The first, known as 'retroactive interference', describes an inability to retrieve long-established memories due to the influence of new information. Meanwhile, 'proactive interference' is the ...

In psychology, memory interference is categorised into two types. 'Retroactive interference' refers to the difficulty in recalling long-established memories due to the influence of new information.

"Typical interference patterns look like two-dimensional arrays of bright spots. These one-dimensional bands are completely distinct from all previously known patterns." This phenomenon can partly ...