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(Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 2004;16:139-148.)
© 2004 The MIT Press

Separable Routes to Human Memory Formation: Dissociating Task and Material Contributions in the Prefrontal Cortex

Gagan S. Wig

Dartmouth College

Michael B. Miller

University of California, Santa Barbara

Alan Kingstone

University of British Columbia

William M. Kelley

Dartmouth College

The present study used fMRI to investigate functional dissociations across frontal regions during incidental memory formation. Subjects were imaged while encoding materials with differential access to phonological codes (nonfamous faces and nameable famous faces) under task conditions that encouraged elaborate (deep) or superficial (shallow) encoding strategies. Results revealed a functional dissociation between dorsal posterior regions of the prefrontal cortex (BA 6/44) that were sensitive to material type (famous vs. nonfamous), irrespective of the encoding task, and ventral anterior regions of the prefrontal cortex (BA 45/47) that were uniquely sensitive to task demands (deep vs. shallow), regardless of material type. Further, subjects realized a memorial advantage to the extent that they recruited these dissociable frontal regions. These results demonstrate a posterior/anterior dichotomy in the frontal cortex that underlies separable code-based routes to human memory formation.




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