The precise functional role of the hippocampus remains a topic of much debate. The
dominant view is that the dorsal (or posterior) hippocampus is implicated in memory and …

Due to their ability to capture attention, emotional stimuli tend to benefit from enhanced
perceptual processing, which can be helpful when such stimuli are task-relevant but …

Emotional arousal enhances perception and memory of high-priority information but impairs
processing of other information. Here, we propose that, under arousal, local glutamate levels …

A hallmark feature of episodic memory is that of “mental time travel,” whereby an individual
feels they have returned to a prior moment in time. Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience …

Successful behavior requires actively acquiring and representing information about the
environment and people, and manipulating and using those acquired representations …

Emotional events are remembered better than neutral events, and this emotion advantage
becomes particularly pronounced over time. The time-dependent effects of emotion impact …

The hippocampal formation has been implicated in a growing number of disorders, from
Alzheimer's disease and cognitive ageing to schizophrenia and depression. How can the …

Anxiety disorders are a significant problem in the community, and recent neuroimaging
research has focused on determining the brain circuits that underlie them. Research on the …

Reason and emotion have long been considered opposing forces. However, recent
psychological and neuroscientific research has revealed that emotion and cognition are …

Although an influence of adult neurogenesis in mediating some of the effects of
antidepressants has received considerable attention in recent years, much less is known …