TYM (Test Your Memory) Testing

Retrieval results in both costs and benefits to episodic memory. Output interference (OI) refers to the finding that episodic memory accuracy decreases with increasing test trials. Release from OI is the restoration of original accuracy at some point during the test. For example, a release from OI in recognition memory testing occurs when the semantic similarity between stimuli decreases midway through testing, suggesting that item representations stored on early trials cause interference on tests occurring on later trials to the extent that the earlier items share features with the latter items. In two recognition memory experiments, we demonstrate release from OI for words and faces. We also test whether release from OI is the result of interference or is due to a boost in attention caused by reorienting to a novel stimulus type. A test for the foils presented during the initial test list supports the interference account of OI. Implications for models of memory are discussed.

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Amobarbital Memory Testing: Some Personal Reflections

Brain and Cognition ◽

10.1006/brcg.1997.0881 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 14-17 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Brenda Milner

Keyword(s):

Memory Testing ◽

Personal Reflections

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The Wada Test: contributions to standardization of the stimulus for language and memory assessment

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria ◽

10.1590/s0004-282x2004000400003 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 62 (3a) ◽

pp. 582-587 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Maria Joana Mäder ◽

Bellkiss Wilma Romano ◽

Luciano De Paola ◽

Carlos Eduardo Soares Silvado

Keyword(s):

Stimulus Type ◽

Refractory Epilepsy ◽

Normal Subjects ◽

Brazilian Population ◽

Memory Testing ◽

Wada Test ◽

Presurgical Evaluation ◽

Memory Assessment ◽

Parallel Models

The Wada Test (WT) is part of the presurgical evaluation for refractory epilepsy. The WT is not standardized and the protocols differ in important ways, including stimulus type of material presented for memory testing, timing of presentations and methods of assessment. The aim of this study was to contribute to establish parameters for a WT to Brazilian population investigating the performance of 100 normal subjects, without medication. Two parallel models were used based on Montreal Procedure adapted from Gail Risse's (MEG-MN,EUA) protocol. The proportions of correct responses of normal subjects submitted to two parallel WT models were investigated and the two models were compared. The results showed that the two models are similar but significant differences among the stimulus type were observed. The results suggest that the stimulus type may influence the results of the WT and should be considered when constructing models and comparing different protocols.

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