Separating the Brain Regions Involved in Recollection and Familiarity in Recognition Memory
University of California, Davis · UCL Australia · +2 more institutions
Abstract
The neural substrates of recognition memory retrieval were examined in a functional magnetic resonance imaging study designed to separate activity related to recollection from that related to continuous variations in familiarity. Across a variety of brain regions, the neural signature of recollection was found to be distinct from familiarity, demonstrating that recollection cannot be attributed to familiarity strength. In the prefrontal cortex, an anterior medial region was related to recollection, but lateral regions, including the anterior and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, were related to familiarity. Along the lateral parietal cortex, two functionally distinct regions were also observed: a lateral…
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4Topics & keywords
- Recall
- Precuneus
- Psychology
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Episodic memory
- Posterior parietal cortex
- Hippocampus
- Neuroscience