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Iconic memory

Iconic memory is the visual sensory memory register pertaining to the visual domain and a fast-decaying store of visual information. It is a component of the visual memory system which also includes visual short-term memory (VSTM) and long-term memory (LTM). Iconic memory is described as a very brief (<1 second), pre-categorical, high capacity memory…

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Iconic memory

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples80
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
Components1

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Iconic memory

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related to Development · 19
Iconic memory → AD, Alzheimer's, By, Dementia, Elevated, Episodic, Glucocorticoid, However, Iconic, IM, Individuals, It, MCIs, Previous, STM, The, This, Throughout, Without
related to overview · 16
Iconic memory → Although, Approximately, Aristotle, Coltheart, Di Lollo, George Sperling, In, Informational, It, Natural, One, Sperling's, The, They, Ulric Neisser, VSTM
related to Informational persistence · 8
Iconic memory → As, Due, Information, It, Sperling's, Stimulus, The, VSTM
related to Change blindness · 7
Iconic memory → As, Change, ISI, It, The, This, When
related to Saccadic eye movement · 5
Iconic memory → Instead, It, Research, These, VSTM
related to Temporal integration · 5
Iconic memory → Iconic, In, Instead, The, This
related to Components · 4
Iconic memory → EEG, Neural, The, This
related to Partial report · 3
Iconic memory → Due, The, This
related to Role · 3
Iconic memory → Iconic, One, VSTM
is a · 1
Iconic memory → visual sensory memory register pertaining to the visual domain and a fast-decaying store of visual information

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memory visual iconic persistence stimulus visible offset information informational duration image ms sensory store report display recall change partial presented

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Iconic memoryis avisual sensory memory register pertaining to the visual domain and a fast-decaying store of visual information0.90text
change blindnessinstance ofIconic memory assists in accounting for phenomena0.80text
continuity of experience during saccadesinstance ofIconic memory assists in accounting for phenomena0.80text
Coltheart performed directs tests of visual persistenceinstance ofwhereas others0.80text
EEGinstance ofNeural persistence is generally represented by neuroscientific techniques0.80text
fMRI.Visible persistenceVisible persistence is the phenomenal impression that a visual image remains present after its physical offsetinstance ofNeural persistence is generally represented by neuroscientific techniques0.80text
errors in episodic memoryinstance ofmay develop0.80text
Alzheimer's diseaseinstance ofIconic memory impairment in those with MCIs may be used as a predictor for the development of more severe deficits0.80text
dementia later in lifeinstance ofIconic memory impairment in those with MCIs may be used as a predictor for the development of more severe deficits0.80text
random lines were presented immediately after stimulus offsetinstance ofMasking was also observed when images0.80text
Iconic memoryrelated to Change blindnessThe0.60section
Iconic memoryrelated to Change blindnessChange0.60section

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