Moscovitch and Nadel maintain that remote memory traces endure in the hippocampus [1], despite a wealth of evidence demonstrating rapid structural and functional turnover [2]. They outline the key studies that support their view. However, we consider this evidence inconclusive and often contradictory. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., […]

Barry and Maguire’s (hereafter B&M) recent take in TiCS on the role of the hippocampus in remote memory retrieval, that it has a (scene) constructive role, rather than being part of the long-lasting representation of rich and detailed episodic memories, is both thoughtful and provocative [1]. They make two main claims: (i) the underlying cellular […]

Abstract Speech planning is a sophisticated process. In dialog, it regularly starts in overlap with an incoming turn by a conversation partner. We show that planning spoken responses in overlap with incoming turns is associated with higher processing load than planning in silence. In a dialogic experiment, participants took turns with a confederate describing lists […]