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Hippocampal size is related to short-term true and false memory, and right fusiform size is related to long-term true and false memory

Authors: Bi Zhu, Chuansheng Chen, Elizabeth F. Loftus, Qinghua He, Xuemei Lei, Qi Dong, Chongde Lin

Published in: Brain Structure and Function | Issue 8/2016

Abstract

There is a keen interest in identifying specific brain regions that are related to individual differences in true and false memories. Previous functional neuroimaging studies showed that activities in the hippocampus, right fusiform gyrus, and parahippocampal gyrus were associated with true and false memories, but no study thus far has examined whether the structures of these brain regions are associated with short-term and long-term true and false memories. To address that question, the current study analyzed data from 205 healthy young adults, who had valid data from both structural brain imaging and a misinformation task. In the misinformation task, subjects saw the crime scenarios, received misinformation, and took memory tests about the crimes an hour later and again after 1.5 years. Results showed that bilateral hippocampal volume was associated with short-term true and false memories, whereas right fusiform gyrus volume and surface area were associated with long-term true and false memories. This study provides the first evidence for the structural neural bases of individual differences in short-term and long-term true and false memories.

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Title: Hippocampal size is related to short-term true and false memory, and right fusiform size is related to long-term true and false memory
Authors: Bi Zhu
Chuansheng Chen
Elizabeth F. Loftus
Qinghua He
Xuemei Lei
Qi Dong
Chongde Lin
Publication date: 01-11-2016
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Brain Structure and Function / Issue 8/2016
Print ISSN: 1863-2653
Electronic ISSN: 1863-2661
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-015-1145-1

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