Episodic memory and self-reference via semantic autobiographical memory: Insights from an fMRI study in younger and older adults

Episodic memory and self-reference via semantic autobiographical memory: Insights from an fMRI study in younger and older adults

Self-referential processing relies mainly on the medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) and enhances memory encoding (i.e., Self-Reference Effect, SRE) as it improves the accuracy and richness of remembering in both young and older adults. However, studies on age-related changes in the neural correlates of...

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Main Authors: Sandrine eKalenzaga, Marco eSperduti, Adèle eAnssens, Penelope eMartinelli, Anne-Dominique edevauchelle, Thierry eGallarda, Marion eDelhommeau, Stéphanie eLion, Isabelle eAmado, Marie-Odile eKrebs, Catherine eOppenheim, Pascale ePiolino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Subjects:
Aging
Medial prefrontal cortex
autobiographical memory
source memory
Semantic memory
autonoetic consciousness
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00449/full

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