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Whereas ventral mPFC (medial prefrontal cortex) has been associated with inferences about one’s own self, dorsal mPFC has been associated with inferences about others. We investigated this distinction using a novel camera technology that automatically takes hundreds of photographs when worn. We fMRI-scanned young participants while viewing movie clips depicting events from their own life [...]
According to the Attention to Memory (AtoM) model, dorsal parietal cortex (DPC) mediates top-down attention processes guided by retrieval goals, whereas ventral parietal cortex (VPC) mediates bottom-up attention processes captured by the retrieval output or the retrieval cue. This model also hypothesizes that the attentional functions of DPC and VPC are similar for memory and [...]