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Hippocampal activity predicts contextual misattribution of false memories

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2023-10, Vol.120 (40) [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright National Academy of Sciences Oct 3, 2023 ;ISSN: 0027-8424 ;EISSN: 1091-6490 ;DOI: 10.1073/pnas.230529212

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  • Title:
    Hippocampal activity predicts contextual misattribution of false memories
  • Author: Herz, Noa ; Bukala, Bernard R ; Kragel, James E ; Kahana, Michael J
  • Subjects: Context ; Hippocampus ; Retrieval ; Similarity
  • Is Part Of: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, 2023-10, Vol.120 (40)
  • Description: Failure of contextual retrieval can lead to false recall, wherein people retrieve an item or experience that occurred in a different context or did not occur at all. Whereas the hippocampus is thought to play a crucial role in memory retrieval, we lack understanding of how the hippocampus supports retrieval of items related to a target context while disregarding related but irrelevant information. Using direct electrical recordings from the human hippocampus, we investigate the neural process underlying contextual misattribution of false memories. In two large datasets, we characterize key physiological differences between correct and false recalls that emerge immediately prior to vocalization. By differentiating between false recalls that share high or low contextual similarity with the target context, we show that low-frequency activity (6 to 18 Hz) in the hippocampus tracks similarity between the current and retrieved context. Applying multivariate decoding methods, we were able to reliably predict the contextual source of the to-be-recalled item. Our findings elucidate one of the hallmark features of episodic memory: our ability to distinguish between memories that were formed on different occasions.
  • Publisher: Washington: National Academy of Sciences
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0027-8424
    EISSN: 1091-6490
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.230529212
  • Source: GFMER Free Medical Journals
    PubMed Central
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