Changes to information in working memory depend on distinct removal operations.
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SUBMITTER: Kim H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721711 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
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Changes to information in working memory depend on distinct removal operations.
Kim Hyojeong H Smolker Harry R HR Smith Louisa L LL Banich Marie T MT Lewis-Peacock Jarrod A JA
Nature communications 20201207 1
Holding information in working memory is essential for cognition, but removing unwanted thoughts is equally important. Here we use multivariate pattern analyses of brain activity to demonstrate the successful manipulation and removal of information from working memory using different strategies including suppressing a specific thought, replacing a thought with a different one, and clearing the mind of all thought. These strategies are supported by distinct brain regions and have differential con ...[more]
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