Predictive cues aid transfer of perceptual representations into working memory via pre-encoding top-down modulation¶
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q2 i? Predictive category cueing enhanced working memory for faces compared to faces following a neutral cue, accompanied by baseline shifts in the fusiform face area and pre-stimulus functional connectivity with prefrontal and parietal regions. → Gazzaley A 2012
Evidence¶
Gazzaley A 2012¶
Gazzaley A, Nobre AC. (2012). Top-down modulation: Bridging selective attention and working memory. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2011.11.014
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An fMRI study by Bollinger et al. using an object delayed-response task with predictive versus neutral category cues. The review reports that "Predictive category cueing led to enhanced WM for faces compared to faces following a neutral cue", with FFA connectivity to IFJ predicting the expectation-driven WM benefit.
"Predictive category cueing led to enhanced WM for faces compared to faces following a neutral cue, and triggered shifts in baseline activity in a face-processing region of visual association cortex"
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Predictive cues aid transfer of perceptual representations into working memory via pre-encoding top-down modulation |
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Predictive cues aid transfer of perceptual representations into working memory via pre-encoding top-down modulation |
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2012 |
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