Landmark Distance Impacts the Overshadowing Effect in Spatial Learning Using a Virtual Water Maze Task with Healthy Adults

Cue competition is a key element of many associative theories of learning. Overshadowing, an important aspect of cue competition, is a phenomenon in which learning about a cue is reduced when it is accompanied by a second cue. Overshadowing has been observed across many domains, but there has been l...

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Main Authors: Róisín Deery, Seán Commins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/9/1287