Maximal activity in the visual cortex occurred before participants pressed a button indicating that they had retrieved an autobiographical memory.

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Maximal activity in the visual cortex occurs as participants retrieve or visualize the autobiographical memory, not before they press the button indicating retrieval. This activity is associated with the process of visualizing or mentally re-experiencing the memory.

Maximal Activity in the Visual Cortex Occurred Before Participants Pressed