Hippocampal volume relates to episodic memory differently across development: adults show head/body associations, children show tail associations¶

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q2 i? In adults, smaller hippocampal head and larger hippocampal body were associated with stronger episodic memory; in children, positive associations were found with the hippocampal tail instead. → 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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Recent study (DeMaster, Pathman, & Ghetti, 2012, as reviewed) reporting developmental differences in regional hippocampal volume–episodic memory associations; age-related decreases in head volume and increases in body volume were also found, consistent with Gogtay et al. (2006).

"In adults, individuals with a smaller hippocampal head (i.e., anterior hippocampus) and larger hippocampal body (i.e., posterior hippocampus) exhibited stronger episodic memory performance; in children, these associations were not found, but positive associations were found with the tail of the hippocampus"

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