COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF HUMAN MEMORY
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▪ Abstract Current knowledge is summarized about long-term memory systems of the human brain, with memory systems defined as specific neural networks that support specific mnemonic processes. The summary integrates convergent evidence from neuropsychological studies of patients with brain lesions and from functional neuroimaging studies using positron emission tomography (PET) or functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Evidence is reviewed about the specific roles of hippocampal and parahippocampal regions, the amygdala, the basal ganglia, and various neocortical areas in declarative memory. Evidence is also reviewed about which brain regions mediate specific kinds of procedural memory, including sensorimotor, perceptual, and cognitive skill learning; perceptual and conceptual repetition priming; and several forms of conditioning. Findings are discussed in terms of the functional neural architecture of normal memory, age-related changes in memory performance, and neurological conditions that affect memory as such amnesia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease.
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The encoding of episodic memories is mediated by two principal components: a frontal-lobe component whose operations are strategic, organizational, and accessible to consciousness and voluntary control, and a modular medial temporal or hippocampal component whose operations are essentially automatic.
“The encoding of episodic memories is mediated by two principal components: a frontal-lobe component whose operations are strategic, organizational, and accessible to consciousness and voluntary control, and a modular medial temporal or hippocampal component whose operations are essentially automatic ~Gabrieli, 1998; Moscovitch, 1992!+”
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- Authors
- Gabrieli, J. D. E.
- Affiliations
- Stanford University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Gabrieli, J. D. E.
- ORCID
- Gabrieli, J. D. E.
- Venue
- Annual Review of Psychology
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Published
- 1998-02
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 87-115
- ISSN
- 0066-4308 (ISSN-L)
- 1545-2085
- OpenAlex
- W2144098549
- Cited by
- 808
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- 7
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- FWCI
- 3.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annual Review of Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Keywords
- human memory, declarative memory, procedural memory, hippocampus, parahippocampal region, amygdala, basal ganglia, repetition priming, conditioning, age-related memory decline, amnesia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, brain lesions
- MeSH terms
- Amnesia, Brain, Brain Injuries, Conditioning, Psychological, Cues, Humans, Learning, Memory, Neurosciences, Radionuclide Imaging, Cognitive Science
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