Working Memory Load Can Reduce Task-Irrelevant Processing in Human Fusiform Gyrus
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How does working memory (WM) load affect concurrent visual selection? A previous study has shown that high WM load increases functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signals for task-irrelevant information, suggesting that visual selection is impaired with a WM load. In contrast, recent behavioral experiments demonstrated that visual selection can be enhanced if the type of WM load overlaps with distractor processing. Using fMRI, the current experiment extends the previous behavioral findings by demonstrating that loading WM with face images can reduce task-irrelevant face processing in the face-selective cortical region, the fusiform face are (FFA). In Experiment 1, while remembering a famous (low load) or novel (high load) face, participants performed a politician-athlete classification for names overlaid on distractor faces. In Experiment 2, participants remembered one novel face (low load) or three different novel faces (high load) for the WM task. In both experiments, high WM load enhanced target selection. The FFA responses were reduced to face distractors when WM was demanded. We further demonstrated that these results were not driven by load-dependent baseline shifts in the FFA activity in Experiment 3. In conjunction with previous studies, the current findings suggest that WM load can attenuate distractor interference and improve target selection when the contents of WM shares limited-capacity processing with distractors.
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How does working memory (WM) load affect concurrent visual selection? A previous study has shown that high WM load increases functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) signals for task-irrelevant information, suggesting that visual selection is impaired with a WM load. In contrast, recent behavioral experiments demonstrated that visual selection can be enhanced if the type of WM load overlaps with distractor processing. Using fMRI, the current experiment extends the previous behavioral findings by demonstrating that loading WM with face images can reduce task-irrelevant face processing in the face-selective cortical region, the fusiform face are (FFA). In Experiment 1, while remembering a famous (low load) or novel (high load) face, participants performed a politician-athlete classification for names overlaid on distractor faces. In Experiment 2, participants remembered one novel face (low load) or three different novel faces (high load) for the WM task. In both experiments, high WM load enhanced target selection. The FFA responses were reduced to face distractors when WM was demanded. We further demonstrated that these results were not driven by load-dependent baseline shifts in the FFA activity in Experiment 3. In conjunction with previous studies, the current findings suggest that WM load can attenuate distractor interference and improve target selection when the contents of WM shares limited-capacity processing with distractors.
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