Abstract
We measured electroencephalograms (EEGs) in recalling long term memories consolidated by mnemonics called the Method of Loci. Then we analyzed brain activities using the equivalent current dipole localization (ECDL). As a result, ECDs were localized to the left supramarginal gyrus (SMG), to the middle temporal gyrus (MTG), called Wernicke's area, and to the left middle frontal gyrus (MFG) called Broca's area. After the Broca's area, ECDs were localized to the prefrontal area (PFA), and then to the MFG and the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) of both hemispheres. In comparison with the previous fMRI studies, which has a low resolution of a measurement than EEG measurement, by Ichihashi et al., ECDs were localized to the same areas and the results related with transition of brain activities relevant to time sequence were obtained.
