The Focus on Neuroscience feature described a study in which participants memorized labels for common objects, such as "dog," that were paired with either a picture or a sound. When participants were later asked to retrieve the memory:
A)the presence of sensory stimuli, whether sounds or pictures, interfered with memory for the verbal labels, reducing the accuracy of recall.
B)participants who had memorized labels paired with pictures had more reliable recall than participants who had memorized labels paired with sounds.
C)participants who had memorized labels paired with sounds had more reliable recall than participants who had memorized labels paired with pictures.
D)retrieving the memory activated a subset of the same brain areas that were associated with the original perception of the material that was memorized.

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The study found that retrieving the memory of the labels activated a subset of the same brain areas that were associated with the original perception of the material that was memorized. This suggests that the neural patterns associated with the perception of the material were reactivated during memory retrieval. There was no evidence that the presence of sensory stimuli interfered with memory or that one type of sensory pairing (pictures or sounds) led to more reliable recall than the other.

The Focus on Neuroscience Feature Described a Study in Which