Emotional interference-based forgetting in short-term memory. Cognitive inhibition of pleasant but not unpleasant biologically relevant distractors

Emotional interference-based forgetting in short-term memory. Cognitive inhibition of pleasant but not unpleasant biologically relevant distractors

Emotional stimuli automatically recruit attentional resources. Although this usually brings more adaptive responses, it may suppose a disadvantage when emotional information is task-irrelevant and should be ignored. Previous studies have shown how emotional stimuli with a negative content exert a gr...

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Main Authors: Javier eGarcía-Pacios, David eDel Río, Dolores eVillalobos, José María eRuiz-Vargas, Fernando eMaestú
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
working memory
interference
forgetting
Emotional Distraction
Cognitive Inhibition
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00582/full

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