The parietal cortex and episodic memory: an attentional account.
Journal Article (Review;Journal Article)
The contribution of the parietal cortex to episodic memory is a fascinating scientific puzzle. On the one hand, parietal lesions do not normally yield severe episodic-memory deficits; on the other hand, parietal activations are seen frequently in functional-neuroimaging studies of episodic memory. A review of these two categories of evidence suggests that the answer to the puzzle requires us to distinguish between the contributions of dorsal and ventral parietal regions and between the influence of top-down and bottom-up attention on memory.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Cabeza, R; Ciaramelli, E; Olson, IR; Moscovitch, M
Published Date
- August 2008
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 9 / 8
Start / End Page
- 613 - 625
PubMed ID
- 18641668
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC2692883
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1471-0048
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1471-003X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1038/nrn2459
Language
- eng