Action boosts episodic memory encoding in humans via engagement of a noradrenergic system

Goal-directed movement is known to promote release of noradrenaline in the brain, and noradrenaline is known to enhance memory encoding. Here, the authors provide evidence that active movement, compared to action inhibition, boosts episodic memory encoding in humans via a noradrenergic mechanism.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mar Yebra, Ana Galarza-Vallejo, Vanesa Soto-Leon, Javier J. Gonzalez-Rosa, Archy O. de Berker, Sven Bestmann, Antonio Oliviero, Marijn C. W. Kroes, Bryan A. Strange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11358-8