The effects of prediction error on episodic memory

  • Understanding the brain's proactive nature and its ability to anticipate the future has been a longstanding pursuit in philosophy and scientific research. The predictive processing framework explains how the brain generates predictions based on environmental regularities and adapts to both predicted and unpredicted events. Prediction errors (PE) occur when sensory evidence deviates from predictions, triggering cognitive and neural processes that enhance learning and subsequent memory. However, the effects of PE on episodic memory have not been clearly explained. This dissertation aims to address three key questions to advance our understanding of PE and episodic memory. First, how does the degree of PE influence episodic memory, and how do expected and unexpected events interact in this process? Second, what insights can be gained from studying the electrophysiological activity associated with prediction violations, and what role does PE play in subsequent memory benefits? Lastly, how do memory processes change across the lifespan, and how does this impact the brain's ability to remember events? By answering these questions, this dissertation contributes to advancing our understanding of the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying the relationship PE and episodic memory.

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Author:Gözem TuranORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-816828
DOI:https://doi.org/10.21248/gups.81682
Place of publication:Frankfurt am Main
Referee:Yee Lee ShingORCiDGND, Lucia MelloniORCiD
Document Type:Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2024/01/29
Year of first Publication:2023
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Granting Institution:Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität
Date of final exam:2023/12/19
Release Date:2024/01/29
Page Number:170
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Kumulative Dissertation - enthält die Manuskriptversionen der folgenden Artikel:

Turan, Gözem; Ehrlich, Isabelle; Shing, Yee Lee; Nolden Sophie (2023): From generating to violating predictions: The effects of prediction error on episodic memory. PsyArXiv Preprints, DOI 10.31234/osf.io/zm29a und Open Science Framework page. https://osf.io/pfgyb/

Turan, Gözem; Spiertz, Veronika; Bein, Oded; Shing, Yee Lee; Nolden, Sophie (2023): Unexpected Twists: Electrophysiological Correlates of Encoding and Retrieval of Events eliciting Prediction Error. Open Science Framework page. https://osf.io/sbc7d

Nolden, Sophie; Turan, Gözem; Bein, Oded; Davachi, Lila; Shing, Yee Lee (2023): The impact of mnemonic prediction errors on episodic memory: A lifespan study
HeBIS-PPN:515105791
Institutes:Psychologie und Sportwissenschaften
Dewey Decimal Classification:1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International