False memories in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: evidence from the divided attention paradigm at encoding or retrieval.

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Title: False memories in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: evidence from the divided attention paradigm at encoding or retrieval.
Authors: Sarhane, Majdouline, Daurat, Agnès
Source: Memory. Mar2019, Vol. 27 Issue 3, p328-339. 12p.
Subjects: False memory syndrome, Distraction, Sleep, Information retrieval, Memory, Syndromes
Abstract: Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) exhibit impaired retrieval of item-specific information, increasing their propensity to generate false recognitions. The present study investigated the effect of OSAS on false recognition, using a divided-attention paradigm to examine whether reducing the availability of attentional resources during encoding or retrieval in healthy participants mimics the effect of OSAS. We tested four groups of participants, using the Deese - Roediger - McDermott paradigm: patients with OSAS and controls, either under full attention or under divided attention at encoding or retrieval. Results showed that divided attention at retrieval, but not at encoding, mimicked the effects of OSAS on memory performance, as controls in this group exhibited a higher level of false recognition than those under full attention, but a similar level of correct recognition. Our results suggest that the greater susceptibility of patients with OSAS to false recognition may be due to a limited availability of attentional resources, which may specifically disrupt retrieval processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) exhibit impaired retrieval of item-specific information, increasing their propensity to generate false recognitions. The present study investigated the effect of OSAS on false recognition, using a divided-attention paradigm to examine whether reducing the availability of attentional resources during encoding or retrieval in healthy participants mimics the effect of OSAS. We tested four groups of participants, using the Deese - Roediger - McDermott paradigm: patients with OSAS and controls, either under full attention or under divided attention at encoding or retrieval. Results showed that divided attention at retrieval, but not at encoding, mimicked the effects of OSAS on memory performance, as controls in this group exhibited a higher level of false recognition than those under full attention, but a similar level of correct recognition. Our results suggest that the greater susceptibility of patients with OSAS to false recognition may be due to a limited availability of attentional resources, which may specifically disrupt retrieval processes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:09658211
DOI:10.1080/09658211.2018.1508592