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Coupling between statistical learning and interference suppression.
| Τίτλος: | Coupling between statistical learning and interference suppression. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Horváth K; Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary., Nemeth D; BML-NAP Research Group, Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University & Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.; INSERM, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS, Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon CRNL U1028 UMR5292, Bron, France.; Gran Canaria Cognitive Research Center, Atlántico Medio University, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain., Janacsek K; Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.; Centre of Thinking and Learning, Institute for Lifecourse Development, School of Human Sciences, Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences, University of Greenwich, London, UK., Kóbor A; Brain, Memory and Language Research Group, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest, H-1117, Hungary. kobor.andrea@ttk.hu.; Brain Imaging Centre, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary. kobor.andrea@ttk.hu. |
| Πηγή: | Psychological research [Psychol Res] 2026 Sep 04; Vol. 90 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Sep 04. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Springer-Verlag Country of Publication: Germany NLM ID: 0435062 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1430-2772 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 03400727 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Res Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Berlin, New York, Springer-Verlag. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Attention*/physiology , Learning*/physiology , Psychomotor Performance*/physiology , Probability Learning*, Reaction Time/physiology ; Choice Behavior/physiology ; Humans ; Female ; Male ; Young Adult ; Adult |
| Περίληψη: | In an ever-changing environment, synchronizing automatic and controlled behaviors is essential for successful adaptation. Yet, the relationship between these behaviors is often debated, partly because of the diverse approaches used to investigate them. The present study examined how statistical learning of environmental regularities, a process that supports automatic behaviors, and interference suppression, which contributes to controlled responding in the presence of distraction, interact when both operate concurrently. Participants completed a visual four-choice reaction time paradigm that combined a statistical learning task with the Eriksen flanker task. In this novel paradigm, a central target stimulus, surrounded by flanker stimuli, was either predictable or unpredictable based on the statistical regularities induced by the sequence of target stimuli. Statistical learning was indexed by the performance difference between predictable and unpredictable trials, whereas interference suppression was reflected by the flanker congruency effect (i.e., the performance difference between congruent and incongruent trials). Reaction times revealed a significant interaction: the flanker congruency effect was reduced on predictable trials, and the behavioral expression of statistical knowledge was larger in the incongruent than in the congruent condition. Together, these findings provide a proof-of-concept demonstration of a behavioral interaction between statistical learning and interference suppression within the present paradigm. Although this experimental design does not establish the causal direction of the interaction, the observed pattern indicates that learned predictability is associated with a reduced cost of conflicting distractors. (© 2026. The Author(s).) |
| Competing Interests: | Declarations. Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. The United Ethical Review Committee for Research in Psychology (EPKEB) in Hungary gave approval to the procedure. Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. Consent for publication: Not applicable. Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process: During the preparation and revision of this manuscript, the authors used the AI-based tool ChatGPT (OpenAI) for language editing and stylistic refinement of the English text. The tool was not used for data analysis, statistical testing, or the generation of scientific conclusions. All outputs were critically reviewed, revised, and verified by the authors, who take full responsibility for the content of the publication. Public Significance Statement: This study shows that picking up patterns from the environment is associated with more efficient responding when distracting information is present. In this task, people are less affected by conflicting distractors when upcoming events are predictable. These findings suggest that knowledge acquired automatically through experience can support performance in challenging situations and provide new insight into how humans adapt effectively to complex environments. |
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| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260904 Date Completed: 20260904 Latest Revision: 20260907 |
| Update Code: | 20260907 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13545042 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00426-026-02375-6 |
| PMID: | 42696194 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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