Recognition memory: opposite effects of hippocampal damage on recollection and familiarity.

@article{citeulike:2050751, abstract = {A major controversy in memory research concerns whether recognition is subdivided into distinct cognitive mechanisms of recollection and familiarity that are supported by different neural substrates. Here we developed a new associative recognition protocol for rats that enabled us to show that recollection is reduced, whereas familiarity is increased following hippocampal damage. These results provide strong evidence that these processes are qualitatively different and that the hippocampus supports recollection and not familiarity.}, address = {Center for Memory and Brain, Boston University, 2 Cummington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.}, author = {Sauvage, Magdalena M M. and Fortin, Norbert J J. and Owens, Cullen B B. and Yonelinas, Andrew P P. and Eichenbaum, Howard }, citeulike-article-id = {2050751}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn2016}, issn = {1097-6256}, journal = {Nat Neurosci}, keywords = {heather, shiva}, month = {November}, posted-at = {2007-12-03 15:45:51}, priority = {2}, title = {Recognition memory: opposite effects of hippocampal damage on recollection and familiarity.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn2016}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2050751 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2050751 TI - Recognition memory: opposite effects of hippocampal damage on recollection and familiarity. JF - Nat Neurosci AD - Center for Memory and Brain, Boston University, 2 Cummington Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. SN - 1097-6256 N2 - A major controversy in memory research concerns whether recognition is subdivided into distinct cognitive mechanisms of recollection and familiarity that are supported by different neural substrates. Here we developed a new associative recognition protocol for rats that enabled us to show that recollection is reduced, whereas familiarity is increased following hippocampal damage. These results provide strong evidence that these processes are qualitatively different and that the hippocampus supports recollection and not familiarity. KW - heather KW - shiva AU - Sauvage, Magdalena M AU - Fortin, Norbert J AU - Owens, Cullen B AU - Yonelinas, Andrew P AU - Eichenbaum, Howard PY - 2007/11/25/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn2016 ER -