Induced electroencephalogram oscillations during source memory:: Familiarity is reflected in the gamma band, recollection in the theta band
Induced electroencephalogram oscillations during source memory:: Familiarity is reflected in the gamma band, recollection in the theta band
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DOI:
10.1162/jocn.2008.20068
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发表时间:
2008-06-01
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Mueller, Matthias M.
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作者:
Gruber, Thomas;Tsivilis, Dimitris;Mueller, Matthias M.
Modulations of oscillatory electroencephalogram (EEG) activity in the induced gamma and theta frequency ranges (induced gamma and theta band responses; iGBRs: > 30 Hz; iTBRs: similar to 6 Hz) have been associated with retrieval of information from long-term memory. However, the specific functional role of these two forms of oscillatory activity remains unclear. The present study examines theta- and gamma-oscillations within a dual-process framework, which defines "familiarity" and "recollection" as the two component processes of recognition memory. During encoding, participants were instructed to make "bigger/smaller than a shoebox" or "living/nonliving" decisions for different object pictures. During retrieval "old/new" recognition was followed (for items judged old) by a source discrimination task regarding the decision made for each item at encoding. iGBRs (35-80 Hz; 210-330 msec) were higher for correctly identified "old" relative to "new" objects. Importantly, they did not distinguish between successful and unsuccessful source judgments. In contrast, iTBRs (4-7.5 Hz; 600-1200 msec) were sensitive to source discrimination. We propose that iGBRs mirror early associative processes linked to Familiarity-related retrieval processes, whereas iTBRs reflect later onsetting, episodic, recollection-related mechanisms.