Positive outcomes enhance incidental learning for both younger and older adults

Previous studies suggest that memory encoding is enhanced when people are anticipating a potential reward, consistent with the idea that dopaminergic systems that respond to motivationally relevant information also enhance memory for that information. In the current study, we examined how anticipati...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Neuroscience
Main Authors:	Mara eMather, Andrej eSchoeke
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-11-01
Subjects:	Aging Valence incidental memory and learning monetary incentive delay task picture recognition reward outcome
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2011.00129/full