Hardt et al. (2013)

Decay happens: the role of active forgetting in memory

Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 17(3), 111-120

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Hardt, O., Nader, K., & Nadel, L. (2013). Decay happens: the role of active forgetting in memory. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 17(3), 111-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2013.01.001

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Forgetting Memory Processes

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Time-dependent decay is distinguished from interference: a regulated decay process, working mostly during sleep, removes selected memories, whereas interference arises when competing material is being encoded or retrieved; interference effects such as the fan effect and proactive or retroactive interference belong to a separate mechanism