title: Imaging of Functional and Dysfunctional Episodic Memory.
abstract: A foundational framework for understanding functional and dysfunctional imaging of episodic memory emerges from the last 3 decades of human and animal research. This comprehensive review is presented from the vantage point of the fornix, a white matter bridge that occupies a central position in this functional network. Salient insights are identified, spanning topics such as hippocampal efferent and afferent networks, input and processing streams, hemispheric specialization, dysfunctional effects of pathologic and surgical injury, optimization of functional magnetic resonance imaging design and neuropsychological tests, and rehabilitation strategies. Far-reaching implications are considered for radiologists, whose clinical effect stretches beyond imaging and interfaces with neurosurgeons, neuropsychologists, and other neurospecialists.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. Electronic address: flavius.raslau@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Flavius D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Raslau
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: Leighton P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Mark
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sabsevitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ulmer
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D059907:Functional Neuroimaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D061212:Memory, Episodic; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000503:physiopathology