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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > repetition suppression effect

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repetition suppression effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon characterized by a decrease in neural activity when a stimulus is repeated and observed in brain areas associated with the processing of that stimulus.

Broader concept

Scope note

  • The repetition suppression effect may serve as an indicator of stimulus storage.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Desimone, R. (1996). Neural mechanisms for visual memory and their role in attention. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 93(24), 13494-13499. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.93.24.13494

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Grill-Spector, K., Henson, R., & Martin, A. (2006). Repetition and the brain: neural models of stimulus-specific effects. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 10(1), 14–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2005.11.006

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Lee, S.-M., Henson, R. N., & Lin, C.-Y. (2020). Neural correlates of repetition priming : A coordinate-based meta-analysis of fRMI studies. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2020.565114

    • Document type: meta-analysis

    • Access: open

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-XPBD1MG8-9

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