The anterior hippocampus becomes functionally specialized for episodic memory around the transition to adolescence¶

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q2 i? In cross-sectional fMRI, adults and 14-year-olds showed selective anterior hippocampal activation for episodic memory, whereas 8-year-olds showed activation consistent with item recognition. → Ghetti Simona; Bunge Silvia A 2012

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Ghetti Simona; Bunge Silvia A 2012¶

Ghetti Simona; Bunge Silvia A. (2012). Neural Changes Underlying the Development of Episodic Memory During Middle Childhood. Developmental cognitive neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcn.2012.05.002

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Cross-sectional fMRI study of incidental encoding of object drawings in green or red ink across 8-year-olds, 10–11-year-olds, 14-year-olds, and young adults; adults' left anterior hippocampus responded selectively to item-plus-context memory. The article reports this as "initial support for increased functional selectivity in the anterior hippocampus."

"These results suggest that the anterior hippocampus becomes functionally specialized for episodic memory around the transition to adolescence."

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