Reactivation, interference, and reconsolidation: are recent and remote memories likewise susceptible?

• Published in: Behavioral neuroscience Vol. 125; no. 5; p. 699
• Main Authors: Wichert, Sonja, Wolf, Oliver T, Schwabe, Lars
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2011
• Subjects: Cross-Over Studies; Emotions - physiology; Female; Humans; Male; Memory, Long-Term - physiology; Memory, Short-Term - physiology; Mental Recall - physiology; Photic Stimulation - methods; Time Factors; Young Adult

The retrieval of a consolidated, apparently stable memory can return it to a labile state, necessitating another period of stabilization, termed reconsolidation. During reconsolidation, memories are susceptible to modifications, thus providing the opportunity to change unwanted memories. In a test o...