Time in the eye of the beholder: Gaze position reveals spatial-temporal associations during encoding and memory retrieval of future and past

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• 作者：Corinna S. Martarelli ; Fred W. Mast ; Matthias Hartmann
• 关键词：Mental time line ; Encoding ; Free recall ; Recognition ; Eye movements
• 刊名：Memory & Cognition
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：45
• 期：1
• 页码：40-48
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• 刊物主题：Cognitive Psychology;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1532-5946
• 卷排序：45

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Time is grounded in various ways, and previous studies point to a “mental time line” with past associated with the left, and future with the right side. In this study, we investigated whether spontaneous eye movements on a blank screen would follow a mental timeline during encoding, free recall, and recognition of past and future items. In all three stages of processing, gaze position was more rightward during future items compared to past items. Moreover, horizontal gaze position during encoding predicted horizontal gaze position during free recall and recognition. We conclude that mental time line and the stored gaze position during encoding assist memory retrieval of past versus future items. Our findings highlight the spatial nature of temporal representations.