Long-term memory of real-world episodes is independent of recency effects: magic tricks as ecological tasks.

ABSTRACT: How episodic memories decay is an unresolved question in cognitive neuroscience. The role of short-term mechanisms regarding the decay of episodic memories is circumscribed to set the maximum recall from which a monotonic decay occurs. However, this sequential view from the short to the long-term is not compulsory, as short-term dependent memory gains (like recency effects when memorizing a list of elements; serial-position effects) may not be translated into long-term memory differences. Moreover, producing memorable events in the laboratory faces important challenges, such as recreating realistic conditions with elevated recall, or avoiding spontaneous retrievals during memory retention (sociocultural hooks). The current study proposes the use of magic to enhance the study of memory. We

SUBMITTER: Bestue D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7567938 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature