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ReviewNature reviews. Neuroscience2017

Prefrontal-hippocampal interactions in episodic memory.

Howard Eichenbaum

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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In one paragraph

Review in Nature reviews. Neuroscience, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 424 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
424citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
31.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT05805215 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Noninvasive Temporal Interference Stimulation: An Approach for Modulating Associative Memory by Targeting Deep-brain Targets

TypeinterventionalSponsorMasaryk UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled30ConditionsHealthy Aging, Memory Disorders in Old Age, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer DiseaseArmsNon-invasive Temporal Interference stimulation and Face-name association training task targeting the hippocampus, Non-invasive Temporal Interference stimulation and Face-name association training task targeting the Precuneus, High-frequency stimulation (placebo) with Face-name association training task
NCT05910762 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Learning Novel Structure Across Time and Sleep

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of PennsylvaniaRan2023 to 2026Enrolled119ConditionsLearning, Humans, Consolidation, SleepArmsAssociative inference, Category learning, Sleep
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

424 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 863 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Working Memory Deficits in Hippocampal Amnesia are Associated with Apathy.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2026
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364 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Howard EichenbaumCenter for Memory and Brain, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
Boston University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The roles of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex (PFC) in memory processing - individually or in concert - are a major topic of interest in memory research. These brain areas have distinct and complementary roles in episodic memory, and their interactions are crucial for learning and remembering events. Considerable evidence indicates that the PFC and hippocampus become coupled via oscillatory synchrony that reflects bidirectional flow of information. Furthermore, newer studies have revealed specific mechanisms whereby neural representations in the PFC and hippocampus are mediated through direct connections or through intermediary regions. These findings suggest a model of how the hippocampus and PFC, along with their intermediaries, operate as a system that uses the current context of experience to retrieve relevant memories.

Indexed as

Memory, EpisodicAnimalsHippocampusHumansLearningNeural PathwaysNeuronsPrefrontal Cortex

Identifiers

PMID28655882
OpenAlexW2733572936

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Registered trials

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