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The cognitive mechanisms supporting retrieval practice using fMRI
Date
April 2023
Data Collection
Data was collected from Emory University undergraduate and graduate students.
Role
Project Manager, Experiment Designer, fMRI Scan Technician, Data Collector, Analyst.
Code Type
Custom MATLAB code was used to conduct all analyses and generate figures. fMRI analyses were conducted using SPM and SnPM for error correction.
The retrieval practice effect, or testing effect, is the practice of recalling information to improve memory for information we learn and is far better than restudying the information. In my previous study using cued-recall retrieval practice, our results revealed that memory improved retrieval practice cue and target words, more so than restudy control cue and target words. We followed up with an fMRI study aimed to see if the memory improvements for retrieval practice cue words and target words were supported by similar neural processes. Participants learned word pairs and were then tested one day later in an fMRI scanner. While retrieval practice improved memory for both cue and target words, the fMRI results showed that different brain regions were involved in remembering cue words compared to target words.
