Something from (almost) nothing: buildup of object memory from forgettable single fixations
We can recognize thousands of individual objects in scores of familiar settings, and yet we see most of them only through occasional glances that are quickly forgotten. How do we come to recognize any of these objects? Here, we show that when objects are presented intermittently for durations of sin...
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| author | Endress, Ansgar D. Potter, Mary C |
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| description | We can recognize thousands of individual objects in scores of familiar settings, and yet we see most of them only through occasional glances that are quickly forgotten. How do we come to recognize any of these objects? Here, we show that when objects are presented intermittently for durations of single fixations, the originally fleeting memories become gradually stabilized, such that, after just eight separated fixations, recognition memory after half an hour is as good as during an immediate memory test. However, with still shorter presentation durations, memories take more exposures to stabilize. Our results thus suggest that repeated glances suffice to remember the objects of our environment. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1059272022-09-30T17:52:44Z Something from (almost) nothing: buildup of object memory from forgettable single fixations Endress, Ansgar D. Potter, Mary C Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences Potter, Mary C We can recognize thousands of individual objects in scores of familiar settings, and yet we see most of them only through occasional glances that are quickly forgotten. How do we come to recognize any of these objects? Here, we show that when objects are presented intermittently for durations of single fixations, the originally fleeting memories become gradually stabilized, such that, after just eight separated fixations, recognition memory after half an hour is as good as during an immediate memory test. However, with still shorter presentation durations, memories take more exposures to stabilize. Our results thus suggest that repeated glances suffice to remember the objects of our environment. National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (Grant MH47432) Spain. Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad Marie Curie Incoming Fellowship 303163-COMINTENT 2016-12-21T21:15:09Z 2016-12-21T21:15:09Z 2014-06 2014-04 2016-08-18T15:46:38Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1943-3921 1943-393X http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105927 Endress, Ansgar D., and Mary C. Potter. “Something from (Almost) Nothing: Buildup of Object Memory from Forgettable Single Fixations.” Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 76.8 (2014): 2413–2423. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5781-756X en http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13414-014-0706-3 Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ The Psychonomic Society, Inc. application/pdf Springer US Springer US |
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| title | Something from (almost) nothing: buildup of object memory from forgettable single fixations |
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| title_short | Something from (almost) nothing: buildup of object memory from forgettable single fixations |
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