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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neurobiology

Background:

  • Declarative memory relies on the medial temporal lobe.
  • Emerging research highlights the basal ganglia's role in declarative memory.
  • The striatum's specific function in memory retrieval is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review neuroimaging and neuropsychological evidence on striatal involvement in declarative memory retrieval.
  • To propose a model where the striatum, with the prefrontal cortex, supports cognitive control of memory retrieval.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of neuroimaging studies.
  • Analysis of neuropsychological case studies.
  • Synthesis of existing evidence on striatal function in memory.

Main Results:

  • Evidence suggests the striatum is involved in declarative memory retrieval.
  • The striatum, alongside the prefrontal cortex, appears crucial for cognitive control during retrieval.

Conclusions:

  • The striatum modulates memory re-encoding based on expected utility (adaptive encoding).
  • The striatum selectively gates information into working memory for successful retrieval (adaptive gating).
  • The striatum adjusts cognitive control based on retrieval outcomes (reinforcement learning).