Changes to information in working memory depend on distinct removal operations.
basic_science · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 33288756.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-020-20085-4 and PMC identifier 7721711.
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Abstract
Holding information in working memory is essential for cognition, but removing unwanted thoughts is equally important. Here we use multivariate pattern analyses of brain activity to demonstrate the successful manipulation and removal of information from working memory using different strategies including suppressing a specific thought, replacing a thought with a different one, and clearing the mind of all thought. These strategies are supported by distinct brain regions and have differential consequences for allowing new information to be encoded.
Medical subject headings
- Cognition
- Machine Learning
- Memory, Short-Term
- Neuroimaging