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Episodic memory is emotionally laden memory, requiring amygdala involvement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2020

Angelica Staniloiu  and
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Angelica Staniloiu
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Department of Physiological Psychology, University of Bielefeld, 33501Bielefeld, Germanyastaniloiu@uni-bielefeld.dehjmarkowitsch@uni-bielefeld.de Department of Psychology, University of Bucharest, 050107Bucharest, Romania Oberberg Clinic, 78132Hornberg, Germany.
Hans J. Markowitsch
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Department of Physiological Psychology, University of Bielefeld, 33501Bielefeld, Germanyastaniloiu@uni-bielefeld.dehjmarkowitsch@uni-bielefeld.de
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Abstract

The memory impairment of neurological and psychiatric patients is seen as occurring mainly in the autobiographical-episodic memory domain and this is considered to depend on limbic structures such as the amygdala or the septal nuclei. Especially the amygdala is a hub for giving an emotional flavor to personal memories. Bastin et al. fail to include the amygdala in their integrative memory model.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 42 , 2019 , e299
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