Episodic Memory: Rats Master Multiple Memories

A new study in which rats had to discriminate odors according to whether they were novel for a particular environmental context has found that they can accurately discriminate a large number of odors and multiple context transitions, suggesting that they are able to form and remember multiple episod...

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Published inCurrent biology Vol. 26; no. 20; pp. R920 - R922
Main Author Roberts, William A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 24.10.2016
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Summary:A new study in which rats had to discriminate odors according to whether they were novel for a particular environmental context has found that they can accurately discriminate a large number of odors and multiple context transitions, suggesting that they are able to form and remember multiple episodic memories. A new study in which rats had to discriminate odors according to whether they were novel for a particular environmental context has round that they can accurately discriminate a large number of odors and multiple context transitions, suggesting that they are able to form and remember multiple episodic memories.
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ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2016.08.042