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Buckner, Randy

<p>Oct 16, 2014 03:49 PM</p>

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PI of Cog Neurosci Lab &nbsp;= CNL and Prof of Psych at Hvd.

and at Martinos Center at MGH;</p>

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imaging of areas involved in memory.

3 Qs:&nbsp;</p>

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1) &nbsp;&nbsp;how does PFC participate in formation and retr of memroies and how

are these strucs rel to &nbsp;medial temporal regions;

(damage to PFC can cause diffic with strategy in mem formation and retr)</p>

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2) &nbsp;how does brain code remnants fomemory (the echo) while it is being remembered)

how does brain reviv and repr remembered perceptions.

does visual cortex become active when one retr a visual (image) memory and

does audit cortex become active when a sound is remembered.</p>

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3) how does acitiv change when items are repeated.

(activ is REDUCED in certain specific areas when items like words are repeatedly

presented to a subject and S gets faster at proc.</p>

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also &nbsp;how can this guide out understanding of stroke and DAT = Dementia of the Alz type.</p>

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