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. 2012 Sep 21;5:32. doi: 10.1186/1756-6606-5-32

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Systems memory consolidation theory. Autobiographical memory is initially encoded in neural ensembles in the hippocampus. After a certain period of time, neural ensembles outside of the hippocampus become responsible for the retention of memory. This dynamic system wide change is called systems memory consolidation.