scholarly journals Intrinsic neuronal dynamics predict distinct functional roles during working memory

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
DF Wasmuht ◽  
E Spaak ◽  
TJ Buschman ◽  
EK Miller ◽  
MG Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Population Coding ◽  
Processing Capacity ◽  
Memory Encoding ◽  
Neuronal Dynamics ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Lateral Intraparietal Cortex ◽  
Temporal Properties ◽  
Complex Population ◽  
Stable Maintenance

AbstractWorking memory (WM) is characterized by the ability to maintain stable representations over time; however, neural activity associated with WM maintenance can be highly dynamic. We explore whether complex population coding dynamics during WM relate to the intrinsic temporal properties of single neurons in lateral prefrontal cortex (lPFC), the frontal eye fields (FEF) and lateral intraparietal cortex (LIP) of two monkeys (Macaca mulatta). We found that cells with short timescales carried memory information relatively early during memory encoding in lPFC; whereas long timescale cells played a greater role later during processing, dominating coding in the delay period. We also observed a link between functional connectivity at rest and intrinsic timescale in FEF and LIP. Our results indicate that individual differences in the temporal processing capacity predicts complex neuronal dynamics during WM; ranging from rapid dynamic encoding of stimuli to slower, but stable, maintenance of mnemonic information.

scholarly journals Intrinsic neuronal dynamics predict distinct functional roles during working memory

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. F. Wasmuht ◽  
E. Spaak ◽  
T. J. Buschman ◽  
E. K. Miller ◽  
M. G. Stokes
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Neuronal Dynamics ◽  
Functional Roles

EXPRESS: Bored, distracted and forgetful – The impact of mind wandering and boredom on memory encoding

2021 ◽  
pp. 174702182110263
Author(s):  
Philippe Blondé ◽  
Marco Sperduti ◽  
Dominique Makowski ◽  
Pascale Piolino
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Memory Load ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Load Condition ◽  
Recognition Task ◽  
Mind Wandering ◽  
Memory Encoding ◽  
Working Memory Load ◽  
Thought Probes ◽  
The Impact

Mind wandering, defined as focusing attention toward task unrelated thoughts, is a common mental state known to impair memory encoding. This phenomenon is closely linked to boredom. Very few studies, however, have tested the potential impact of boredom on memory encoding. Thus, the present study aimed at manipulating mind wandering and boredom during an incidental memory encoding task, to test their differential impact on memory encoding. Thirty-two participants performed a variant of the n-back task in which they had to indicate if the current on-screen object was the same as the previous one (1-back; low working memory load) or the one presented three trials before (3-back; high working memory load). Moreover, thought probes assessing either mind wandering or boredom were randomly presented. Afterward, a surprise recognition task was delivered. Results showed that mind wandering and boredom were highly correlated, and both decreased in the high working memory load condition, while memory performance increased. Although both boredom and mind wandering predicted memory performance taken separately, we found that mind wandering was the only reliable predictor of memory performance when controlling for boredom and working memory load. Model comparisons also revealed that a model with boredom only was outperformed by a model with mind wandering only and a model with both mind wandering and boredom, suggesting that the predictive contribution of boredom in the complete model is minimal. The present results confirm the high correlation between mind wandering and boredom and suggest that the hindering effect of boredom on memory is subordinate to the effect of mind wandering.

scholarly journals The neuropsychology of emerging psychosis and the role of working memory in episodic memory encoding

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 11 ◽  
pp. 157-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlon O Pflueger ◽  
Pasquale Calabrese ◽  
Erich Studerus ◽  
Ronan Zimmermann ◽  
Ute Gschwandtner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Memory Encoding

scholarly journals Temporal Properties of Posterior Parietal Neuron Discharges During Working Memory and Passive Viewing

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 2254-2266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik C. Joelving ◽  
Albert Compte ◽  
Christos Constantinidis
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Posterior Parietal Cortex ◽  
Memory Task ◽  
Power Spectra ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Spatial Location ◽  
Spike Trains ◽  
Memory Condition ◽  
Temporal Properties ◽  
Posterior Parietal

Working memory is mediated by the discharges of neurons in a distributed network of brain areas. It was recently suggested that enhanced rhythmicity in neuronal activity may be critical for sustaining remembered information. To test whether working memory is characterized by unique temporal discharge patterns, we analyzed the autocorrelograms and power spectra of spike trains recorded from the posterior parietal cortex of monkeys performing a visuospatial working-memory task. We compared the intervals of active memory maintenance and fixation and repeated the same analysis in spike trains from monkeys never trained to perform any kind of memory task. The most salient effect we observed was a decrease of power in the 5- to 10-Hz frequency range during the presentation of visual stimuli. This pattern was observed both in the working-memory condition and the control condition, although it was more prominent in the former, where it persisted after cue presentation when the monkeys actively remembered the spatial location of the stimulus. Low-frequency power suppression resulted from relative refractory periods that were significantly longer in the working-memory condition and presumably emerged from local-circuit inhibition. We also detected a spectral peak in the 15- to 20-Hz range, although this was more prominent during fixation than during the stimulus and working-memory periods. Our results are in line with previous reports in prefrontal cortex and indicate that unique temporal patterns of single-neuron firing characterize persistent delay activity, although these do not involve the appearance of enhanced oscillations.

scholarly journals Electrophysiology reveals different mechanisms of attentional filtering during visual working memory encoding and retention

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 362
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Tsubomi ◽  
Keisuke Fukuda ◽  
Atsushi Kikumoto ◽  
Edward Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Visual Working Memory ◽  
Memory Encoding

scholarly journals Novelty modulates human striatal activation and prefrontal–striatal effective connectivity during working memory encoding

2018 ◽  
Vol 223 (7) ◽  
pp. 3121-3132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena S. Geiger ◽  
Carolin Moessnang ◽  
Axel Schäfer ◽  
Zhenxiang Zang ◽  
Maria Zangl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Effective Connectivity ◽  
Memory Encoding

Distinct profiles of stimulus specific cortical activity for ignoring distraction during working memory encoding and maintenance, and associations with performance

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Ashton ◽  
André Gouws ◽  
Marcus Glennon ◽  
THEODORE ZANTO ◽  
Steve Tipper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Cortical Activity ◽  
Irrelevant Information ◽  
Neural Mechanisms ◽  
Memory Encoding ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Short Time

Abstract Our ability to hold information in mind for a short time (working memory) is separately predicted by our ability to ignore two types of distraction: distraction that occurs while we put information into working memory (encoding) and distraction that occurs while we maintain already encoded information within working memory. This suggests that ignoring these different types of distraction involves distinct mechanisms which separately limit performance. Here we used fMRI to measure category-sensitive cortical activity and probe these mechanisms. The results reveal specific neural mechanisms by which relevant information is remembered and irrelevant information is ignored, which contribute to intra-individual differences in WM performance.

scholarly journals The neural correlates of visual working memory encoding: A time-resolved fMRI study

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 1527-1536 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Jay Todd ◽  
Suk Won Han ◽  
Stephenie Harrison ◽  
René Marois
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Visual Working Memory ◽  
Neural Correlates ◽  
Memory Encoding ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
Fmri Study
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