Mecklinger Axel
Experimental Neuropsychology Unit, Department of Psychology, Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany.
Clin EEG Neurosci. 2006 Oct;37(4):292-9. doi: 10.1177/155005940603700406.
Event-related potentials are a valuable tool for the study of human memory function. This selective review provides a brief introduction in models of recognition memory and then describes how ERPs can be used to investigate familiarity memory, an acontextual form of remembering that can be distinguished from the recollection of detailed information of prior events. ERP studies on the mid-frontal old/new effect, the putative electrophysiological correlate of familiarity memory are reviewed. It will be illustrated how familiarity memory is reflected in this effect, how it can electrophysiologically be dissociated from other forms of memory and which brain systems mediate this form of remembering. Recent studies will be reviewed that illustrate that familiarity is not only restricted to single items but can also support the retrieval of associative information.
事件相关电位是研究人类记忆功能的一种有价值的工具。这篇选择性综述简要介绍了识别记忆模型，然后描述了事件相关电位如何用于研究熟悉性记忆，这是一种不依赖情境的记忆形式，可与对先前事件详细信息的回忆区分开来。本文回顾了关于额中旧/新效应的事件相关电位研究，该效应被认为是熟悉性记忆的电生理相关指标。将说明熟悉性记忆如何在这种效应中得到体现，如何在电生理层面将其与其他形式的记忆区分开来，以及哪些脑系统介导这种记忆形式。还将回顾近期的研究，这些研究表明熟悉性不仅限于单个项目，还可以支持联想信息的提取。
