The eyes of the past: larger pupil size for autobiographical memories retrieved from field perspective

Autor: Quentin Lenoble, Frederique Robin, Karim Gallouj, Mohamad El Haj, Steve M. J. Janssen
Přispěvatelé: Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire (LPPL), Université d'Angers (UA)-Université de Nantes - UFR Lettres et Langages (UFRLL), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN), Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (M.E.N.E.S.R.), Nottingham Trent University, University of Lille, Université de Ngaoundéré/University of Ngaoundéré [Cameroun] (UN), Centre Hospitalier de Tourcoing, Université de Nantes (UN)
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Neurological Sciences
Neurological Sciences, In press, ⟨10.1007/s10072-021-05297-w⟩
Neurological Sciences, Springer Verlag, In press, ⟨10.1007/s10072-021-05297-w⟩
ISSN: 1590-3478
1590-1874
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05297-w
Popis: Visual perspective during memory retrieval has mainly been evaluated with methodologies based on introspection and subjective reports. The current study investigates whether visual perspective can be evaluated with a physiological measurement: pupil dilation. While their pupil diameter was measured with an eye-tracker, forty-five participants retrieved one memory from a field perspective (i.e., as viewed through our own eyes) and one memory from an observer perspective (i.e., as viewed from a spectator’s standpoint). After retrieval, participants rated the emotional intensity of the memories. Analysis demonstrated larger pupils during the retrieval of memories from a field perspective and higher emotional intensity for memories retrieved from a field perspective. The larger pupils for memories recalled from a field perspective could, however, not be attributed to their higher emotional intensity. These findings suggest that pupil dilation could be used as a physiological assessment of visual perspective during memory retrieval.
Databáze: OpenAIRE