sensory reactivation hypothesis
sensory reactivation hypothesis
Hypothesis that sensory brain regions activated during encoding are reactivated during the retrieval of memories. This phenomenon would distinguish true from false memories, retrieving the first ones reactivates the sensory areas associated with experienced events.
Slotnick, S. D., & Schacter, D. L. (2004). A sensory signature that distinguishes true from false memories. Nature Neuroscience, 7(6), 664-672. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1252
Slotnick, S. D., & Schacter, D. L. (2006). The nature of memory related activity in early visual areas. Neuropsychologia, 44(14), 2874-2886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.06.021
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Broader Terms
- BT↑ theory
Related terms
- RT⇆ false memory
- RT⇆ brain
