A Test of the HERA Model: Objects as Stimuli

Authors

Ruth Propper, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Stephan Christman, University of Toledo

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

6-1-1999

Journal / Book Title

Brain and Cognition

Abstract

The Hierarchical Encoding/Retrieval Asymmetry (HERA) model (Nyberg, Cabeza, and Tulving, 1996; Tulving, Kapur, Craik, Moscovitch, and Houle, 1994) suggests that episodic memory involves interhemispheric interaction, while semantic memory is a unilateral phenomenon. However, most studies supporting the model have used stimuli processed preferentially by the left- hemisphere. It was hypothesized that hemispheric processing superiority might influence hemispheric interaction in tests of HERA. Using stimuli, both hemispheres are equally capable of processing pictures. Subjects performed a semantic or an episodic task. Results did not replicate those found using letter strings in an identical paradigm, suggesting that HERA might only be applicable for strongly lateralized information.

DOI

10.1006/brcg.1998.1067

MSU Digital Commons Citation

Propper, Ruth and Christman, Stephan, "A Test of the HERA Model: Objects as Stimuli" (1999). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 66.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/66

Published Citation

Propper, R. E., & Christman, S. (1999). A test of the HERA model II: Objects as stimuli. Brain and Cognition, 40(1), 227-229.