Prospective memory under acute stress: The role of (output) monitoring and ongoing-task demands

Möschl, Marcus; Walser, Moritz; Surrey, Caroline; Miller, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.nlm.2019.107046

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“…In the latter, participants judged whether a letter was repeated 1- or 3-items back in a list. The same impairment pattern of results was found recently by Möschl et al ( 2019 ). It is worth noting that West et al ( 2006 ) also asked participants to perform a demanding n-back task.…”

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“…The evidence presented so far indicates that we are likely to forget to perform a previously planned intention whilst engaged in resourcedemanding concurrent activities (see Figure 2). First, regarding EBPM tasks, OTs involving greater monitoring (e.g., arithmetic task, visuospatial monitoring, counting, and random number generation) or planning component affected PM performance ( Lewis-Peacock et al, 2016 ; Harrison et al, 2014 , Experiments 2 and 3; Marsh & Hicks, 1998 , Experiment 2; McDaniel et al, 2008 , Experiment 2; McDaniel & Scullin, 2010 , Experiments 1 and 2; Möschl et al, 2019 ; Stone et al, 2001 ; West & Bowry, 2005 ). These tasks likely overloaded WM and executive resources, particularly when participants were required to inhibit stereotypic sequences (e.g., 1-2-3, 2-4-6) while monitoring their output to comply with the randomness condition ( Baddeley et al, 1998 ).…”

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How Does Performing Demanding Activities Influence Prospective Memory? A Systematic Review

Matos¹,

Pereira²,

Albuquerque³

et al. 2020

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This paper is the first systematic review on the role of ongoing task load in prospective remembering, which was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA). Forty articles published between 1995 and 2020 were included. They evaluated prospective memory (PM) performance (i.e., the ability to remember to execute a delayed intention) in adult samples aged between 19 and 50 years old when the PM cue appeared under cognitively demanding conditions. The results revealed that people are more likely to fail to remember to perform a delayed intention at the appropriate circumstances or time in the future when their cognitive resources are taxed by demanding ongoing activities. We conclude the review by highlighting that the degree of working memory and executive resources seems to account for some of the discrepant findings and by proposing directions for future research.

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How Does Performing Demanding Activities Influence Prospective Memory? A Systematic Review

Matos¹,

Pereira²,

Albuquerque³

et al. 2020

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“…We used the n-back as the ongoing task, as in previous studies of prospective memory, with infrequent cues in a different color requiring a different response 9,20 . We chose this study design for several reasons.…”

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“…A further reason for choosing this study design is that it includes multiple prospective memory trials, rendering adequate trial numbers for functional connectivity analyses. To avoid appearance of prospective memory cues serving as a repeated reminder of the prospective memory task, no feedback was provided 9 .…”

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Exploring anterior thalamus functional connectivity with cortical regions in prospective memory with ultra-high-field fMRI

Flanagan,

Mansur,

Reichert

et al. 2024

Preprint

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Introduction Prospective memory (PM), or memory for future intentions, engages particular cortical regions. Lesion studies also implicate the thalamus, with PM deterioration following thalamic stroke. Neuroimaging, anatomical, and lesion studies suggest the anterior nuclei of the thalamus (ANT) in particular are involved in episodic memory processing, with electrophysiological studies providing evidence for an active role in selection of neural assemblies underlying particular memory traces. Here we hypothesized that the ANT are also engaged in realizing prospectively-encoded intentions. Methods Participants (N = 14) performed an n-back working memory task as the ongoing task (OGT) with two cognitive loads, each with and without a PM component, during 7-Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging. Seed-to-voxel whole brain functional connectivity analyses were performed to establish whether including a PM component in an OGT results in greater connectivity between ANT and cortical regions known to be engaged in PM. Repeated measures ANOVAs were applied to behavioral and connectivity measures, with the factors Task Type (with PM or not) and N-Back (2-back or 3-back). Results Response accuracy was greater and reaction times faster without the PM component, and accuracy was higher in the 2- than 3-back condition. We observed a main effect of Task Type on connectivity with an ANT seed, with greater connectivity between the ANT and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and superior temporal gyrus (STG) when a PM component was included. Post hoc testing based on a significant interaction showed greater ANT-DLPFC connectivity when PM was included with the low and ANT-STG connectivity with the high cognitive load OGT. There was no main effect of N-Back at these locations. Connectivity based on a dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus seed did not differ according to Task Type at these locations. Conclusions Enhanced connectivity between the ANT and the DLPFC, a brain region with an established role in strategic monitoring for PM cues, arose with a low cognitive load OGT that enabled monitoring. This pattern was absent on directly increasing the cognitive load of the OGT without PM, suggesting specificity for PM. Greater ANT-STG connectivity on PM inclusion in the higher cognitive load OGT condition fits with reports of STG activation on PM through spontaneous retrieval. Differing connectivity based on a dorsomedial nucleus of the thalamus seed suggests ANT specificity. The findings fit with a coordinating role for the ANT in prospective remembering.

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“…These elements are prominent in the television series, The Affair (created by Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi, and starring Ruth Wilson and Dominic West) where in the first season, each of the main characters is a suspect in the murder, and the characters must remember events from several years prior. 3–5…”

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Showtime’s The Affair: the Rashomon effect, eyewitness testimony, and lack of reliability in homicide

Forcén

Rosenbaum

Friedman

2020

Australas Psychiatry

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Objective: The Rashomon effect explores point of view in storytelling, and the subjectivity of even honest narratives is based on point of view. In 1950, Rashomon was the first film to explore this. Currently, The Affair explores the differences in story based on point of view. Both clinical and forensic psychiatrists must consider point of view when hearing narratives from patients or defendants. Conclusion: The Affair provides an excellent contemporary example through which to explore the Rashomon effect in conceptualization of eyewitness testimony and reliability of reporting.

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Prospective memory under acute stress: The role of (output) monitoring and ongoing-task demands

Cited by 8 publications

References 113 publications

How Does Performing Demanding Activities Influence Prospective Memory? A Systematic Review

How Does Performing Demanding Activities Influence Prospective Memory? A Systematic Review

Exploring anterior thalamus functional connectivity with cortical regions in prospective memory with ultra-high-field fMRI

Showtime’s The Affair: the Rashomon effect, eyewitness testimony, and lack of reliability in homicide

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