Encoding tasks moderated the reward effect on brain activity during memory retrieval

Abstract Previous studies have explored the effects of retrieval reward and depth of processing in encoding on recognition, but it remains unclear whether and how reward and depth of processing during encoding influence recognition. We investigated the effect and neural mechanisms of encoding reward...

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Main Authors: Qianqian Ding, Jinfu Zhu, Chunping Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12344-9
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Jinfu Zhu
Chunping Yan
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description Abstract Previous studies have explored the effects of retrieval reward and depth of processing in encoding on recognition, but it remains unclear whether and how reward and depth of processing during encoding influence recognition. We investigated the effect and neural mechanisms of encoding reward and processing depth on recognition using event-related potentials (ERPs) in this study. In the study phase, participants were asked to perform two encoding tasks: congruity-judgment (deep processing) and size-judgment (shallow processing) in reward and no-reward conditions. The test phases included object (item) and background (source) tests. The results of item retrieval showed that the accuracy of rewarded items was higher than that of unrewarded items only in the congruity-judgment task, and the reward effect (the average amplitudes in the reward condition were significantly more positive than those in the no-reward condition) in the 300–500 and 500–700 ms were greater in the congruity-judgment task than in the size-judgment task. The results of source retrieval showed that the accuracy of rewarded items was higher than that of unrewarded items, that the difference in the size-judgment task was significantly larger, and that the reward effect in the 300–500 and 500–700 ms were greater in the size-judgment task than in the congruity-judgment task. In conclusion, the encoding task moderated the reward effect in item and source memory.
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spelling doaj.art-6ce25622e38140e597a57a92c63d8d742022-12-22T03:22:40ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222022-05-0112111010.1038/s41598-022-12344-9Encoding tasks moderated the reward effect on brain activity during memory retrievalQianqian Ding0Jinfu Zhu1Chunping Yan2College of Psychology, Xinxiang Medical UniversityCollege of Psychology, Xinxiang Medical UniversityCollege of Psychology, Xinxiang Medical UniversityAbstract Previous studies have explored the effects of retrieval reward and depth of processing in encoding on recognition, but it remains unclear whether and how reward and depth of processing during encoding influence recognition. We investigated the effect and neural mechanisms of encoding reward and processing depth on recognition using event-related potentials (ERPs) in this study. In the study phase, participants were asked to perform two encoding tasks: congruity-judgment (deep processing) and size-judgment (shallow processing) in reward and no-reward conditions. The test phases included object (item) and background (source) tests. The results of item retrieval showed that the accuracy of rewarded items was higher than that of unrewarded items only in the congruity-judgment task, and the reward effect (the average amplitudes in the reward condition were significantly more positive than those in the no-reward condition) in the 300–500 and 500–700 ms were greater in the congruity-judgment task than in the size-judgment task. The results of source retrieval showed that the accuracy of rewarded items was higher than that of unrewarded items, that the difference in the size-judgment task was significantly larger, and that the reward effect in the 300–500 and 500–700 ms were greater in the size-judgment task than in the congruity-judgment task. In conclusion, the encoding task moderated the reward effect in item and source memory.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12344-9
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Encoding tasks moderated the reward effect on brain activity during memory retrieval
Scientific Reports
title Encoding tasks moderated the reward effect on brain activity during memory retrieval
title_full Encoding tasks moderated the reward effect on brain activity during memory retrieval
title_fullStr Encoding tasks moderated the reward effect on brain activity during memory retrieval
title_full_unstemmed Encoding tasks moderated the reward effect on brain activity during memory retrieval
title_short Encoding tasks moderated the reward effect on brain activity during memory retrieval
title_sort encoding tasks moderated the reward effect on brain activity during memory retrieval
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12344-9
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