Interactions between visual working memory representations.

ABSTRACT: We investigated whether the representations of different objects are maintained independently in working memory or interact with each other. Observers were shown two sequentially presented orientations and required to reproduce each orientation after a delay. The sequential presentation minimized perceptual interactions so that we could isolate interactions between memory representations per se. We found that similar orientations were repelled from each other whereas dissimilar orientations were attracted to each other. In addition, when one of the items was given greater attentional priority by means of a cue, the representation of the high-priority item was not influenced very much by the orientation of the low-priority item, but the representation of the low-priority item was strongly i

SUBMITTER: Bae GY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5744598 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature