Neural correlates of retrieval-based memory enhancement: An fMRI study of the testing effect

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2360-2370

  Wing, Erik A ^a   Marsh, Elizabeth J ^a   Cabeza, Roberto ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Episodic memory; FMRI; Hippocampus; Medial PFC; Retrieval practice; Testing effect

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; CONNECTOME; EPISODIC MEMORY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEARNING; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; WORKING MEMORY;

EPISODIC MEMORY; FMRI; HIPPOCAMPUS; MEDIAL PFC; RETRIEVAL PRACTICE; TESTING EFFECT;

BRAIN MAPPING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEMORY; MENTAL RECALL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 84886099476     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2013.04.004     Document Type: Article

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