Month: March 2014

New paper: emotion and interference

New paper by Stephanie Leal just published in Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. Leal, S.L., Tighe, S.K., Yassa, M.A. (2014) Asymmetric effects of emotion on mnemonic interference. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory DOI:10.1016/j.nlm.2014.02.013 Abstract Emotional experiences can strengthen memories so that they can be used to guide future behavior. Emotional arousal, mediated by the amygdala,…