TY - JOUR
T1 - Toward a Neurocognitive Understanding of the Algorithms That Underlie Metamemory Judgments
AU - Kelley, Timothy
AU - Serra, Michael J.
AU - Davis, Tyler
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Hogrefe Publishin.
PY - 2020/10
Y1 - 2020/10
N2 - Neurocognitive research on metamemory thus far has mostly focused on localizing brain regions that track metacognitive judgments and distinguishing metacognitive processing from primary cognition. With much known about the localization of metamemory in the brain, there is a growing opportunity to develop a more algorithmic characterization of the brain processes underlying metamemory. We briefly review some current neurocognitive metamemory research, including relevant brain regions and theories about their role in metamemory. We review some computational neuroimaging approaches and, as an illustrative example, describe their use in studies on the delayed-JOL (judgments of learning) effect. Finally, we discuss how researchers might apply computational approaches to several unresolved questions in the behavioral metamemory literature. Such research could provide a bridge between cognitive and neurocognitive research on metamemory and provide novel insights into the algorithms underlying metamemory judgments, thus informing theory and methodology in both areas.
AB - Neurocognitive research on metamemory thus far has mostly focused on localizing brain regions that track metacognitive judgments and distinguishing metacognitive processing from primary cognition. With much known about the localization of metamemory in the brain, there is a growing opportunity to develop a more algorithmic characterization of the brain processes underlying metamemory. We briefly review some current neurocognitive metamemory research, including relevant brain regions and theories about their role in metamemory. We review some computational neuroimaging approaches and, as an illustrative example, describe their use in studies on the delayed-JOL (judgments of learning) effect. Finally, we discuss how researchers might apply computational approaches to several unresolved questions in the behavioral metamemory literature. Such research could provide a bridge between cognitive and neurocognitive research on metamemory and provide novel insights into the algorithms underlying metamemory judgments, thus informing theory and methodology in both areas.
KW - metacognition
KW - metamemory
KW - neurocognitive methods
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85096199434&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1027/2151-2604/a000421
DO - 10.1027/2151-2604/a000421
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85096199434
SN - 2190-8370
VL - 228
SP - 233
EP - 243
JO - Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology
JF - Zeitschrift fur Psychologie / Journal of Psychology
IS - 4
ER -