ReviewTrends in cognitive sciences2019
Mnemonic Similarity Task: A Tool for Assessing Hippocampal Integrity.
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170 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Hippocampal subfield plasticity is associated with improved spatial memory.Communications biology · 2024Trial
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- Mnemonic discrimination and social anxiety: the role of state anxiety.Cognition & emotion · 2020Trial
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Abstract
The hippocampus is critical for learning and memory, relying in part on pattern separation processes supported by the dentate gyrus (DG) to prevent interference from overlapping memory representations. In 2007, we designed the Mnemonic Similarity Task (MST), a modified object recognition memory task, to be highly sensitive to hippocampal function by placing strong demands on pattern separation. The MST is now a widely used behavioral task, repeatedly shown to be sensitive to age-related memory decline, hippocampal connectivity, and hippocampal function, with specificity to the DG. Here, we review the utility of the MST, its relationship to hippocampal function, its utility in detecting hippocampal-based memory alterations across the lifespan, and impairments associated with clinical pathology from a variety of disorders.
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