Domestic chickens are members of an order, Aves, which has been the focus of a revolution
in our understanding of neuroanatomical, cognitive, and social complexity. At least some …

The one-trial object recognition task involves memory of a familiar object in parallel with the
detection and encoding of a novel object. It provides the basis for the study of a wide range …

Autobiographical memory is a uniquely human system that integrates memories of past
experiences into an overarching life narrative. In this review, I extend social-cultural models …

Rats and mice have been demonstrated to show episodic-like memory, a prototype of
episodic memory, as defined by an integrated memory of the experience of an object or …

Rats and mice are attracted by novel objects. They readily approach novel objects and
explore them with their vibrissae, nose and forepaws. It is assumed that such a single …

If episodic memory is an adaptation, it must have evolved to benefit present or future survival
and reproduction, rather than to provide an accurate record of the past per se. Recent …

Abstract Ideas about how the brain organizes learning and memory have been evolving in
recent years, with potentially important ramifications. We review traditional thinking about …

Higher‐order theories purport to account for the conscious character of such states in terms
of higher‐order representations. This chapter focuses on three classes of higher‐order …

Anxiety is the most prevalent psychiatric problem of our time. Decades of research have
gone into probing its mysteries and developing treatments. But what if we've been thinking …

Acetlylcholine (ACh) in the central nervous system is critical for a multitude of functions.
Here, we concentrate on declarative memory in humans, and its equivalent episodic-like …