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Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2024 Jun;24(3):389-401. doi: 10.3758/s13415-024-01170-3. Epub 2024 Feb 27.
Associative memory refers to the ability to form and remember associations between individual pieces of information rather than memory for a single object or word. Encoding associations in memory tends to be a more difficult task than item (only) encoding, because associative memory requires encoding multiple items as well as the specific links amongst the items. Accordingly, researchers have worked to identify interventions and strategies to reduce the effort and neural resources required for successful associative memory processing. Unitization is one such strategy that has traditionally been defined as the process by which two or more discrete items are processed, or encoded, such that they are perceived as a single ensemble. The current review explores the neural research on unitization while considering the behavioral benefits that accompany the process.
联想记忆是指形成和记住信息之间的关联的能力，而不是对单个对象或单词的记忆。与只记忆项目相比，在记忆中编码关联往往更具挑战性，因为联想记忆需要编码多个项目以及项目之间的特定链接。因此，研究人员一直在努力寻找干预措施和策略，以减少成功进行联想记忆处理所需的精力和神经资源。单元化就是这样一种策略，它通常被定义为将两个或多个离散项目进行处理或编码的过程，以便将它们视为单个整体。本综述探讨了单元化的神经研究，同时考虑了伴随该过程的行为益处。
