Memory Performance for Everyday Motivational and Neutral Objects Is Dissociable from Attention

Episodic memory is typically better for items coupled with monetary reward or punishment during encoding. It is yet unclear whether memory is also enhanced for everyday objects with appetitive or aversive values learned through a lifetime of experience, and to what extent episodic memory enhancement...

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Main Authors: Judith Schomaker, Bianca C. Wittmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00121/full