AIP Sperimentale 2024, 30° Congresso annuale

Session

Symposia: Understanding Memory: Implications from neuronal to clinical populations

Sep 25, 2024, 9:00 AM

Aula Magna Giavanti

Conveners

Symposia: Understanding Memory: Implications from neuronal to clinical populations

• Francesco Ceccarelli

325. The macaque prefrontal cortex implements a mixed coding scheme driven by cell types for choice retention in working memory

Dr Francesco Ceccarelli (Aldo Genovesio Lab, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy)

9/25/24, 9:00 AM

Talk in simposio

For decades, several studies using a wide range of approaches attributed a pivotal role to the prefrontal cortex (PFC) for maintaining multiple information during memory periods in working memory (WM). However, there is still a heated debate about the neural schema involved in WM maintenance of information over time, with the classical doctrine proposing a persistent coding mechanism and...

180. Understanding Memory: Implications from neuronal to clinical populations

Dr Francesco Ceccarelli (Aldo Genovesio Lab, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy)

9/25/24, 9:00 AM

Abstract complessivo di un simposio

Memory incorporates the abilities to generate, recall, and store active and manipulable representations that are the functional backbone for planning goal-directed behavior, supporting a wide range of cognitive processes such as logical reasoning, learning, and problem-solving. A multidisciplinary approach incorporating both animal models and human subject studies guarantees in-depth...

264. Neuronal encodes of a memory-based schema during a transitive Inference task: evidence from primate prefrontal cortex activity

Dr Surabhi Ramawat (Stefano Ferraina's Lab, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy)

9/25/24, 9:20 AM

Talk in simposio

Relational inference using previously memorized information is one of the aspects of intelligence in humans and non-human animals. Provided that the premises A>B and B>C are well memorized, the subject is able to infer that A>C. This ability to use overlapping information and extend it to deduce a novel relationship forms the basis of Transitive Inference (TI) capability. To solve these...

406. Exploring Gender Disparities in Memory Capacity: Insights into Varied Brain Circuit Utilization

Diletta Cavezza (Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (IBBC), National Research Council, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy.)

9/25/24, 9:40 AM

Talk in simposio

Memory capacity refers to the limited quantity of information that short-term memory can hold, proposed by Miller to be around 7 +/- 2 elements. In contrast, long-term memory is believed to have an unlimited capacity, though this holds true primarily for information that can be rehearsed, rather than spontaneously encoded. In this study, we investigated the neurobiology of memory capacity...

230. Recognition memory in Down syndrome: evidence from yes/no and forced-choice testing

Floriana Costanzo (Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital)

9/25/24, 10:00 AM

Talk in simposio

Recognition memory tests are pivotal in the examination of episodic memory. The paradigm commonly utilizes two primary testing formats: the yes/no and forced-choice tests. The yes/no paradigm typically involves participants being presented with a series of stimuli and later asked whether each stimulus was previously encountered (yes) or not (no). The forced-choice paradigm presents...