Reactivation of schema representation in lateral occipital cortex supports successful memory encoding

Guo, Dingrong and Yang, Jiongjiong (2023) Reactivation of schema representation in lateral occipital cortex supports successful memory encoding. Cerebral Cortex, 33 (10). 5968–5980. ISSN 1047-3211

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Abstract

Schemas provide a scaffold onto which we can integrate new memories. Previous research has investigated the brain activity and connectivity underlying schema-related memory formation. However, how schemas are represented and reactivated in the brain, in order to enhance memory, remains unclear. To address this issue, we used an object–location spatial schema that was learned over multiple sessions, combined with similarity analyses of neural representations, to investigate the reactivation of schema representations of object–location memories when a new object–scene association is learned. In addition, we investigated how this reactivation affects subsequent memory performance under different strengths of schemas. We found that reactivation of a schema representation in the lateral occipital cortex (LOC) during object–scene encoding affected subsequent associative memory performance only in the schema-consistent condition and increased the functional connectivity between the LOC and the parahippocampal place area. Taken together, our findings provide new insight into how schema acts as a scaffold to support the integration of novel information into existing cortical networks and suggest a neural basis for schema-induced rapid cortical learning.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: hippocampus,rapid cortical learning,representational similarity analysis,schema,vmpfc,cognitive neuroscience,cellular and molecular neuroscience ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2800/2805
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2023 14:30
Last Modified: 27 May 2024 00:55
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/90957
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhac475

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