Topic: temporal encoding context

Decades of research have shown that temporal encoding context is a powerful organizing principle in memory. When remembering lists of words, subjects tend to recall items together that were presented in nearby list positions (“temporal clustering”). The retrieved context framework explains these results by assuming that new memories are stored along with a slowly changing context representation, which cues similar memories at retrieval. Outside of the laboratory, our experiences unfold over both time and space, raising the question of how spatial context affects memory organization. Studies us