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Episodic retrieval and the cortical binding of relational activity

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Shimamura, Arthur P.·2011·Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience

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Retrieval of episodic memories depends on the successful "re-collection" of event features, such as the time, place, people, thoughts, and feelings associated with a past experience.In neuroimaging studies, ventral regions of the posterior parietal cortex (vPPC) are particularly active when episodic memories are successfully retrieved. A review of the neural correlates of episodic retrieval is presented along with a new theory, cortical binding of relational activity (CoBRA). According to CoBRA, the vPPC acts as a convergence zone that binds episodic features stored in disparate neocortical regions. This process works in conjunction with other known mechanisms, such as those associated with the prefrontal cortex and medial temporal lobe.

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  • The results from this study support the view of the TPJ as a convergence zone as suggested by previous reviews.

    “The results from this study support the view of the TPJ as a convergence zone as suggested by previous reviews (Binder and Desai 2011;Shimamura 2011;Carter and Huettel 2013), and calls for further investigation into the underlying cognitive and neural processes performed by this common yet distinct area of the TPJ.”

    From Functional Heterogeneity and Convergence in the Right Temporoparietal Junction (2016) · cites this paper as Shimamura 2011

    In “Cortical binding of relational activity (CoBRA): A new theory” (page unavailable), Shimamura describes the ventral posterior parietal cortex (vPPC) as a convergence zone for episodic features. “The role of the posterior parietal cortex in other cognitive domains” identifies the TPJ as part of the vPPC, but the paper does not specifically assign the convergence-zone role to the TPJ. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • The angular gyrus subsection of the TPJ is also implicated in semantic and episodic memory processes.

    “Likewise, the angular gyrus subsection of the TPJ is also implicated in semantic and episodic memory processes (Binder and Desai 2011;Shimamura 2011).”

    From Functional Heterogeneity and Convergence in the Right Temporoparietal Junction (2016) · cites this paper as Shimamura 2011

    In “Theoretical approaches to the role of the PPC in episodic retrieval” (page unavailable), the paper says recollection-related activity is centered in the angular gyrus, supporting its implication in episodic memory. The copy does not specifically link the angular gyrus to semantic memory processes; its mention of semantic retrieval concerns left-hemisphere effects more generally. It also lists the angular gyrus and TPJ separately within ventral posterior parietal cortex rather than calling the angular gyrus a TPJ subsection. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Authors
Shimamura, A. P.
Affiliations
University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author
Shimamura, Arthur P.
Venue
Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience
Published
2011-06-03
Volume
11
Issue
3
Pages
277-291
ISSN
  • 1530-7026 (ISSN-L)
  • 1531-135X
OpenAlex
W2161583652
Cited by
205
References
140
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Science Foundation (0745835)
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, posterior parietal cortex, neural correlates of memory, feature binding, convergence region, prefrontal cortex, medial temporal lobe
MeSH terms
Humans, Parietal Lobe, Psychological Theory, Memory, Episodic

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