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Episodic Memory Integration and Interference
Sponsor: Boston College
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess how emotional memories integrate and interfere with one another over time. We will be using a multi-session experimental paradigm consisting of two encoding sessions and one retrieval session. Participants will either complete these sessions online or in-person, with the latter collecting functional magnetic resonance imaging during the two encoding sessions.
Official title: A Basic Science Study on Episodic Memory Integration and Interference in Healthy Adults
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 39 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
150
Start Date
2024-08
Completion Date
2027-08
Last Updated
2023-08-03
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
emotional context similarity
On Day 1, all participants will encode AB neutral word pairs (e.g., Pencil - Car) shown with positive, negative, or neutral images. On Day 2, all participants will encode AC neutral words pairs (e.g., Pencil - Book) alongside images of either the same or different valence. The emotional similarity of AB (Day 1) and AC (Day 2) image contexts (i.e., the independent variable) will consist of the following conditions: positive-positive, positive-negative, negative-negative, negative-positive, neutral-neutral, neutral-positive, and neutral-negative.
Locations (1)
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States