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Prospective memory represents our ability to realize intentions that must be delayed for some period of time. In this study, we examined modulations of the event-related brain potentials (ERPs) associated with target selection in visual working memory and prospective-cue detection in prospective memory. Targets and prospective cues elicited an N2pc, indicating that a common neural mechanism supports selection in working memory and prospective memory. Partial least squares analysis revealed that the N300 and prospective positivity were associated with a latent variable that contrasted the ERPs elicited by prospective-cue trials with those elicited by target-present and target-absent trials, in agreement with the idea that these modulations of the ERPs are uniquely related to prospective memory
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West, R., Wymbs, N. Is detecting prospective cues the same as selecting targets? An ERP study. Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience 4, 354–363 (2004). https://doi.org/10.3758/CABN.4.3.354
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