Title
Increased Interhemispheric Interaction is Associated with Decreased False Memories in a Verbal Converging Semantic Associates Paradigm
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2004
Abstract
Recent evidence indicates that task and subject variables that are associated with increased interaction between the left and right cerebral hemispheres result in enhanced performance on tests of episodic memory. The current study looked at the effects of increased interhemispheric interaction on false memories using a verbal converging semantic associates paradigm. In Experiment 1, strong right-handedness (which is associated with decreased interhemispheric interaction) was associated with higher rates of false memories. In Experiment 2, bilateral saccadic eye movements (which are associated with increases in interhemispheric interaction) were associated with fewer false memories. The results provide further support for an interhemispheric basis for episodic/explicit memory.
DOI
10.1016/j.bandc.2004.08.005
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Christman, Stephen D.; Propper, Ruth; and Dion, Adam, "Increased Interhemispheric Interaction is Associated with Decreased False Memories in a Verbal Converging Semantic Associates Paradigm" (2004). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 275.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/275