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The Neuropsychology of autobiographical memory

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GREENBERG, D, RUBIN, D·2003·Cortex
DOI 10.1016/s0010-9452(08)70860-8
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This special issue of Cortex focuses on the relative contribution of different neural networks to memory and the interaction of 'core' memory processes with other cognitive processes. In this article, we examine both. Specifically, we identify cognitive processes other than encoding and retrieval that are thought to be involved in memory; we then examine the consequences of damage to brain regions that support these processes. This approach forces a consideration of the roles of brain regions outside of the frontal, medial-temporal, and diencephalic regions that form a central part of neurobiological theories of memory. Certain kinds of damage to visual cortex or lateral temporal cortex produced impairments of visual imagery or semantic memory; these patterns of impairment are associated with a unique pattern of amnesia that was distinctly different from the pattern associated with medial-temporal trauma. On the other hand, damage to language regions, auditory cortex, or parietal cortex produced impairments of language, auditory imagery, or spatial imagery; however, these impairments were not associated with amnesia. Therefore, a full model of autobiographical memory must consider cognitive processes that are not generally considered 'core processes,' as well as the brain regions upon which these processes depend.

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  • People tend to remember better life-episodes that are distinct and personally meaningful and relate to the self or self-consciousness.

    “It has been well demonstrated that people tend to remember better those life-episodes, which are distinct and personally meaningful and, of importance for the present study, relate to the self or self-consciousness [21,24,28,30,124–126].”

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Authors
GREENBERG, D., & RUBIN, D.
Affiliations
Duke University (US)
Corresponding author
GREENBERG, D
ORCID
RUBIN, D
Venue
Cortex
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003
Volume
39
Issue
4-5
Pages
687-728
ISSN
0010-9452 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0010-9452(08)70860-8
OpenAlex
W1994535622
Cited by
318
References
274
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 17 · 2012: 13
FWCI
6.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Cortex (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DukeSpace (Duke University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
Funders
National Institute on Aging (R01AG016340, R01 AG16340)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
Keywords
autobiographical memory, neuropsychology of memory, visual imagery, semantic memory, auditory imagery, spatial imagery, language impairment, visual cortex damage, lateral temporal cortex, medial temporal lobe amnesia, parietal cortex, auditory cortex
MeSH terms
Amnesia, Brain, Brain Mapping, Emotions, Humans, Imagination, Language, Memory, Neuropsychology, Perception, Self Concept

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