Abstract
Remembering the sequence of events is critical for deriving meaning from our experiences and guiding behavior. Prior investigations into the function of the human hippocampus have focused on its more general role in associative binding, but recent work has focused on understanding its specific role in encoding and preserving the temporal order of experiences. In this review we summarize recent work in humans examining hippocampal contributions to sequence learning. We distinguish the learning of sequential relationships through repetition from the rapid, episodic acquisition of sequential associations. Taken together, this research begins to clarify the link between hippocampal representations and the preservation of the order of events.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 92-99 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Trends in Cognitive Sciences |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Context
- Episodic memory
- Hippocampus
- Prediction
- Sequence memory
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Cognitive Neuroscience