Multiple Memory Subsystems: Reconsidering Memory in the Mind and Brain.
Perspect Psychol Sci
; 19(1): 103-125, 2024 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-37390333
ABSTRACT
The multiple-memory-systems framework-that distinct types of memory are supported by distinct brain systems-has guided learning and memory research for decades. However, recent work challenges the one-to-one mapping between brain structures and memory types central to this taxonomy, with key memory-related structures supporting multiple functions across substructures. Here we integrate cross-species findings in the hippocampus, striatum, and amygdala to propose an updated framework of multiple memory subsystems (MMSS). We provide evidence for two organizational principles of the MMSS theory First, opposing memory representations are colocated in the same brain structures; second, parallel memory representations are supported by distinct structures. We discuss why this burgeoning framework has the potential to provide a useful revision of classic theories of long-term memory, what evidence is needed to further validate the framework, and how this novel perspective on memory organization may guide future research.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain
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Memory
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Perspect Psychol Sci
Year:
2024
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Article