Prefrontal selection and medial temporal lobe reactivation in retrieval of short-term verbal information.

Both the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and medial temporal lobe (MTL) are involved in memory retrieval. Here we distinguish between their roles by manipulating demand for interference resolution and reactivation of maintained information. Subjects were tested on a letter working memory task with distracto...

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Main Authors: Sakai, K, Passingham, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004