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


    Roche, Richard, Moore, J.L., Cassidy, Sarah 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.

    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.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Context; Episodic; Memory;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
    Item ID: 1012
    Depositing User: Richard Roche
    Date Deposited: 26 May 2008
    Journal or Publication Title: The Irish Journal of Medical Science
    Publisher: Springer
    Refereed: Yes
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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