Abstract
A review of the patterns of brain activation observed in implicit and explicit memory tasks indicates that during conscious retrieval studied items are first retrieved nonconsciously and are retained in a buffer at the extrastriate cortex. It also indicates that the awareness of the retrieved item is made possible by the activation of a reentrant signaling loop between the extrastriate and left prefrontal cortices.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 257-262 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | International Journal of Psychophysiology |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Awareness
- Conscious
- Consciousness
- Extrastriate-frontal loop
- Memory
- Nonconscious
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Physiology (medical)