How can survival processing improve memory encoding?

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1028-1037

  Luo, Meng ^a   Geng, HaiYan ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

adaptive memory; DRM paradigm; false memory; signal detection theory; survival processing advantage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; SURVIVAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888036243     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-013-4537-6     Document Type: Article

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