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Recollection, familiarity, and cortical reinstatement: a multivoxel pattern analysis

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Johnson, Jeffrey D., McDuff, Susan G.R., Rugg, Michael D., Norman, Kenneth A.·2009·Neuron

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Episodic memory retrieval is thought to involve reinstatement of the neurocognitive processes engaged when an episode was encoded. Prior fMRI studies and computational models have suggested that reinstatement is limited to instances in which specific episodic details are recollected. We used multivoxel pattern-classification analyses of fMRI data to investigate how reinstatement is associated with different memory judgments, particularly those accompanied by recollection versus a feeling of familiarity (when recollection is absent). Classifiers were trained to distinguish between brain activity patterns associated with different encoding tasks and were subsequently applied to recognition-related fMRI data to determine the degree to which patterns were reinstated. Reinstatement was evident during both recollection- and familiarity-based judgments, providing clear evidence that reinstatement is not sufficient for eliciting a recollective experience. The findings are interpreted as support for a continuous, recollection-related neural signal that has been central to recent debate over the nature of recognition memory processes.

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  • Resemblance between neural patterns elicited during encoding and retrieval has been shown in numerous studies using different types of stimuli.

    “Firstly, resemblance between neural patterns elicited during encoding and retrieval has been shown in numerous studies using different types of stimuli (Polyn et al. 2005; Johnson et al. 2009; Buchsbaum et al. 2012; St-Laurent et al. 2014; Bird et al. 2015) over the past decade.”
  • Prior studies have shown that neural patterns observed during encoding of a memory are later reinstated during recall.

    “Prior studies have shown that neural patterns observed during the encoding of a memory are later reinstated during recall (Polyn et al. 2005; Johnson et al. 2009; Buchsbaum et al. 2012; St-Laurent et al. 2014; Bird et al. 2015; Chen et al. 2017).”

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Authors
Johnson, J. D., McDuff, S. G. R., Rugg, M. D., & Norman, K. A.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
  • Princeton University (US)
Corresponding author
Johnson, Jeffrey D.
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-09
Volume
63
Issue
5
Pages
697-708
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2012565553
Cited by
262
References
57
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FWCI
7.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Princeton University
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh072966-11)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01-MH072966, P50MH062196)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
Keywords
episodic memory retrieval, recollection, familiarity, reinstatement, recognition memory, memory judgments, encoding specificity
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Brain, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Reaction Time, Mental Recall, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted, Recognition, Psychology, Young Adult

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