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A Multiple‐Memory Systems Framework for Examining Attention and Memory Interactions in Infancy
Author(s) -
Amso Dima,
Kirkham Natasha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
child development perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1750-8606
pISSN - 1750-8592
DOI - 10.1111/cdep.12410
Subject(s) - psychology , cognitive psychology , childhood memory , reconstructive memory , memory development , semantic memory , perception , context (archaeology) , cognitive science , cognition , cognitive development , neuroscience , paleontology , biology
Visual attention both guides and is guided by learning and memory systems. In this article, we use a multiple‐memory systems framework to examine the interplay between attention and memory that begins in early postnatal life. We review how attention and memory interact to support infant development with respect to perceptual learning about objects and features, item‐in‐context spatial memory, and reinforcement and reward learning. We argue that the multiple‐memory systems approach offers a useful organizational structure for research on interactions between attention and memory.