Hippocampus and retrieval of stored memories

Question 1

RA indicates hippocampus is involved not only in storage of memories, but also

Answer 1

in retrieval of stored memories for some period of time

Question 2

Study asked amnesia pts and controls questions about

Answer 2

news events that had happened in past 30 years

Question 3

Extent of RA for pts was related to

Answer 3

how many years before brain injury occurred

Question 4

Recall was comparable for memories that were

Answer 4

15 years or older

Question 5

fMRI study of normal memory retrieval showed

Answer 5

decreasing activation of hippo over and increased activation of right superior frontal gyrus until at 9 years both areas were equally activated in recall