Fig. 1.

Experimental paradigm. In the WM task response periods, a face or scene stimulus was presented corresponding to the relevant stimulus class, and participants were required to report with a button press whether the stimulus matched one of the previously presented stimuli. In the passive view response period, an arrow was presented, and participants were required to make a button press indicating the direction of the arrow. The lines below the stimuli are used to highlight task-relevance in this illustration and were not present in the actual task.