Although the perirhinal cortex (PRC), parahippocampal cortex (PHC) and retrosplenial
cortex (RSC) have an essential role in memory, the precise functions of these areas are …

▪ Abstract The medial temporal lobe includes a system of anatomically related structures that
are essential for declarative memory (conscious memory for facts and events). The system …

A growing literature suggests that the hippocampus is critical for the rapid extraction of
regularities from the environment. Although this fits with the known role of the hippocampus …

We see the world in scenes, where visual objects occur in rich surroundings, often
embedded in a typical context with other related objects. How does the human brain analyse …

Recognition memory is widely viewed as consisting of two components, recollection and
familiarity, which have been proposed to be dependent on the hippocampus and the …

Two categories of objects in the environment—animals and man-made manipulable objects
(tools)—are easily recognized by either their auditory or visual features. Although these …

Higher order cognition depends on the ability to recall information from memory and hold it
in mind to guide future behavior. To specify the neural mechanisms underlying these …

The creation of memories about real-life episodes requires rapid neuronal changes that may
appear after a single occurrence of an event. How is such demand met by neurons in the …

Episodic memory or memory for the detailed events in our lives is critically dependent on
structures of the medial temporal lobe (MTL). A fundamental component of episodic memory …

Neuroimaging and lesion studies have seemed to converge on the idea that the
hippocampus selectively supports recollection. However, these studies usually involve a …