Interference in Visual Perceptual Learning: A Long-term Memory-based Perspective
HUANG Hui1,2,3,4,LI Sheng1,2,3,4
(1. School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences; 2. PKU-IDG/McGovern Institute for Brain Research; 3. Beijing Key Laboratory of Behavior and Mental Health; 4. Key Laboratory of Machine Perception (Ministry of Education), Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China)
Abstract:Recently, researchers have begun to investigate visual perceptual learning from the perspective of long-term memory. Current study reviews the interference phenomenon in visual perceptual learning from three aspects, including the encoding stage, the consolidation stage and the reactivation and reconsolidation stage, and attempts to clarify the interference phenomenon of visual perceptual learning. The authors suggest that future research should focus on the neural mechanism underlying the interference in the consolidation stage of visual perceptual learning, the role of perceptual memory integration in the reactivation and consolidation stage in reducing the interference between multiple tasks, and the impact of contextual information on memory interference in multi-task training procedures. The proposed research could benefit the optimization of the training procedure and the reduction or elimination of the mutual interference between multiple perceptual trainings.