An electrophysiological signature of unconscious recognition memory

• Published in: Nature neuroscience Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 349 - 355
• Main Authors: Voss, Joel L, Paller, Ken A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Nature Publishing Group US 01.03.2009; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Awareness - physiology; Behavioral Sciences; Biological Techniques; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Electrophysiological Phenomena - physiology; Electrophysiology; Evoked Potentials - physiology; Female; Humans; Male; Memory - physiology; Neurobiology; Neurosciences; Photic Stimulation - methods; Physiological aspects; Recognition (Psychology); Recognition, Psychology - physiology; Unconscious, Psychology; Young Adult; United States

Explicit memory is linked to conscious awareness of memory retrieval, whereas implicit memory can guide behavior without conscious awareness of memory retrieval. Here, the authors demonstrate recognition memory without awareness of the retrieval. ERP measures differentiated between implicit and expl...