arXiv AI August 14, 2026 By Morteza Salehjahromi, Shayan A. Zadegan, Amgad Muneer, Jia Wu

From Observation to Intervention: Memory in Brains and Large Language Models

arXiv:2608. 12377v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Brains and large language models (LLMs) are fundamentally different memory systems, but they can be compared through shared functional questions: where memory-related information is represented, how partial cues recover broader associations, how new information is written or updated, and how memory-related states can be perturbed.

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In-context superposition: human-like working memory interference in large language models

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Temporal Context Reinstatement Drives Episodic-Like Order Memory in Long-Context Language Models

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Automatic or Controlled? Repetition Priming Reveals Divergent Processing in Base LLMs, Instruct LLMs, and Humans

arXiv:2608. 14681v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Words recur constantly in natural language use, yet it remains unclear whether language models reactivate prior representations or re-evaluate repeated words afresh, and whether post-training changes this default behavior.

By Jinglei Ren, Yuyue Wang

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Small Foundation Models of Human Cognition and Behaviour

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By Nick Oh, Fernand Gobet

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arXiv AI

Jun 16

T-Mem: Memory That Anticipates, Not Archives

arXiv:2606. 15405v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Long-term memory is essential for conversational agents to remain coherent across extended dialogues, follow through on commitments made many sessions earlier, and adapt their behaviour to each user.

By Weidong Guo, Dakai Wang, Zixuan Wang, Hui Liu, Yu Xu

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Jul 21

Discovery by Dreaming: Cross-Domain Recombination in Artificial Memory

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