The role of precuneus and left inferior frontal cortex during source memory episodic retrieval
The posterior medial parietal cortex and left prefrontal cortex (PFC)
have both been implicated in the recollection of past episodes. In a
previous study, we found the posterior precuneus and left lateral
inferior frontal cortex to be activated during episodic source memory
retrieval. This study further examines the role of posterior precuneal
and left prefrontal activation during episodic source memory retrieval
using a similar source memory paradigm but with longer latency
between encoding and retrieval. Our results suggest that both the
precuneus and the left inferior PFC are important for regeneration of
rich episodic contextual associations and that the precuneus activates in tandem with the left inferior PFC during correct source retrieval.
Further, results suggest that the left ventro-lateral frontal region/
frontal operculum is involved in searching for task-relevant information (BA 47) and subsequent monitoring or scrutiny (BA 44/45) while regions in the dorsal inferior frontal cortex are important for information selection (BA 45/46).
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