| The neural basis of episodic memory: evidence from functional neuroimaging (2002) | |||||||||||
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| Published online July The neural basis episodic memory evidence from functional neuroimaging Michael Rugg Leun Otten and Richard Henson Institute Cognitive Neuroscience University College London Queen Square London Department Psychology University College London Gower Street London Wellcome Research Department Imaging Neuroscience Institute Neurology University College London Queen Square London review some our recent research using functional neuroimaging investigate neural activity supporting the encoding and retrieval episodic memories that memories for unique events Findings from studies encoding indicate that the cortical level the regions responsible for the effective encoding stimulus event episodic memory include some the regions that are also engaged process the event online Thus appears that there single cortical site circuit responsible for episodic encoding The results retrieval studies indicate that successful recollection episodic information associated with activation lateral parietal cortex along with more variable patterns activity dorsolateral and anterior prefrontal cortex Whereas parietal regions may play part the representation retrieved information prefrontal areas appear support processes that act the products retrieval align behaviour with the demands the retrieval task Keywords encoding event related potential familiarity functional magnetic resonance imaging recollection retrieval EPISODIC MEMORY use the term episodic memory refer the set cognitive p | |||||||||||
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