Significance of objects in the perirhinal cortex

Significance of objects in the perirhinal cortex

The perirhinal cortex is known to play a role in recognition memory and visual perception of objects. A recent single-unit recording study adds to our understanding of perirhinal cortex function, suggesting that it may also play a role in evaluating the significance of objects in a context-dependent...

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Veröffentlicht in:Trends in cognitive sciences 2015-06, Vol.19 (6), p.302-303
Hauptverfasser: Inhoff, Marika C, Ranganath, Charan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Action Potentials - physiology
Animals
association
Association Learning - physiology
Cerebral Cortex - cytology
context
Cues
items
learning
Male
Neurology
Neurons - physiology
perirhinal cortex
Psychiatry
Reward
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Zusammenfassung:The perirhinal cortex is known to play a role in recognition memory and visual perception of objects. A recent single-unit recording study adds to our understanding of perirhinal cortex function, suggesting that it may also play a role in evaluating the significance of objects in a context-dependent manner.
ISSN:1364-6613
1879-307X
DOI:10.1016/j.tics.2015.04.008