Specific neural mechanisms enable the retrieval of previously inaccessible memories
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Modern neuroscientific research using advanced imaging and optogenetic tools demonstrates that specific neural circuits, engram reactivations, and oscillatory dynamics enable the retrieval of stored memories.
Evidence for · 4
Memory engrams: Recalling the past and imagining the future.
2020 · cited by 805
Reviews how engram reactivation via neural changes induces memory retrieval.
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The neurobiological foundation of memory retrieval.
2019 · cited by 147
Examines how manipulating neuronal ensembles and engrams drives memory accessibility and retrieval success.
Role of prediction error in destabilizing fear memories in retrieval extinction and its neural mechanisms.
2019 · cited by 23
Identifies specific neural mechanisms, such as prediction error and functional connectivity changes, that influence memory destabilization and retrieval.
Mapping information flow between the inferotemporal and prefrontal cortices via neural oscillations in memory retrieval and maintenance.
2023 · cited by 16
Demonstrates how neural oscillations and information flow between specific cortical regions facilitate memory retrieval.