title: Binding among select episodic elements is altered via active short-term retrieval.
abstract: Of the many elements that comprise an episode, are any disproportionately bound to the others? We tested whether active short-term retrieval selectively increases binding. Individual objects from multiobject displays were retrieved after brief delays. Memory was later tested for the other objects. Cueing with actively retrieved objects facilitated memory of associated objects, which was associated with unique patterns of viewing behavior during study and enhanced ERP correlates of retrieval during test, relative to other reminder cues that were not actively retrieved. Active short-term retrieval therefore enhanced binding of retrieved elements with others, thus creating powerful memory cues for entire episodes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Social Sciences, Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, and Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA d-bridge@northwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Donna J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Bridge
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Social Sciences, Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, and Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Joel L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Voss
mesh_terms: D001245:Association Learning; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003463:Cues; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D053483:Eye Movement Measurements; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D011939:Mental Recall / Q000502:physiology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D065852:Spatial Memory / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology