The CEU Department of Cognitive Science cordially invites you to the following talk by:
Beverly Wright (Northwestern University)
Date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time: 4
pm (to 5:30 pm) CET
Venue: D001
(QS Vienna) and
Zoom: https://ceu-edu.zoom.us/j/92604526241?pwd=SBWmzlQWsxIZRDMmH0bbXVAbypTSK6.1
Meeting ID: 926 0452 6241
Passcode: 806855
Chair: József
Fiser
Post-training phases of auditory perceptual learning
Beverly A. Wright
Northwestern University
During learning, memories are transformed to a stable state through a post-training process of consolidation. Work in non-human species indicates that this process involves multiple phases with distinct time
courses and molecular requirements. This work also indicates that the transitions between memory phases are commonly associated with transient memory lapses. However, while these lapses have been thoroughly documented in non-human species, they have been
reported only rarely in humans and never for skill learning. Recently, we have observed transient memory lapses in humans on two separate auditory perceptual-learning tasks. For each, a clear reduction in memory occurs 1-3 hours after training. Moreover, the
memory-lapse kinetics dovetail with those of two other phenomena: (a) a reconsolidation-like process that ends ~1 hour after training and (b) a learning refractory period that ends ~6-10 hours after training. Thus, perceptual memories undergo a marked shift
in the first few post-training hours, and transient memory lapses may be a common but overlooked facet of memory formation in humans.
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