A special type of association, called a “unitization,” is formed when pieces of information are
encoded as a single representation in memory (eg,“shirt” and “blue” are encoded as a “blue …

Emotional arousal is well-known to enhance memory for individual items or events, whereas
it can impair association memory. The neural mechanism of this association memory …

Police and law enforcement providers frequently come into contact with individuals who
have psychiatric disorders, sometimes with tragic results. Repeated studies suggest that …

Even though technology has brought great benefits to current society, there are also
indications that the manner in which people use technology has undermined their humanity …

What are the neural markers of encoding and retrieving memories of emotional events with
increased efficacy? In recent years, this question has captured the attention of …

Recent electrophysiological studies have demonstrated modulations of the very first stages
of visual processing (< 100ms) due to prior experience. This indicates an influence of a …

Learning through reward is central to adaptive behavior. Indeed, items are remembered
better if they are experienced while participants expect a reward, and people can …

Functional neuroimaging data on paired associate recollection have expanded over the
years, raising the need for an integrative understanding of the literature. The present study …

Emotional memory can persist strikingly long, but it is believed that not all its elements are
protected against the fading effects of time. So far, studies of emotional episodic memory …

Despite the salient experience of encoding threatening events, these memories are prone to
distortions and often non-veridical from encoding to recall. Further, threat has been shown to …