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A review of visual memory capacity: Beyond individual items and toward structured representations

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Brady, T. F., Konkle, T., Alvarez, G. A.·2011·Journal of Vision
DOI 10.1167/11.5.4PMC PMC3405498
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Traditional memory research has focused on identifying separate memory systems and exploring different stages of memory processing. This approach has been valuable for establishing a taxonomy of memory systems and characterizing their function but has been less informative about the nature of stored memory representations. Recent research on visual memory has shifted toward a representation-based emphasis, focusing on the contents of memory and attempting to determine the format and structure of remembered information. The main thesis of this review will be that one cannot fully understand memory systems or memory processes without also determining the nature of memory representations. Nowhere is this connection more obvious than in research that attempts to measure the capacity of visual memory. We will review research on the capacity of visual working memory and visual long-term memory, highlighting recent work that emphasizes the contents of memory. This focus impacts not only how we estimate the capacity of the system--going beyond quantifying how many items can be remembered and moving toward structured representations--but how we model memory systems and memory processes.

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Authors
Brady, T. F., Konkle, T., & Alvarez, G. A.
Affiliations
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
  • Harvard University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Vision
Publisher
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Published
2011-05-26
Volume
11
Issue
5
Pages
4-4
ISSN
1534-7362 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1167/11.5.4
PMC
PMC3405498
OpenAlex
W2065808876
Cited by
556
References
226
Citations by year
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FWCI
15.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Vision (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R03MH086743)
  • National Eye Institute (T32EY013935)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Abilities and Testing
Keywords
visual working memory, visual long-term memory, memory capacity, memory representation, structured representations, memory systems, memory processes, memory content
MeSH terms
Cognition, Humans, Memory, Short-Term, Visual Perception, Memory, Long-Term

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