A human memory circuit derived from brain lesions causing amnesia

Michael A. Ferguson; Chun Lim; Danielle Cooke; R. Ryan Darby; Ona Wu; Natalia S. Rost; Maurizio Corbetta; Jordan Grafman; Michael D. Fox

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-11353-z

Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

A human memory circuit derived from brain lesions causing amnesia

Michael A. Ferguson,
Chun Lim,
Danielle Cooke,
R. Ryan Darby,
Ona Wu,
Natalia S. Rost,
Maurizio Corbetta,
Jordan Grafman,
Michael D. Fox

Affiliations

Michael A. Ferguson: Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Chun Lim: Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Danielle Cooke: Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
R. Ryan Darby: Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ona Wu: Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital
Natalia S. Rost: Stroke Research Center, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Maurizio Corbetta: Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Università di Padova
Jordan Grafman: Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, Think + Speak Lab, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
Michael D. Fox: Berenson-Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11353-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Memory is hypothesised to depend on different brain regions that interact in a network. Here, the authors use case studies of stroke patients with amnesia from the literature to identify brain regions that are part of this network.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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