Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Feedforward prediction error signals during episodic memory retrieval

  • Rafi U. Haque,
  • Sara K. Inati,
  • Allan I. Levey,
  • Kareem A. Zaghloul

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19828-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Haque et al. demonstrate that the episodic memory of a single visual scene is sufficient for humans to recognize if a visual scene has subsequently changed. A prediction error signal first arises in the visual association cortex when individuals recognize these changes.