The importance of the medial temporal lobe to episodic memory has been recognized for
decades. Recent human fMRI findings have begun to delineate the functional roles of …

The ability to recognize a previously experienced stimulus is supported by two processes:
recollection of the stimulus in the context of other information associated with the …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

Work with patient HM, beginning in the 1950s, established key principles about the
organization of memory that inspired decades of experimental work. Since HM, the study of …

The hippocampus appears to be crucial for long-term episodic memory, yet its precise role
remains elusive. Electrophysiological studies in rodents offer a useful starting point for …

Amnesic patients have a well established deficit in remembering their past experiences.
Surprisingly, however, the question as to whether such patients can imagine new …

Pattern separation, the ability to independently represent and store similar experiences, is a
crucial facet of episodic memory. Growing evidence suggests that the hippocampus …

It is well accepted that recognition memory reflects the contribution of two separable memory
retrieval processes, namely recollection and familiarity. However, fundamental questions …

According to dual-process models, recognition memory is supported by distinct retrieval
processes known as familiarity and recollection. Important evidence supporting the dual …

It is well established that healthy aging, amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI), and
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are associated with substantial declines in episodic memory …