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fMRI correlates of the episodic retrieval of emotional contexts

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Smith, A.P.R, Henson, R.N.A, Dolan, R.J, Rugg, M.D·2004·NeuroImage

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Functional neuroimaging studies reveal differences in neural correlates of the retrieval of emotional and nonemotional memories. In the present experiment, encoding of emotionally neutral pictures in association with positively, neutrally or negatively valenced background contexts led to differential modulation of neural activity elicited in a subsequent recognition memory test for these pictures. Recognition of stimuli previously studied in emotional compared to neutral contexts elicited enhanced activity in structures previously implicated in episodic memory, including the parahippocampal cortex, hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. In addition, there was engagement of structures linked more specifically to emotional processing, including the amygdala, orbitofrontal cortex and anterior cingulate cortex. These emotion-related effects displayed both valence-independent and valence-specific components. We discuss the findings in terms of current models of emotional memory retrieval.

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  • The neural basis of memory for neutral pictures is modulated by the emotional context in which they were encoded; amygdala and OFC are critical regions.

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Authors
Smith, A. P. R., Henson, R. N. A., Dolan, R. J., & Rugg, M. D.
Affiliations
  • UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (GB)
  • University College London (GB)
Venue
NeuroImage
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-06
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
868-878
ISSN
1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2038353466
Cited by
249
References
53
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FWCI
9.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • NeuroImage (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Explore Bristol Research (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords
emotional memory, episodic memory retrieval, contextual memory, recognition memory, emotional valence, amygdala, hippocampus, parahippocampal cortex, prefrontal cortex, orbitofrontal cortex, anterior cingulate cortex
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Arousal, Brain Mapping, Emotions, Humans, Functional Laterality, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Memory, Pattern Recognition, Visual, Reaction Time, Reproducibility of Results

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