ArticleiScience2026
Working memory demands modulate memory brain state engagement.
Article in iScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
The extent to which attention and memory processes rely on shared, as opposed to distinct, mechanisms is critical for understanding the role of both processes in cognition. We hypothesize that memory brain states, whole-brain activity patterns that support long-term memory encoding and retrieval, map onto the external/internal axis of attention. To test this hypothesis, we conducted a scalp electroencephalography study in which participants engaged in a working memory paradigm with and without maintenance demands. We used an independently validated cross-study multivariate pattern classifier to measure memory brain state engagement during change and target detection tasks. We find that the encoding state is recruited for stimulus presentation during both tasks, whereas the retrieval state is selectively recruited during the delay of the change detection task. Together, these results suggest that memory states map onto the external/internal axis of attention to support working memory, long-term memory, and cognition more broadly.
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