Exploring a novel environment improves motivation and promotes recall of words

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Schomaker, Judith ^a   van Bronkhorst, Marthe L V ^a   Meeter, Martijn ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dopaminergic mesolimbic system; Episodic memory; Exploration; Memory enhancement; Novelty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906348674     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00918     Document Type: Article

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