Dissociable contributions of prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus to short-term memory: Evidence for a 3-state model of memory

►A neural triple dissociation supports a 3-state model of memory. ►Inferior temporal and posterior parietal cortex subserve the focus of attention. ►Prefrontal cortex and the hippocampus are associated with different memory states. ►The hippocampus supports retrieval of 2 to 4 recent items in short-term memory. ►Prefrontal cortex supports retrieval of more distant information in STM.