After experiences are encoded into memory, post-encoding reactivation mechanisms have
been proposed to mediate long-term memory stabilization and transformation. Spontaneous …

Many decisions require flexible reasoning that depends on inference, generalization, and
deliberation. Here, we review emerging findings indicating that the hippocampus, known for …

We tend to re-live emotional experiences more richly in memory than more mundane
experiences. According to one recent neurocognitive model of emotional memory, negative …

The goal of deliberation is to separate between options so that we can commit to one and
leave the other behind. However, deliberation can, paradoxically, also form an association …

How do we evaluate whether someone will make a good friend or collaborative peer? A
hallmark of human cognition is the ability to make adaptive decisions based on information …

Stable representations of past experience are thought to depend on processes that unfold
after events are initially encoded into memory. Post-encoding reactivation and hippocampal …

Some experiences linger in mind, spontaneously returning to our thoughts for minutes after
their conclusion. Other experiences fall out of mind immediately. It remains unclear why. We …

Characterizing developmental changes in frontostriatal circuitry is critical to understanding
adolescent development and can clarify neurobiological mechanisms underlying increased …

People value the opportunity to exercise control over the environment or make their own
choices. Recent studies have revealed that simply having the opportunity to make choices …

Individual control over learning leads to better memory outcomes, yet it is still unclear which
aspects of control matter. One's sense of agency could be a key component, but it can be …