Incidental context information increases recollection

Ameen-Ali, K. E. , Norman, L. J., Eacott, M. J. and Easton, A. (2017) Incidental context information increases recollection. Learning and Memory, 24(3), pp. 136-139. (doi: 10.1101/lm.042622.116) (PMID:28202718) (PMCID:PMC5311382)

Abstract

The current study describes a receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) task for human participants based on the spontaneous recognition memory paradigms typically used with rodents. Recollection was significantly higher when an object was in the same location and background as at encoding, a combination used to assess episodic-like memory in animals, but not when only one of these task-irrelevant cues was present. The results show that incidentally encoded cue information can determine the degree of recollection, and opens up the possibility of assessing recollection across species in a single experimental paradigm, allowing better understanding of the cognitive and biological mechanisms at play.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This work was supported and funded by a National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) studentship to K.E.A.-A. (NC/K500252/1).
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Ameen-Ali, Dr Kamar
• Authors: Ameen-Ali, K. E., Norman, L. J., Eacott, M. J., and Easton, A.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Psychology & Neuroscience
• Journal Name: Learning and Memory
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• ISSN: 1072-0502
• ISSN (Online): 1549-5485
• Published Online: 15 February 2017
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2017 Ameen-Ali et al.
• First Published: First published in Learning and Memory 24(3): 136-139
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License