Daniela Montaldi

Hippocampal-midbrain interactions link encoding-related pupil response to memory success

This study links encoding-related pupil responses to memory success by showing their correlation with hippocampal-midbrain interactions during memory formation.

Cerebrovascular Health Mediates Processing Speed Change Through Anterior White Matter Alterations: A UK Biobank Study

This study shows that poor cerebrovascular health slows processing speed through anterior white matter changes in middle-aged adults, with effects specific to cognition and risk factor duration.

The hippocampus assumes a special role in supporting abstract concept representation

This study shows that the hippocampus is especially sensitive to abstract word processing, with increased activation for more abstract words, independent of memory.

Experiencing surprise: the temporal dynamics of its impact on memory

This study investigates whether surprise during retrieval engages an adaptive encoding mechanism, enhancing memory for future related events through bottom-up processing.

Pattern separation is the key driver of expectation-modulated memory

The paper shows that violations of contextual and mnemonic expectations enhance memory by engaging pattern separation, improving discrimination of similar items.

Thalamic-medial temporal lobe connectivity underpins familiarity memory

This study investigates how thalamic nuclei contribute to familiarity and recollection memory using fMRI, finding specific roles for different thalamic regions and their connectivity with the medial temporal lobe.

Computational modelling of hippocampal sensitivity to expectation violation

This study uses a neural network model to show that DG and CA3 subfields of the hippocampus are more sensitive to expectation violations than CA1 during memory encoding.