Reposted by Matt Dougherty
New paper out w/ Katherine Duncan and Morgan Barense!
Why do some memories update when our expectations are violated, while others remain stable? What matters most is the strength of a memory at reactivation—not how old it is.
And, I designed the cover!
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Memory strength at reactivation, not memory age, governs prediction error-driven updating of naturalistic event memory
Abstract. Prediction error during memory reactivation is posited to be a key driver of memory updating. However, prediction error leads to varied memory ou