| Title: |
Anterograde Interference in Multitask Perceptual Learning |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Jia Yang; Fang-Fang Yan; Tingting Wang; Zile Wang; Qingshang Ma; Jinmei Xiao; Xianyuan Yang; Zhong-Lin Lu; Chang-Bing Huang |
| Source: |
npj Science of Learning. 2025 10. |
| Availability: |
Nature Portfolio. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://www.nature.com/npjscilearn/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
16 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Sequential Learning; Interference (Learning); Prior Learning; Perceptual Motor Learning; Foreign Countries; Young Adults; Retention (Psychology) |
| Geographic Terms: |
China |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41539-025-00312-7 |
| ISSN: |
2056-7936 |
| Abstract: |
Learning to perform multiple tasks robustly is a crucial facet of human intelligence, yet its mechanisms remain elusive. Here, we formulated four hypotheses concerning task interactions and investigated them by analyzing training sequence effects through a continual learning framework. Forty-nine subjects learned seven tasks sequentially, each of the seven groups following a distinct sequence. Results showed that subjects learning a task later in a sequence exhibited poorer performance in six tasks (Contrast, Vernier, Face, Motion, Auditory, and N-back tasks, except for the Shape task) compared to those who learned this task earlier. Interestingly, sequence position had minimal impact on forgetting. A complementary dual-task experiment corroborated these findings. Through detailed analyses of session and block learning curves, we revealed task-specific anterograde interference, but no retrograde interference. These findings support the integrated reweighting theory and shed light on the meta-plasticity mechanism governing how human brain balances plasticity and stability. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1470680 |
| Database: |
ERIC |