Directed forgetting in frontal patients' episodic recall

Directed forgetting; Executive functions; Inhibition; Memory; Prefrontal cortex; Adult; Astrocytoma; Brain Injuries; Brain Neoplasms; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Female; Frontal Lobe; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Mental Recall; Middle Aged; Postoperative Complications; Psychomotor Performance; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Abstract :

[en] The aim of this study was to examine the performance of a group of patients with lesions of the prefrontal cortex in directed forgetting in episodic memory, i.e. the capacity to actively forget irrelevant information. Four lists of 24 intermixed to-be-remembered (TBR) and to-be-forgotten (TBF) words were presented for retention. Restricted (TBR only) and unrestricted (TBR and TBF) recall were tested. The results showed that prefrontal patients presented with a general reduction in episodic memory but a normal ability to selectively recall the TBR items during restricted and unrestricted recall. These results are consistent with previous reports of intact directed forgetting in frontal patients and are discussed in terms of their implications for the current debate on the neural substrate of executive functions. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Disciplines :

Neurosciences & behavior

Author, co-author :

Andrés, Pilar; School of Psychology, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom

Van der Linden, Martial ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie > Département de Psychologie

Parmentier, Fabrice B.R.; School of Psychology, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom

Language :

English

Title :

Directed forgetting in frontal patients' episodic recall

Publication date :

2007

Journal title :

Neuropsychologia

ISSN :

0028-3932

eISSN :

1873-3514

Publisher :

Elsevier, United Kingdom

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

1355-1362

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Funders :

Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation

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