Memory

D2/D3 dopamine receptor binding with [F-18]fallypride correlates of executive function in medication-näive patients with schizophrenia

Converging evidence indicates that the prefrontal cortex is critically involved in executive control and that executive dysfunction is implicated in schizophrenia. Reduced dopamine D2/D3 receptor binding potential has been reported in schizophrenia, …

Fixation reinstatement supports visuospatial memory in older adults

Research using eye movement monitoring suggests that recapitulating the pattern of eye movements made during stimulus encoding at subsequent retrieval supports memory by reinstating the spatial layout of the encoded stimulus. In the present study, …

Is there anything special about working memory?

In a recent article entitled ‘What has functional neuroimaging told us about the mind (so far)?' Coltheart ( 2006 ) concludes that the answer to this question is: ‘nothing'. The essen- tial reason for this gloomy assessment about the value of …