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Medial Prefrontal Activity Predicts Memory for Self

Macrae, C. N.·2004·Cerebral Cortex

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The ability to remember the past depends on cognitive operations that are recruited when information is initially encountered. In the current experiment, we investigated neural processes that subserve the memorability of a fundamental class of social information: self-knowledge. Participants evaluated the extent to which a series of personality characteristics were self-descriptive. Brain activation was measured using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and contrasted based on: (i) whether each word was later remembered or forgotten; and (ii) whether or not each item was judged to be self-relevant. Results revealed that activity in medial prefrontal cortex predicted both subsequent memory performance and judgements of self-relevance. These findings extend current understanding of the nature and functioning of human memory.

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Authors: Macrae, C. N.
Affiliations: Dartmouth College (US)
Corresponding author: Macrae, C. N.
ORCID: Macrae, C. N.
Venue: Cerebral Cortex
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2004-04-14
Volume: 14
Issue: 6
Pages: 647-654
ISSN: 1047-3211 (ISSN-L)
1460-2199
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhh025
OpenAlex: W2096259174
Cited by: 581
References: 56
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 29 · 2017: 38 · 2016: 30 · 2015: 20 · 2014: 35 · 2013: 42 · 2012: 36
FWCI: 13.26
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Cerebral Cortex (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health (MH66720, R21MH066720)
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: medial prefrontal cortex, self-knowledge, self-relevance, personality traits, social memory, memory encoding, self-referential processing, event-related fMRI
MeSH terms: Adult, Brain Mapping, Cognition, Ego, Evoked Potentials, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Memory, Self Concept, Statistics as Topic, Prefrontal Cortex

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