Resistance to interference and the emergence of delayed gains in newly acquired procedural memories: Synaptic and system consolidation?
Maria Korman a1, Tamar Flash a2andAvi Karni a3 a1 Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 76100
maria.korman@weizmann.ac.il a2 Department of Computer Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 76100
tamar.flash@weizmann.ac.il a3 Brain Behavior Research Center, University of Haifa, Israel, 31905
avik@construct.haifa.ac.il
Abstract
The progressive multistage stabilization of memory (consolidation) relies on post-acquisition neural reorganization. We hypothesize that two processes subserve procedural memory consolidation and are reflected in delayed post-acquisition performance gains: (1) synaptic consolidation, which is classical Hebbian, and (2) in some tasks, concurrently or consequently, “system consolidation,” which might in some skills be sleep-dependent. Behavioral interference may affect either type of consolidation.
