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Memory precision enhances reality monitoring, aiding the distinction between real and imagined events. The left angular gyrus plays a role in this process, particularly for self-generated experiences.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Memory Research

Background:

Reality monitoring distinguishes real from imagined events based on memory qualities.
Previous studies focused on accuracy, neglecting the impact of mnemonic representation quality.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate how memory precision affects reality monitoring decisions.
To explore the neurocognitive basis of memory precision in reality monitoring.

Main Methods:

A continuous-response memory precision task was used to measure memory quality.
Brain stimulation (transcranial magnetic stimulation) targeted the left angular gyrus.

Main Results:

Higher memory precision correlated with better accuracy in distinguishing self/experimenter and imagined/perceived experiences.
Lower memory precision led to misattributing self-generated experiences.
Stimulating the left angular gyrus reduced the link between memory precision and self-referential reality monitoring.

Conclusions:

Memory precision is crucial for accurate reality monitoring.
The left angular gyrus is involved in mnemonic processes supporting self-agency and episodic memory.