The basolateral amygdala modulates the cognitive and habit memory processes mediated
by the hippocampus and caudate nucleus, respectively. The present experiments used a …

Spatial navigation is a crucial everyday skill, which when impaired leads to a significant
decrease in quality of life. In humans, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has …

A considerable body of evidence derived from terror management theory indicates that the
awareness of mortality represents a potent psychological threat engendering various forms …

In recent years, there has been much interest in the functional specializations of nucleus
accumbens subregions. The two zones within the nucleus accumbens that have received …

The present article provides a historical review of the place and response learning plus-
maze tasks with a focus on the behavioral and neurobiological findings. The article begins …

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) plays a central role in the regulation of learning and
memory processes. The fine-tuned regulation of neural transmission by the system is likely …

Sixteen patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), 15 older controls (OCs), and 109 younger
controls (YCs) were compared in 2 category-learning tasks. Participants attempted to assign …

While some evidence suggests that the dorsal striatum is important for stimulus-response
learning, disagreement exists about the relative contribution of the dorsolateral and …

When a navigator's internal sense of direction is disrupted, she must rely on external cues to
regain her bearings, a process termed spatial reorientation. Extensive research has …

The goal of the present review is to discuss recent cognitive neuroscientific findings
concerning bilingualism. Three interrelated questions about the bilingual brain are …