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SUBMITTER: Speer ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4254527 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Neuron 20141030 4
Reminders of happy memories can bring back pleasant feelings tied to the original experience, suggesting an intrinsic value in reminiscing about the positive past. However, the neural circuitry underlying the rewarding aspects of autobiographical memory is poorly understood. Using fMRI, we observed enhanced activity during the recall of positive relative to neutral autobiographical memories in corticostriatal circuits that also responded to monetary reward. Enhanced activity in the striatum and ...[more]