情绪对记忆的促进作用,已得到了大量研究的证实。但是,情绪对记忆的损害作用还没有得到一致的研究结果。情绪诱导的记忆损害的条件和机制还没有得到很好的确认和解释。并且,在证实了情绪对记忆的影响之后,一个更具有现实意义的问题是,人类能够在多大程度上调控情绪对记忆的影响呢?虽然已有的情绪调节研究对一些重要的情绪调节策略如认知重评和抑制进行了较多的探讨,考察了情绪调节对情绪事件记忆的影响。但是,关于情绪调节是否可以有效地调整情绪唤醒对中性项目记忆的影响,目前只有少量的研究。对情绪调节影响记忆的认知神经机制还所知甚少。因此,本项目拟综合使用行为测量和认知神经科学技术,在考察情绪唤醒对记忆的损害效应的条件和机制的基础上,进一步探讨认知重评、抑制和忽视等情绪调节策略调控记忆中的情绪效应的有效性和认知神经机制。研究结果将会有助于对情绪、情绪调节和记忆的关系的理解,并对促进学生的学习记忆活动有现实意义。
Many studies have confirmed that emotion can enhance memory. However, there are inconsistent results about emotion-induced memory impairment. Exploring the mechanism of the emotion-induced memory impairment is important for understanding the relationship between emotion and memory. Another important question is whether people can make conscious efforts to modulate effects of emotion on memory. Previous research on emotion regulation analyzed different strategies of emotion regulation (e.g., reappraisal and suppression) and examined effects of emotion regulation on memory of emotional events. So far, however, few researches focused on whether the emotion regulation strategies can modulate effects of emotion on memory of neutral items. Relatively little is known about cognitive neural mechanism of emotion regulation during memory. Therefore, the present study will employ behavioral measurement and methods of cognitive neuroscience to investigate emotion-induced memory impairment and whether emotion regulation strategies such as reappraisal and suppression can be used to modulate effects of emotion on memory. The results may contribute to theories about emotion, emotion regulation, and memory, and have significant implications for practical learning and memory.