Changes to information in working memory depend on distinct removal operations

Hyojeong Kim, Harry R. Smolker, Louisa L. Smith, Marie T. Banich and Jarrod A. Lewis-Peacock ()
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Hyojeong Kim: University of Texas at Austin
Harry R. Smolker: University of Colorado, Boulder
Louisa L. Smith: University of Colorado, Boulder
Marie T. Banich: University of Colorado, Boulder
Jarrod A. Lewis-Peacock: University of Texas at Austin

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20085-4

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