July 16, 2025

Presentation duration modulates working memory disruption by encoding- and delay-stage distractors

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GRGuofang RenAnyang Normal University RLRuyi Liu LGLijing GuoAnyang Normal University

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Experiments reveal that encoding duration and distractor similarity affect visual working memory performance, indicating different cognitive mechanisms involved in distraction.

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Encoding duration significantly impacts visual working memory, with shorter durations leading to greater performance disruption from distractions.
Delay-stage distractions consistently impair memory performance regardless of encoding duration, highlighting their persistent effects.
Homogeneous distractors disrupt visual working memory more than heterogeneous ones, especially when displayed during maintenance stages.
Increasing perceptual load does not enhance interference from distractors when memory consolidation is complete, indicating robust memory handling.

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Ren et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02c3e6551bb0af8ccc82 https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jrhs3_v2

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Experiments reveal that encoding duration and distractor similarity affect visual working memory performance, indicating different cognitive mechanisms involved in distraction.

Presentation duration modulates working memory disruption by encoding- and delay-stage distractors

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Presentation duration modulates working memory disruption by encoding- and delay-stage distractors

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