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Role of context in episodic memory: Evidence of selective facilitation in congruent environmental contexts in humans

Roche, R.A.P. and Moore, J.L. and Cassidy, S. and Boll, S. (2006) Role of context in episodic memory: Evidence of selective facilitation in congruent environmental contexts in humans. The Irish Journal of Medical Science, 175 (3). p. 86.

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Abstract

The contribution of contextual factors on learning and memory has been well established, and it has been repeately shown that returning a participant to the context in which information was learned results in a facilitation for the recall of that information, while changing context can impair recall.

Keywords:Context; Episodic; Memory;
Subjects:Science & Engineering > Psychology
ID Code:1012
Deposited By:Richard Roche
Deposited On:26 May 2008
Journal or Publication Title:The Irish Journal of Medical Science
Publisher:Springer
Refereed:Yes

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