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Correlation analyses were performed to detect the correspondences between brain responses and behavior performance. We found that spatial memory retrieval occurred in widespread brain regions, including the bilateral hippocampi, bilateral superior frontal gyrus, bilateral superior parietal lobules, bilateral occipital lobes, and cerebellum. The amplitude of activation in the left hippocampus showed a significant negative correlation (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u22120.46, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.039) with the number of task completions. Additionally, within-subject classification accuracies based on the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) signal patterns of the right middle temporal gyrus (rMTG) rostral areas in the Brainnetome Atlas showed a significant positive correlation (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.78, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.0001) with retrieval accuracy. 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