Delay-dependent contributions of medial temporal lobe regions to episodic memory retrieval

@article{Ritchey2015DelaydependentCO,
  title={Delay-dependent contributions of medial temporal lobe regions to episodic memory retrieval},
  author={Maureen Ritchey and Maria E. Montchal and Andrew P. Yonelinas and Charan Ranganath},
  journal={eLife},
  year={2015},
  volume={4}
}
The medial temporal lobes play an important role in episodic memory, but over time, hippocampal contributions to retrieval may be diminished. However, it is unclear whether such changes are related to the ability to retrieve contextual information, and whether they are common across all medial temporal regions. Here, we used functional neuroimaging to compare neural responses during immediate and delayed recognition. Results showed that recollection-related activity in the posterior hippocampus… 
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