Processing in working memory boosts long-term memory representations and their retrieval.

ABSTRACT: Prior research has explored how working memory influences the formation of new long-term memories, but its role in modifying existing representations remains unclear. This study examines whether attentional prioritization and testing in working memory enhance long-term memory retrieval and investigates the underlying neural mechanisms. Eighty-six participants completed a three-phase memory task combining a long-term memory-with a working memory retro-cue paradigm. First, participants learned object-location associations. Next, during a working memory task, some objects have undergone attentional prioritization and testing, others have only been tested in working memory. Finally, participants retrieved the object locations from long-term memory. Three key findings emerged: (1) both attentio

SUBMITTER: Sabo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12381095 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature