Studies of Psychology and Behavior ›› 2013, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (2): 282-288.

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The Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Enhancing Effects of Emotional Memory Encoding

Wang Kejing1, Kang Cheng1, 2, Wang Zhenhong1, Du Lin3   

  1. 1 School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062;
    2 School of Education, Tianshui Normal University, Tianshui 741300;
    3 School of Education, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021
  • Received:2011-11-11 Online:2015-02-15 Published:2013-03-20

情绪记忆编码增强效应的认知神经机制

王克静1, 康诚1, 2, 王振宏1, 杜琳3   

  1. 1 陕西师范大学心理学院,西安 710062;
    2 天水师范学院教育学院,天水 741001;
    3 宁夏大学教育学院,银川 750021
  • 通讯作者: 王振宏,男,陕西师范大学心理学院教授,博士生导师。E-mail:wangzhenhong@snnu.edu.cn。
  • 作者简介:王克静,女,陕西师范大学博士生。
  • 基金资助:
    本研究得到国家自然科学基金项目(30970912)和教育部人文社科规划项目(08JAXLX011)的资助

Abstract: Memories for emotional information tend to be significantly enhanced in both memory accuracy and details versus neutral stimulus. These enhancing effects is influenced by emotional valence and arousal on the initial memory encoding. The regions engaged during encoding include bilateral amygdale, anterior hippocampus, parahippocampal gyrus and PFC. Amygdala-MTL system primarily support memory enhancing effects for arousing information, which reflects the automatic influence of emotion on memory and belongs to automatic processing. The processing is modulated by emotional arousal. By contrast, PFC networks recruited for the enhancing effects of encoding of negative nonarousing information. The processing for valence information belongs to controlled processing and is modulated by emotional valence.

Key words: emotional memory encoding, enhancing effect, valence, arousal, cognitive and neural mechanisms.

摘要: 相对于中性刺激,情绪信息在记忆的准确性和细节方面都会得到显著的增强,这种增强效应在编码阶段受到情绪效价和唤醒的影响。涉及到的脑区主要包括:双侧杏仁核、海马前部、海马回和前额叶皮层。杏仁核—内侧颞叶(MTL)系统支持唤醒信息的编码增强效应,反映的是情绪对记忆自动化的影响,属于自动加工,主要受情绪唤醒的调节;前额叶网络支持消极无唤醒信息的编码增强效应,对情绪信息的加工属于控制加工,主要受情绪效价的调节。

关键词: 情绪记忆的编码, 增强效应, 效价, 唤醒, 认知神经机制。

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