Minimal impact of consolidation on learned switch-readiness.

ABSTRACT: Adaptive behavior is characterized by our ability to create, maintain, and update (or switch) rules by which we categorize and respond to stimuli across changing contexts (cognitive flexibility). Recent research suggests that people can link the control process of task-switching to contextual cues through associative learning, whereby the behavioral cost of switching is reduced for contexts that require frequent switching. One example is the listwide proportion switch (LWPS) effect, denoting smaller switch costs in blocks of trials where switching is more frequent. However, the conditions that govern such learned cognitive flexibility are poorly understood. One major unanswered question is whether this type of learning benefits from memory consolidation effects. To address th

SUBMITTER: Bejjani C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8758517 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature