The two basic phenomena that define the problem of visual attention can be illustrated in a
simple example. Consider the arrays shown in each panel of Figure 1. In a typical …

Considers the role of the hippocampus in memory function. A central thesis is that work with
rats, monkeys, and humans (which has sometimes seemed to proceed independently in 3 …

▪ Abstract Episodic memory is a neurocognitive (brain/mind) system, uniquely different from
other memory systems, that enables human beings to remember past experiences. The …

Sensory information undergoes extensive associative elaboration and attentional
modulation as it becomes incorporated into the texture of cognition. This process occurs …

The neurons of the human cerebral cortex are arranged in a highly folded sheet, with the
majority of the cortical surface area buried in folds. Cortical maps are typically arranged with …

In the presence of normal sensory and motor capacity, intelligent behavior is widely
acknowledged to develop from the interaction of short-and long-term memory. While the …

Memory. There may be nothing more important to human beings than our ability to enshrine
experience and recall it. While philosophers and poets have elevated memory to an almost …

Adult humans are capable of remembering prior events by mentally traveling back in time to
reexperience those events. In this review, the authors discuss this and other related …

Research examining the relation between explicit and implicit forms of memory has
generated a great deal of evidence concerning the issue of multiple memory systems. This …

Objective Studies in nonhuman primates suggest that high levels of cortisol associated with
stress have neurotoxic effects on the hippocampus, a brain structure involved in memory …