The amygdalar nuclear complex and hippocampal/parahippocampal region are key
components of the limbic system that play a critical role in emotional learning and memory�…

Traditional approaches to the study of cognition emphasize an information-processing view
that has generally excluded emotion. In contrast, the recent emergence of cognitive�…

Neuroscience is witnessing growing interest in understanding brain mechanisms of memory
formation for emotionally arousing events, a development closely related to renewed interest�…

The amygdala is thought to enhance long‐term memory for emotionally arousing events by
modulating memory formation and storage in the hippocampus and in neocortical areas�…

Abstract the findings summarized in this chapter [suggest]: the amygdala may serve to
modulate the storage of information at other brain sites/physiological systems activated by�…

Emotion is known to influence multiple aspects of memory formation, including the initial
encoding of the memory trace and its consolidation over time. However, the neural�…

Considerable evidence from both animal and human subject research supports the
hypothesis that the amygdala, when activated by emotional arousal, modulates memory�…

Memories of emotionally arousing events tend to endure longer than other memories. This
review compiles findings from several decades of research investigating the role of the�…

Understanding the interplay between memory and emotion is crucial for the work of
researchers in many arenas--clinicians, psychologists interested in eyewitness testimony�…

It is now well established that emotion enhances episodic memory. However, it remains
unclear whether the same neural processes underlie enhancement of memory for both�…