The Role of Semantic Interference in Limiting Memory for the Details of Visual Scenes

Many studies suggest a large capacity memory for briefly presented pictures of whole scenes. At the same time, visual working memory (WM) of scene elements is limited to only a few items. We examined the role of retroactive interference in limiting memory for visual details. Participants viewed a sc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Melcher, David, Murphy, Brian
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3192955/