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Preferred term

nonmonotomic plasticity hypothesis  

Definition

  • A testable hypothesis according to which "high levels of reactivation promote strengthening of memories and of associations among features between memories, leading to integration. Conversely, moderate levels of reactivation promote weakening of memories and of associations among features between memories, leading to differentiation. Low levels of reactivation are assumed to have little, if any, effect on memories and their connections." (Wahlheim & Zacks, in press).

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • NMPH

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Ritvo, V. J. H., Turk-Browne, N. B., & Norman, K. A. (2019). Nonmonotonic plasticity: How memory retrieval drives learning. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 23(9), 726–742. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2019.06.007

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Wahlheim, C. N., & Zacks, J. M. (in press). Memory updating and the structure of event representations. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, S1364661324003152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2024.11.008

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-M7QFKR9F-1

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