Coding of stimuli by animals: Retrospection, prospection, episodic memory and future planning

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 225-240

  Zentall, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal memory; Episodic memory; Future planning; Prospection; Retrospection; Stimulus coding; Time travel

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957915271     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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