Prestimulus default mode activity influences depth of processing and recognition in an emotional memory task

Soravia, Leila M.; Witmer, Joëlle; Schwab, Simon; Nakataki, Masahito; Dierks, Thomas; Wiest, Roland; Henke, Katharina; Federspiel, Andrea; Jann, Kay (2015). Prestimulus default mode activity influences depth of processing and recognition in an emotional memory task. Human brain mapping, 37(3), pp. 924-932. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1002/hbm.23076

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Low self-referential thoughts are associated with better concentration, which leads to deeper encoding and increases learning and subsequent retrieval. There is evidence that being engaged in externally rather than internally focused tasks is related to low neural activity in the default mode network (DMN) promoting open mind and the deep elaboration of new information. Thus, reduced DMN activity should lead to enhanced concentration, comprehensive stimulus evaluation including emotional categorization, deeper stimulus processing, and better long-term retention over one whole week. In this fMRI study, we investigated brain activation preceding and during incidental encoding of emotional pictures and on subsequent recognition performance. During fMRI, 24 subjects were exposed to 80 pictures of different emotional valence and subsequently asked to complete an online recognition task one week later. Results indicate that neural activity within the medial temporal lobes during encoding predicts subsequent memory performance. Moreover, a low activity of the default mode network preceding incidental encoding leads to slightly better recognition performance independent of the emotional perception of a picture. The findings indicate that the suppression of internally-oriented thoughts leads to a more comprehensive and thorough evaluation of a stimulus and its emotional valence. Reduced activation of the DMN prior to stimulus onset is associated with deeper encoding and enhanced consolidation and retrieval performance even one week later. Even small prestimulus lapses of attention influence consolidation and subsequent recognition performance. Hum Brain Mapp, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Translational Research Center
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Radiology, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine (DRNN) > Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Psychological and Behavioral Health
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy > Psychiatric Neurophysiology [discontinued]

UniBE Contributor:

Soravia Bachofner, Leila Maria, Witmer, Joëlle, Schwab, Simon Gabriel, Nakataki, Masahito, Dierks, Thomas, Wiest, Roland Gerhard Rudi, Henke, Katharina, Federspiel, Andrea, Jann, Kay

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology

ISSN:

1065-9471

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Language:

English

Submitter:

Andrea Federspiel

Date Deposited:

28 Jan 2016 10:43

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:27

Publisher DOI:

10.1002/hbm.23076

PubMed ID:

26663662

Uncontrolled Keywords:

DMN; encoding; fMRI; memory; pre-stimulus activity

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.74513

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/74513

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