Circuit mechanisms underlying memory encoding and retrieval in the long axis of the hippocampal formation.
Nat Neurosci
; 4(4): 442-9, 2001 Apr.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11276237
ABSTRACT
Circuits within the hippocampal formation are active during memory processing. Here we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine multiple sites across the long axis of the hippocampal formation while subjects performed different phases of an associative memory task, learning to associate faces with names. Viewing faces and hearing names in isolation resulted in separate hippocampal activation patterns. Pairing faces with names resulted a spatially redistributed activation pattern, rather than a simple summation of the activation patterns resulting from viewing faces and hearing names in isolation. Recalling names when cued with faces reactivated a pattern similar to that found during paired training. Finally, the activation patterns representing faces and names were found to be experience dependent, emerging with repeated exposure. Interpreted in the context of hippocampal anatomy and physiology, these findings reveal hippocampal circuit mechanisms that underlie memory encoding and retrieval.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Association Learning
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Hippocampus
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Memory
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
En
Year:
2001
Type:
Article