Human memory reconsolidation
A guiding framework and critical review of the evidence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14448367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James W B Elsey (University of Amsterdam), Vanessa A Van Ast (0000-0003-2077-2799, University of Amsterdam), Merel Kindt (0000-0001-7989-3195, University of Amsterdam) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 144 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 797-848 |
| Publication date | 2018-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2909 • E-ISSN: 1939-1455 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/bul0000152 |
| PMID | 29792441 |
| OpenAlex | W2804039047 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 14 |
Research in nonhuman animals suggests that reactivation can induce a transient, unstable state in a previously consolidated memory, during which the memory can be disrupted or modified, necessitating a process of restabilization in order to persist. Such findings have sparked a wave of interest into whether this phenomenon, known as reconsolidation, occurs in humans. Translating research from animal models to human experiments and even to clinical interventions is an exciting prospect, but amid this excitement, relatively little work has critically evaluated and synthesized existing research regarding human memory reconsolidation. In this review, we formalize a framework for evaluating and designing studies aiming to demonstrate human memory reconsolidation. We use this framework to shed light on reconsolidation-based research in human procedural memory, aversive and appetitive memory, and declarative memory, covering a diverse selection of the most prominent examples of this research, including studies of memory updating, retrieval-extinction procedures, and pharmacological interventions such as propranolol. Across different types of memory and procedure, there is a wealth of observations consistent with reconsolidation. Moreover, some experimental findings are already being translated into clinically relevant interventions. However, there are a number of inconsistent findings, and the presence of alternative explanations means that we cannot conclusively infer the presence of reconsolidation at the neurobiological level from current evidence. Reconsolidation remains a viable but hotly contested explanation for some observed changes in memory expression in both humans and animals. Developing effective and efficient new reconsolidation-based treatments can be a goal that unites researchers and guides future experiments. (PsycINFO Database Record
Biology · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Declarative memory · Extinction (optical mineralogy) · Hippocampus · Human memory · MEDLINE · Memory consolidation · Psychological intervention · PsycINFO · Memory and Neural Mechanisms · Memory Processes and Influences · Neuroscience · Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research · Psychology
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Procedural Memory Reconsolidation Following Multiple Reminders
Randomized trial on the effects of an EMDR intervention on traumatic and obsessive symptoms during the Covid-19 quarantine
Placebo and Non-specific Effects in Reconsolidation-Based Treatment for Arachnophobia
A brief treatment for veterans with PTSD
A Head-to-Head Comparison of Two Self-Compassion Writing Inductions
Neurocognitive Model of Schema-Congruent and -Incongruent Learning in Clinical Disorders
The time window of reconsolidation
Appraising reconsolidation theory and its empirical validation
Retrieval suppression induced forgetting on 1-week-old consolidated episodic memories
Imagery Rescripting induced transient forgetting of negative autobiographical memories
Wakeful rest during storage and consolidation enhances priming effects for those with acquired memory impairment
Enacting recovery
Changing memories by interference
Systematic review on the treatment of emotional abuse victimization in women by an intimate partner
Implications of a Constructionist Model of Emotional Experience for the Theory and Practice of Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Self-Reported attention to changes and associations with episodic memory updating
Memory in motion
The Buddhist Noble Truths
Memory systems of the brain
Optimizing inhibitory learning during exposure therapy
The Critical Importance of Retrieval for Learning
Phobias and preparedness
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult Anxiety Disorders
Degrees of Freedom in Planning, Running, Analyzing, and Reporting Psychological Studies
Fear memories require protein synthesis in the amygdala for reconsolidation after retrieval
Reconstruction of automobile destruction
Remembering can cause forgetting
Memory--a Century of Consolidation
The Promises and Pitfalls of Retrieval-Extinction Procedures in Preventing Relapse to Drug Seeking
Some Experiments on the Reproduction of Folk-Stories
Confidence, Not Consistency, Characterizes Flashbulb Memories
Harnessing reconsolidation to weaken fear and appetitive memories
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |