Enhancing cognition by affecting memory reconsolidation

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages 41-47

  Merlo, Emiliano ^a   Milton, Amy L ^a   Everitt, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; COGNITION; DECLARATIVE MEMORY; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MEMORY RECONSOLIDATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; REVIEW;

EID: 84923580270     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23521546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2015.02.003     Document Type: Review

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