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Expectation-Driven Changes in Cortical Functional Connectivity Influence Working Memory and Long-Term Memory Performance

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Bollinger, Jacob, Rubens, Michael T., Zanto, Theodore P., Gazzaley, Adam·2010·The Journal of Neuroscience

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Expectations generated by predictive cues increase the efficiency of perceptual processing for complex stimuli (e.g., faces, scenes); however, the impact this has on working memory (WM) and long-term memory (LTM) has not yet been investigated. Here, healthy young adults performed delayed-recognition tasks that differed only in stimulus category expectations, while behavioral and functional magnetic resonance imaging data were collected. Univariate and functional-connectivity analyses were used to examine expectation-driven, prestimulus neural modulation, networks that regulate this modulation, and subsequent memory performance. Results revealed that predictive category cueing was associated with both enhanced WM and LTM for faces, as well as baseline activity shifts in a face-selective region of the visual association cortex [i.e., fusiform face area (FFA)]. In addition, the degree of functional connectivity between FFA and right inferior frontal junction (IFJ), middle frontal gyrus (MFG), inferior frontal gyrus, and intraparietal sulcus correlated with the magnitude of prestimulus activity modulation in the FFA. In an opposing manner, prestimulus connectivity between FFA and posterior cingulate cortex, a region of the default network, negatively correlated with FFA activity modulation. Moreover, whereas FFA connectivity with IFJ and the precuneus predicted enhanced expectation-related WM performance, FFA connectivity with MFG predicted LTM improvements. These findings suggest a model of expectancy-mediated neural biasing, in which a single node (e.g., FFA) can be dynamically linked or disconnected from different brain regions depending on prestimulus expectations, and the strength of distinct connections is associated with WM or LTM benefits.

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Authors
Bollinger, J., Rubens, M. T., Zanto, T. P., & Gazzaley, A.
Affiliations
University of California, San Francisco (US)
Corresponding author
Gazzaley, Adam
Venue
The Journal of Neuroscience
Published
2010-10-27
Volume
30
Issue
43
Pages
14399-14410
ISSN
  • 0270-6474 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-2401
OpenAlex
W2037124842
Cited by
97
References
83
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5.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Neuroscience (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG030395)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
working memory, long-term memory, fusiform face area, functional connectivity, pre-stimulus activity, default mode network, posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus, inferior frontal junction, middle frontal gyrus, intraparietal sulcus, face recognition (cognition)
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Cerebral Cortex, Data Interpretation, Statistical, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Memory, Short-Term, Neural Pathways, Occipital Lobe, Psychomotor Performance, Mental Recall, Regression Analysis, Visual Perception, Prefrontal Cortex, Recognition, Psychology, Young Adult

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