The Lifetime of Sequential Memory Traces in the Absence of Language
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7150346 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Ordonez Magro (0000-0003-4079-678X, Psychological Sciences Research Institute Université catholique de Louvain), Leonardo Pinto Arata (0000-0002-1690-3269, Aix‐Marseille Université CNRS, CRPN, corresponding author), Joël Fagot (0000-0002-9824-9685, Aix‐Marseille Université CNRS, CRPN), Jonathan Grainger (0000-0002-6737-5646, Aix‐Marseille Université CNRS, CRPN), Arnaud Rey (0000-0001-8204-483X, Aix‐Marseille Université CNRS, CRPN) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | e70095-e70095 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cognitive Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0364-0213 • E-ISSN: 1551-6709 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cogs.70095 |
| PMID | 40762318 |
| OpenAlex | W4412958089 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 57 |
Statistical learning allows us to implicitly create memory traces of recurring sequential patterns appearing in our environment. Here, we study the dynamics of how these sequential memory traces develop in a species of nonhuman primates (i.e., Guinea baboons, Papio papio ) that, unlike humans, cannot use language and verbal recoding strategies to strengthen these memory traces. We test a group of Guinea baboons in a Hebb visuo‐motor pointing task in which a target sequence is repeated with random sequences inserted between repetitions. In this study, we systematically manipulate the interval between two repetitions of the target sequence by varying the number of interposed random sequences. We found that baboons can learn repeated visuo‐motor sequences, even when the repetitions are separated by six random sequences. Our results also suggest that the learning curve of the target sequence best fits a logarithmic function. The present study, therefore, provides a quantitative assessment of the development of a sequential memory trace as a function of repetition spacing and without the use of verbal recoding strategies
Biology · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Engram · Linguistics · Random sequence · Sequence learning · Speech recognition · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior · Child and Animal Learning Development · Communication · Computer Science · Mathematics · Neural dynamics and brain function · Neuroscience · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
Analyzing Linguistic Data
Attentional requirements of learning
Working memory and language
Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Using lme4
On The Language Instinct
Memory from nonsense syllables to novels
Integrating statistical learning into cognitive science
Grouping in working memory guides chunk formation in long-term memory
Words in puddles of sound
The magical number seven, plus or minus two
Statistical learning research
The baboon
CLASSIC Utterance Boundary
The Phonological Loop
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |