Binding in visual working memory is task dependent.

ABSTRACT: Working memory is a neurocognitive system for maintaining and manipulating information online for a short period after the source of information disappears. The information held in working memory has been shown to flexibly match current functional goals. Considering this, we revisited the question of whether information is held in working memory as separate features or as bound objects. We conjectured that, rather than having a fixed answer, the format in which information is maintained in working memory is also task dependent. In two separate experiments, we investigated the binding between features when the location was not (Experiment 1, color and orientation binding) or was (Experiment 2, color and location binding) a task-relevant feature in a delayed (yes/no) recognition task by mani

SUBMITTER: Cao R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12007687 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature