Memory modulation in the classroom: Selective enhancement of college examination performance by arousal induced after lecture

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-16

  Nielson, Kristy A ^a,b   Arentsen, Timothy J ^c  

^a Marquette University   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied memory; Arousal; Memory consolidation; Memory modulation; Study techniques

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; VIDEOTAPE;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84863092116     PISSN: 10747427     EISSN: 10959564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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