Remembrance of rewards past.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Using event-related fMRI, Wittmann and colleagues report in this issue of Neuron that reward value enhances cue memory and that this process is associated with midbrain modulation of hippocampal consolidation. We propose that their findings introduce a novel mechanism by which positive arousal induced by reward anticipation may promote memory.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Knutson, B; Adcock, RA
Published Date
- February 3, 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 45 / 3
Start / End Page
- 331 - 332
PubMed ID
- 15694318
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0896-6273
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.01.020
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States