The ability to prioritize valuable information is critical for the efficient use of memory in daily
life. When information is important, we engage more effective encoding mechanisms that …

This review is aimed at synthesizing current findings concerning technology-based cognitive
offloading and the associated effects on learning and memory. While cognitive …

Dopamine is thought to provide reward prediction error signals to temporal lobe memory
systems, but the role of these signals in episodic memory has not been fully characterized …

Although many preferential choices in everyday life require remembering relevant
information, the interplay of neural systems mediating decisions and memory has rarely …

How do cognition and affect interact to produce action? Research in intergroup psychology
illuminates this question by investigating the relationship between stereotypes and …

People are generally able to selectively attend and remember high-value over low-value
information. Here, we investigated whether young and older adults would display typical …

Distractions and multitasking are generally detrimental to learning and memory.
Nevertheless, people often study while listening to music, sitting in noisy coffee shops, or …

Working memory is an active system responsible for the temporary maintenance and
processing of information in the support of cognition and action. In keeping with this, a …

While impairments in memory recall are apparent in aging, older adults show a remarkably
preserved ability to selectively remember information deemed valuable. Here, we use fMRI …

Valuable items are often remembered better than less valuable items, but research on the
mechanisms supporting this value effect is limited. In the current study, we sought to …