Beta-band activity in medial prefrontal cortex predicts source memory encoding and retrieval accuracy.
Beta-band activity in medial prefrontal cortex predicts source memory encoding and retrieval accuracy.
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内侧前额叶皮层的β带活动可预测源记忆编码和检索的准确性。
DOI：
10.1038/s41598-019-43291-7
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发表时间：
2019
影响因子：
4.6
通讯作者：
Nagarajan,SrikantanS
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作者：
Subramaniam,Karuna;Hinkley,LeightonBN;Mizuiri,Danielle;Kothare,Hardik;Cai,Chang;Garrett,Coleman;Findlay,Anne;Houde,JohnF;Nagarajan,SrikantanS
Reality monitoring is defined as the ability to distinguish internally self-generated information from externally-derived information. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is a key brain region subserving reality monitoring and has been shown to be activated specifically during the retrieval of self-generated information. However, it is unclear if mPFC is activated during the encoding of self-generated information into memory. If so, it is important to understand whether successful retrieval of self-generated information critically depends on enhanced neural activity within mPFC during initial encoding of this self-generated information. We used magnetoencephalographic imaging (MEGI) to determine the timing and location of cortical activity during a reality-monitoring task involving self generated contextual source memory encoding and retrieval. We found both during encoding and retrieval of self-generated information, when compared to externally-derived information, mPFC showed significant task induced oscillatory power modulation in the beta-band. During initial encoding of self-generated information, greater mPFC beta-band power reductions occurred within a time window of −700 ms to −500 ms prior to vocalization. This increased activity in mPFC was not observed during encoding of externally-derived information. Additionally, increased mPFC activity during encoding of self-generated information predicted subsequent retrieval accuracy of this self-generated information. Beta-band activity in mPFC was also observed during the initial retrieval of self-generated information within a time window of 300 to 500 ms following stimulus onset and correlated with accurate retrieval performance of self-generated information. Together, these results further highlight the importance of mPFC in mediating the initial generation and awareness of participants’ internal thoughts.
