Theoretical and conceptual issues in time-place discrimination

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1756-1766

  Crystal, Jonathon D ^a  

^a University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Endogenous oscillator; Episodic memory; Episodic like memory; Long interval timing; What where when memory

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; EPISODIC MEMORY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME PERCEPTION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEEDING BEHAVIOR; REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 70350776687     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06968.x     Document Type: Review

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