The amygdala is not necessary for the familiarity aspect of recognition memory

Abstract Dual-process accounts of item recognition posit two memory processes: slow but detailed recollection, and quick but vague familiarity. It has been proposed, based on prior rodent work, that the amygdala is critical for the familiarity aspect of item recognition. Here, we evaluated this prop...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Benjamin M. Basile, Vincent D. Costa, Jamie L. Schafroth, Chloe L. Karaskiewicz, Daniel R. Lucas, Elisabeth A. Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43906-8