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Functional neuroimaging of autobiographical memory.

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Cabeza, R; St Jacques, P
Published in: Trends in cognitive sciences
May 2007

Functional neuroimaging studies of autobiographical memory have grown dramatically in recent years. These studies are important because they can investigate the neural correlates of processes that are difficult to study using laboratory stimuli, including: (i) complex constructive processes, (ii) recollective qualities of emotion and vividness, and (iii) remote memory retrieval. Constructing autobiographical memories involves search, monitoring and self-referential processes that are associated with activity in separable prefrontal regions. The contributions of emotion and vividness have been linked to the amygdala and visual cortex respectively. Finally, there is evidence that recent and remote autobiographical memories might activate the hippocampus equally, which has implications for memory-consolidation theories. The rapid development of innovative methods for eliciting personal memories in the scanner provides the opportunity to delve into the functional neuroanatomy of our personal past.

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Trends in cognitive sciences

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1879-307X

ISSN

1364-6613

Publication Date

May 2007

Volume

11

Issue

5

Start / End Page

219 / 227

Related Subject Headings

  • Memory
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Hippocampus
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Autobiographies as Topic
  • Amygdala
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
 

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Cabeza, R., & St Jacques, P. (2007). Functional neuroimaging of autobiographical memory. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 11(5), 219–227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2007.02.005
Cabeza, Roberto, and Peggy St Jacques. “Functional neuroimaging of autobiographical memory.Trends in Cognitive Sciences 11, no. 5 (May 2007): 219–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2007.02.005.
Cabeza R, St Jacques P. Functional neuroimaging of autobiographical memory. Trends in cognitive sciences. 2007 May;11(5):219–27.
Cabeza, Roberto, and Peggy St Jacques. “Functional neuroimaging of autobiographical memory.Trends in Cognitive Sciences, vol. 11, no. 5, May 2007, pp. 219–27. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.tics.2007.02.005.
Cabeza R, St Jacques P. Functional neuroimaging of autobiographical memory. Trends in cognitive sciences. 2007 May;11(5):219–227.
Journal cover image

Published In

Trends in cognitive sciences

DOI

EISSN

1879-307X

ISSN

1364-6613

Publication Date

May 2007

Volume

11

Issue

5

Start / End Page

219 / 227

Related Subject Headings

  • Memory
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Hippocampus
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Autobiographies as Topic
  • Amygdala
  • 5204 Cognitive and computational psychology
  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences