Spatial Gist Extraction during Human Memory Consolidation

Autor/inn/en	Antony, James W.; Stiver, Caroline A.; Graves, Kathryn N.; Osborne, Jarryd; Turk-Browne, Nicholas B.; Bennion, Kelly A.
Titel	Spatial Gist Extraction during Human Memory Consolidation
Quelle	In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 48 (2022) 7, S.929-941 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Antony, James W.) ORCID (Stiver, Caroline A.) ORCID (Graves, Kathryn N.) ORCID (Bennion, Kelly A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0278-7393
DOI	10.1037/xlm0000894
Schlagwörter	Memory; Behavioral Science Research; Undergraduate Students; Computer Simulation; Navigation; Spatial Ability; Learning Processes; Incidental Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gedächtnis; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Learning process; Lernprozess; Inzidentelles Lernen
Abstract	Theories of memory consolidation suggest that initially rich, vivid memories become more gist-like over time. However, it is unclear whether gist-like representations reflect a loss of detail through degradation or the blending of experiences into statistical averages, and whether the strength of these representations increases, decreases, or remains stable over time. We report three behavioral experiments that address these questions by examining distributional learning during spatial navigation. In Experiment 1, human subjects navigated a virtual maze to find hidden objects with locations varying according to spatial distributions. After 15 minutes, 1 day, 7 days, or 28 days, we tested their navigation performance and explicit memory. In Experiment 2, we created spatial distributions with no object at their mean locations, thereby disentangling learned object exemplars from statistical averages. In Experiment 3, we created only a single, bimodal distribution to avoid possible confusion between distributions and administered tests after 15 minutes or 28 days. Across all experiments, and for both navigation and explicit tests, representations of the spatial distributions were present soon after exposure, but then receded over time. These findings suggest gist-like representations do not improve over time, helping to clarify the temporal dynamics of consolidation in human learning and memory. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01