Most research in cognitive neuroscience explores how external stimuli are processed by the
brain. However, the brain also receives input from the internal body. We discuss here how …

Novel and unexpected stimuli are often prioritised in memory, given their inherent salience.
Nevertheless, not all forms of novelty show such an enhancement effect. Here, we discuss …

A rich body of studies in the human and non-human literature has examined the question
how novelty influences memory. For a variety of different stimuli, ranging from simple objects …

The encoding of information into long-term declarative memory is facilitated by dopamine.
This process depends on hippocampal novelty signals, but it remains unknown how …

N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are required to shape activity-dependent
connections in the developing and adult brain. Impaired NMDAR signalling through genetic …

Deciphering the mechanisms of declarative memory is a major goal of neuroscience. While
much theoretical progress has been made, it has proven difficult to experimentally verify key …

Our brains are highly responsive to novelty. However, how novelty is processed in the brain,
and what neurotransmitter systems play a role therein, remains elusive. Here, we …

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with selective attention impairments,
which could contribute to cognitive and functional deficits. Using visual scanning …

The identification of reliable biomarkers for early diagnosis and progression tracking of
neurodegenerative diseases has become an important objective in clinical neuroscience in …

Novelty detection is a primitive subcomponent of cognitive control that can be deficient in
Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Here, we studied the corticostriatal mechanisms …