60en_US
dc.title (題名) Attention modulates maintenance of representations in visual short-term memoryen_US
dc.type (資料類型) articleen