Neural bases of repetition priming

Repetition priming (RP) is a basic form of memory, whereby prior exposure to a stimulus facilitates or biases subsequent responses to that stimulus. From a neuropsychological perspective, RP is interesting because it can occur without awareness, and despite the damage to the medial temporal lobe (MTL) system that produces amnesia. Many functional neuroimaging studies using fMRI and MEG/EEG have investigated the brain regions and neuronal dynamics associated with RP. However, the results are complex, depending on several important variables, and suggesting multiple underlying neural mechanisms. Recent computational models provide some insight, and the proposed project will extend these models to a broader range of neuroimaging data, including existing data from intracranial recording in human and non-human primates.