High reward makes items easier to remember, but harder to bind to a new temporal context
(2012)
Journal Article
Madan, C. R., Fujiwara, E., Gerson, B. C., & Caplain, J. B. (2012). High reward makes items easier to remember, but harder to bind to a new temporal context. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 6, Article 61. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2012.00061
Learning through reward is central to adaptive behavior. Indeed, items are remembered better if they are experienced while participants expect a reward, and people can deliberately prioritize memory for high- over low-valued items. Do memory advantag... Read More about High reward makes items easier to remember, but harder to bind to a new temporal context.