Prediction errors lead to updating of memories for conversations
Boeltzig, Marius LU
; Liedtke, Nina
and Schubotz, Ricarda I
(2025)
In Memory
33(1).
p.73-83
- Abstract
Previous research has established that the brain uses episodic memories to make continuous predictions about the world and that prediction errors, so the mismatch between generated predictions and reality, can lead to memory updating. However, it remains unclear whether prediction errors can stimulate updating in memories for naturalistic conversations. Participants encoded naturalistic dialogues, which were later presented in a modified form. We found that larger modifications were associated with increased learning of the modified statement. Moreover, memory for the original version of the statement was weakened after medium-strong prediction errors, which resulted from the interplay of modification extent and strength of previous... (More)
Previous research has established that the brain uses episodic memories to make continuous predictions about the world and that prediction errors, so the mismatch between generated predictions and reality, can lead to memory updating. However, it remains unclear whether prediction errors can stimulate updating in memories for naturalistic conversations. Participants encoded naturalistic dialogues, which were later presented in a modified form. We found that larger modifications were associated with increased learning of the modified statement. Moreover, memory for the original version of the statement was weakened after medium-strong prediction errors, which resulted from the interplay of modification extent and strength of previous memory. After strong prediction errors, both original and modification were well-remembered. Prediction errors thus play a role in keeping representations of statements and therefore socially relevant knowledge about others up to date.
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- author
- Boeltzig, Marius
LU
; Liedtke, Nina
and Schubotz, Ricarda I
- publishing date
- 2025
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- in
- Memory
- volume
- 33
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 73 - 83
- publisher
- Psychology Press
- external identifiers
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- pmid:39401340
- scopus:85206392442
- ISSN
- 1464-0686
- DOI
- 10.1080/09658211.2024.2404498
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 1bdbe13c-484e-45ef-866a-14d00501659c
- date added to LUP
- 2025-03-20 16:51:56
- date last changed
- 2025-08-22 16:34:46
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