First evidence for independent 'working memory' systems in animals

Friday, January 15, 2016 - 13:40 in Psychology & Sociology

A new study is the first to confirm that animals possess multiple 'working memory' systems, or the ability to remember more information across two categories versus a single category. The paper is the first to confirm that a key aspect of human memory impaired in memory disorders exists in the type of pre-clinical animal models that influence major decisions about drug development.

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