Considers the role of the hippocampus in memory function. A central thesis is that work with
rats, monkeys, and humans (which has sometimes seemed to proceed independently in 3 …

Studies of human amnesia and studies of an animal model of human amnesia in the
monkey have identified the anatomical components of the brain system for memory in the …

Scientific theories have been likened to maps.* Like maps they provide a means for finding
one's way in an unknown domain. And also like maps, they are a social product, the …

Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology today, the approach-avoidance
distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …

Prominent models of human long-term memory distinguish between memory systems on the
basis of whether learning and retrieval occur consciously or unconsciously. Episodic …

We have reviewed research on the effects of stress on LTP in the hippocampus, amygdala
and prefrontal cortex (PFC) and present new findings which provide insight into how the …

This study investigated the respective roles of the hippocampus, the amygdala, and the
dorsal striatum in learning and memory. A standard set of experimental conditions for …

The authors present a theoretical framework for understanding the roles of the hippocampus
and neocortex in learning and memory. This framework incorporates a theme found in many …

Much of our own collaborative research effort to t: his end has focused specifically on the
question of the kind of memory with which the hippocampus is critically involved across …

A theory of multiple parallel memory systems in the brain of the rat is described. Each system
consists of a series of interconnected neural structures. The “central structures” of the three …