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ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2022

The pupil and myself: pupil dilation during retrieval of self-defining memories.

Mohamad El Haj, Quentin Lenoble, Ahmed A Moustafa

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Article in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Mohamad El HajLaboratoire de Psychologie Des Pays de La Loire, Nantes Université, Univ Angers, LPPL - EA 4638), 44000, Nantes, France. el.haj@hotmail.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7635-7557
Quentin LenobleUniv. Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, U1172 - LilNCog - Lille Neuroscience & Cognition, 59000, Lille, France.
Ahmed A MoustafaSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Society and Design, Bond University, Queensland, Australia.

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backgroundThere is a recent interest in pupil dilation during the retrieval of autobiographical memory. We pursued this line of research by measuring pupil diameter during the retrieval of self-defining memories, that is, memories that are highly vivid, emotionally intense, and are retrieved to reflect enduring concerns in a person's life.

methodsWe invited 40 participants to retrieve self-defining memories while their pupil activity was recorder with eye-tracking glasses. We analyzed memories regarding specificity (i.e., specific or general) and emotional valence (neutral, positive, negative, or mixed).

resultsAnalysis demonstrated larger pupil diameter during the retrieval of specific than general self-defining memories. However, no significant differences in pupil diameter were observed across the four emotional categories of self-defining memories. DISCUSSION: The increased pupil size during retrieval of specific self-defining memories can be attributed to the autonoetic experience during retrieval of these memories and/or to the cognitive load as required to construct these memoires. By investigating pupil dilation during the retrieval of self-defining memories, our study provides an original, ecological, and reliable physiological assessment of these memories.

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Memory, EpisodicMental RecallEmotionsHumansPupilAutobiographical memoryPupilPupillometrySelf-defining memories

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