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The medial temporal lobe.

Larry R Squire1, Craig E L Stark, Robert E Clark

  • 1Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, San Diego, California 92161, USA. lsquire@ucsd.edu

Annual Review of Neuroscience
|June 26, 2004
PubMed
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The medial temporal lobe system is crucial for declarative memory, working with the neocortex to form long-term memories through consolidation. Its structures show a division of labor, but simple functional distinctions remain unsupported.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • The medial temporal lobe (MTL) system, including the hippocampal region and surrounding cortices, is vital for declarative memory.
  • Declarative memory encompasses conscious recall of facts and events.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and synthesize findings on the function of MTL structures in memory.
  • To explore the division of labor within the MTL system.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of human memory impairment studies.
  • Examination of animal models of memory impairment.
  • Review of neurophysiological and neuroimaging data.

Main Results:

  • The MTL system is primarily involved in memory formation and consolidation.

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  • It collaborates with the neocortex for long-term memory maintenance.
  • Evidence suggests a functional specialization within the MTL, but not simple dichotomies.

    • Conclusions:

    • The MTL system plays a central role in declarative memory consolidation, eventually becoming independent of MTL structures.
    • The precise roles of perirhinal and parahippocampal cortices in consolidation and spatial memory require further investigation.