Medial Temporal Lobe Activity during Source Retrieval Reflects Information Type, not Memory Strength

@article{Diana2010MedialTL,
  title={Medial Temporal Lobe Activity during Source Retrieval Reflects Information Type, not Memory Strength},
  author={Rachel A. Diana and Andrew P. Yonelinas and Charan Ranganath},
  journal={Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience},
  year={2010},
  volume={22},
  pages={1808-1818}
}
The medial temporal lobes (MTLs) are critical for episodic memory but the functions of MTL subregions are controversial. According to memory strength theory, MTL subregions collectively support declarative memory in a graded manner. In contrast, other theories assert that MTL subregions support functionally distinct processes. For instance, one view is that perirhinal cortex (PRc) processes item information, parahippocampal cortex (PHc) processes context information, and the hippocampus binds… 
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