Influence of acculturation on the ERP correlates of self- and other-referencing
Ashley Gilliam, Qihao Xie, Alena Lokhmanenko, Angela Gutchess · 2026
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Ashley Gilliam and colleagues studied how settling into life in the United States shapes memory in Chinese students studying there, a 2026 psychology paper on culture and thought. People often remember facts better when they link them to themselves, yet that self-link works differently across cultures. The team tested whether growing more accustomed to American life shifts students toward self-based memory tricks, and whether brain signals tied to memory track that shift.
Fifty-six students took memory tests while brain waves were recorded, with signals that mark self-related processing watched closely. Greater acculturation went with a larger behavioral gain from self-linking, but a smaller neural self-effect in two late brain signals, a mixed pattern. The authors argue that effort, rather than self-focus alone, may explain how culture steers memory strategy.
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| CREATOR | Ashley Gilliam, Qihao Xie, Alena Lokhmanenko, Angela Gutchess |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 78 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |