Schyns, P. G. , Zhan, J., Jack, R. E. and Ince, R. A.A. (2020) Revealing the information contents of memory within the stimulus information representation framework. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 375, 20190705. (doi: 10.1098/rstb.2019.0705) (PMID:32248774)
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Abstract
The information contents of memory are the cornerstone of the most influential models in cognition. To illustrate, consider that in predictive coding, a prediction implies that specific information is propagated down from memory through the visual hierarchy. Likewise, recognizing the input implies that sequentially accrued sensory evidence is successfully matched with memorized information (categorical knowledge). Although the existing models of prediction, memory, sensory representation and categorical decision are all implicitly cast within an information processing framework, it remains a challenge to precisely specify what this information is, and therefore where, when and how the architecture of the brain dynamically processes it to produce behaviour. Here, we review a framework that addresses these challenges for the studies of perception and categorization–stimulus information representation (SIR). We illustrate how SIR can reverse engineer the information contents of memory from behavioural and brain measures in the context of specific cognitive tasks that involve memory. We discuss two specific lessons from this approach that generally apply to memory studies: the importance of task, to constrain what the brain does, and of stimulus variations, to identify the specific information contents that are memorized, predicted, recalled and replayed.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Additional Information: | Funding: This study was funded by EPSRC (grant no. MURI 1720461). |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Jack, Professor Rachael and Zhan, Dr Jiayu and Ince, Dr Robin and Schyns, Professor Philippe |
Authors: | Schyns, P. G., Zhan, J., Jack, R. E., and Ince, R. A.A. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience College of Science and Engineering > School of Psychology |
Journal Name: | Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences |
Publisher: | The Royal Society |
ISSN: | 0962-8452 |
ISSN (Online): | 1471-2954 |
Published Online: | 06 April 2020 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2020 The Authors |
First Published: | First published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences 375:20190705 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons license |
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