title: Theta synchronization during episodic retrieval: neural correlates of conscious awareness.
abstract: The neural correlates of conscious awareness during successful memory retrieval were examined. In a recognition test, subjects indicated whether they consciously recalled the event in which a word was earlier presented (Remembering), or whether they recognized it on the basis that it was familiar in the absence of recollection (Knowing). An early EEG synchronization in the theta band predicted knowing, and a later remembering. Moreover, early and late event-related potentials were also found to predict knowing and remembering, respectively. The results indicate that the temporal dynamics of theta synchronization are related to the particular conscious experiences associated with memory retrieval.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstr. 34, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria. wolfgang.klimesch@sbg.ac.at
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Klimesch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doppelmayr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yonelinas
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kroll
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazzara
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Röhm
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gruber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D003243:Consciousness / Q000502:physiology*; D003344:Cortical Synchronization; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology*; D011932:Reading