scholarly journals Evidence for parallel semantic memory retrieval in dual tasks

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 1685-1699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rico Fischer ◽  
Jeff Miller ◽  
Torsten Schubert
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Memory ◽  
Memory Retrieval ◽  
Dual Tasks

A common functional brain network for autobiographical, episodic, and semantic memory retrieval

NeuroImage ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 865-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Burianova ◽  
Anthony R. McIntosh ◽  
Cheryl L. Grady
Keyword(s):  
Semantic Memory ◽  
Memory Retrieval ◽  
Brain Network ◽  
Functional Brain ◽  
Functional Brain Network

scholarly journals The convergence and divergence of episodic and semantic functions across lateral parietal cortex

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina F. Humphreys ◽  
JeYoung Jung ◽  
Matthew A. Lambon Ralph
Keyword(s):  
White Matter ◽  
Semantic Memory ◽  
Parietal Cortex ◽  
Memory Retrieval ◽  
Task Difficulty ◽  
Structural Connectivity ◽  
Angular Gyrus ◽  
Episodic Retrieval ◽  
Semantic Retrieval ◽  
White Matter Connectivity

AbstractSeveral decades of neuropsychological and neuroimaging research have highlighted the importance of lateral parietal cortex (LPC) across a myriad of cognitive domains. Yet, despite the prominence of this region the underlying function of LPC remains unclear. Two domains that have placed particular emphasis on LPC involvement are semantic memory and episodic memory retrieval. From each domain, sophisticated models have been proposed as to the underlying function, as well as the more domain-general that LPC is engaged by any form of internally-directed cognition (episodic and semantic retrieval both being examples if this process). Here we directly address these alternatives using a combination of fMRI and DTI white-matter connectivity data. The results show that ventral LPC (angular gyrus) was positively engaged during episodic retrieval but disengaged during semantic memory retrieval. In addition, the level of activity negatively varied with task difficulty in the semantic task whereas episodic activation was independent of difficulty. In contrast, dorsal LPC (intraparietal sulcus) showed domain general activation that was positively correlated with task difficulty. In terms of structural connectivity, a dorsal-ventral and anterior-posterior gradient of connectivity was found to different processing networks (e.g., mid-angular gyrus (AG) connected with episodic retrieval). We propose a unifying model in which LPC as a whole might share a common underlying function (e.g., multimodal buffering) and variations across subregions arise due to differences in the underlying white matter connectivity.

Concrete and Abstract Information in Semantic and Episodic Memory

1977 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Werner Wippich
Keyword(s):  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Semantic Memory ◽  
Memory Retrieval ◽  
Dual Code ◽  
Verbal Code ◽  
Abstract Nouns ◽  
Concrete Words ◽  
Concrete Target

In the present study abstract or concrete target nouns had to be retrieved from semantic memory within 1 min. after the definitions of the nouns had been presented to subjects (Brown and McNeill's paradigm). Following the definition session 22 subjects were unexpectedly asked to recall the target nouns from episodic memory. Semantic memory as well as episodic memory retrieval was better for concrete than for abstract nouns. These results could not be explained in terms of a higher adequacy of definitions for the concrete words. The results seem to support those theories of memory which postulate a dual-code representation of information, especially a verbal code and an imagery code.

Marijuana Effects on Semantic Memory: Verification of Common and Uncommon Category Members

1984 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 503-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert I. Block ◽  
J. R. Wittenborn
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Semantic Memory ◽  
Real World ◽  
Memory Retrieval ◽  
World Knowledge ◽  
Advance Information ◽  
Normal Difference

Effects of smoked marijuana containing 10 mg delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and placebo on retrieval of simple, real-world knowledge in semantic memory were studied. In Exp. 1, subjects (36 men, mean age 23.8 yr.) decided whether an item (e.g. apple) belonged to a specified category (e.g., fruit). In Exp. 2, subjects (40 men, mean age 22.8 yr.) decided whether two items (e.g., apple, peach) belonged to the same category. Marijuana did not alter the normal difference in reaction time between common and uncommon examples of categories, suggesting that effects of marijuana on associations do not derive directly from underlying, general alterations of semantic memory retrieval. Marijuana's effects were not influenced by the demands on memory retrieval or by providing advance information relevant to the required decisions, suggesting memory retrieval was not impaired by this dose of marijuana.

Imaging Cognition II: An Empirical Review of 275 PET and fMRI Studies

2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Cabeza ◽  
Lars Nyberg
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Semantic Memory ◽  
Memory Retrieval ◽  
Procedural Memory ◽  
Spatial Problem ◽  
Memory Encoding ◽  
Functional Neuroanatomy ◽  
Activation Patterns ◽  
Space Motion

Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have been extensively used to explore the functional neuroanatomy of cognitive functions. Here we review 275 PET and fMRI studies of attention (sustained, selective, Stroop, orientation, divided), perception (object, face, space/motion, smell), imagery (object, space/ motion), language (written/spoken word recognition, spoken/ no spoken response), working memory (verbal/numeric, object, spatial, problem solving), semantic memory retrieval (categorization, generation), episodic memory encoding (verbal, object, spatial), episodic memory retrieval (verbal, nonverbal, success, effort, mode, context), priming (perceptual, conceptual), and procedural memory (conditioning, motor, and nonmotor skill learning). To identify consistent activation patterns associated with these cognitive operations, data from 412 contrasts were summarized at the level of cortical Brodmann's areas, insula, thalamus, medial-temporal lobe (including hippocampus), basal ganglia, and cerebellum. For perception and imagery, activation patterns included primary and secondary regions in the dorsal and ventral pathways. For attention and working memory, activations were usually found in prefrontal and parietal regions. For language and semantic memory retrieval, typical regions included left prefrontal and temporal regions. For episodic memory encoding, consistently activated regions included left prefrontal and medial-temporal regions. For episodic memory retrieval, activation patterns included prefrontal, medial-temporal, and posterior midline regions. For priming, deactivations in prefrontal (conceptual) or extrastriate (perceptual) regions were consistently seen. For procedural memory, activations were found in motor as well as in non-motor brain areas. Analysis of regional activations across cognitive domains suggested that several brain regions, including the cerebellum, are engaged by a variety of cognitive challenges. These observations are discussed in relation to functional specialization as well as functional integration.

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