Interactions of memory and perception in amnesia: The figure-ground perspective

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2680-2691

  Barense, Morgan D ^a,b   Ngo, Joan K W ^a   Hung, Lily H T ^a   Peterson, Mary A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

amnesia; declarative memory; figure ground perception; medial temporal lobe; perirhinal cortex

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMNESIA; BRAIN FUNCTION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEMORY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PERIRHINAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AMNESIA; BRAIN INJURIES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TEMPORAL LOBE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84867294969     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhr347     Document Type: Review

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