the DMN and connectivity between them have been implicated in episodic memory retrieval, whereas recruitment of the anterior parts (i.e., prefrontal cortices) and connectivity between prefrontal and posterior cingulate cortices have been implicated in semantic memory retrieval (Shapira-Lichter et al., 2013). Further, we showed in an earlier study that the anterior hippocampus was strongly connected to a fronto-temporal network during the general search for an autobiographical memory, whereas bilateral posterior hippocampi were strongly connected to a widespread posterior network during the vivid, detail-rich elaboration of these autobiographical memories (McCormick et al., 2013b). Moreover in comparison to controls, patients with left mTLE show decreased connectivity of posterior medial regions to the left hippocampus during autobiographical memory retrieval but increased connectivity to the prefrontal cortex (Addis et al., 2007). Further strengthening the idea that the interhemispheric dialogue between the medial temporal lobes is crucial for vivid autobiographical memory elaboration, patients with either left or right MTL damage are able to retrieve the general gist of autobiographical memories but impaired at recovering specific details of those experiences (St-Laurent et al., 2009; St-Laurent et al., 2011). Thus, the distinct patterns of connectivity revealed in our data may reflect an important aspect of the fundamental
