Long-term memory is the representational basis for semantic verbal short-term memory Export

@article{citeulike:433159, abstract = {The present study supports activation models of verbal short-term memory that include a semantic contribution to the retention process. Event-related brain potentials were used to probe the level of activation of semantic representations of a series of words in a delay interval following their presentation. The levels of activation were compared in two tasks: (1) a short-term memory task that involved a semantic judgment in the recall phase following the delay interval, and (2) a nonmemory control task. The level of semantic activation during the delay interval was higher in the short-term memory task, indicating that enhanced activation of semantic representations is involved in the short-term storage of verbal information. This result implies that activated long–term memory provides a representational basis for semantic verbal short-term memory, and hence supports theories that postulate that short- and long-term stores are not separate.}, author = {Cameron, Katherine A. and Haarmann, Henk J. and Grafman, Jordan and Ruchkin, Daniel S.}, citeulike-article-id = {433159}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.2005.00357.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/psyp/2005/00000042/00000006/art00003}, doi = {10.1111/j.1469-8986.2005.00357.x}, issn = {0048-5772}, journal = {Psychophysiology}, keywords = {ltm, memory, stm}, month = {November}, number = {6}, pages = {643--653}, posted-at = {2007-02-23 03:25:16}, priority = {3}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {Long-term memory is the representational basis for semantic verbal short-term memory}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.2005.00357.x}, volume = {42}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:433159 L3 - citeulike-article-id:433159 N2 - The present study supports activation models of verbal short-term memory that include a semantic contribution to the retention process. Event-related brain potentials were used to probe the level of activation of semantic representations of a series of words in a delay interval following their presentation. The levels of activation were compared in two tasks: (1) a short-term memory task that involved a semantic judgment in the recall phase following the delay interval, and (2) a nonmemory control task. The level of semantic activation during the delay interval was higher in the short-term memory task, indicating that enhanced activation of semantic representations is involved in the short-term storage of verbal information. This result implies that activated long–term memory provides a representational basis for semantic verbal short-term memory, and hence supports theories that postulate that short- and long-term stores are not separate. IS - 6 JF - Psychophysiology SN - 0048-5772 EP - 653 TI - Long-term memory is the representational basis for semantic verbal short-term memory PB - Blackwell Publishing VL - 42 SP - 643 KW - ltm KW - memory KW - stm AU - Cameron, Katherine AU - Haarmann, Henk AU - Grafman, Jordan AU - Ruchkin, Daniel PY - 2005/11// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.2005.00357.x ER -