Title |
Emotion Causes Targeted Forgetting of Established Memories
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Published in |
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, January 2010
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DOI | 10.3389/fnbeh.2010.00175 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Bryan A. Strange, Marijn C. W. Kroes, Judith E. Fan, Raymond J. Dolan |
Abstract |
Reconsolidation postulates that reactivation of a memory trace renders it susceptible to disruption by treatments similar to those that impair initial memory consolidation. Despite evidence that implicit, or non-declarative, human memories can be disrupted at retrieval, a convincing demonstration of selective impairment in retrieval of target episodic memories following reactivation is lacking. In human subjects, we demonstrate that if reactivation of a verbal memory, through successful retrieval, is immediately followed by an emotionally aversive stimulus, a significant impairment is evident in its later recall. This effect is time-dependent and persists for at least 6 days. Thus, in line with a reconsolidation hypothesis, established human episodic memories can be selectively impaired following their retrieval. |
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