Fig. 1.

Episodic memory can inject incidental information into working memory. a Episodic memory encodes items along with the context in which they were learned. b When presented with target items to maintain over a delay period, working memory maintenance may be periodically influenced by reinstatements from episodic memory. c These reinstatements may contain other items sharing the encoding context of the target items. d These items might affect subsequent behavior, by impeding decision-making when these items support the incorrect decision, e and/or by facilitating decision-making when they support the correct decision