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disposition > cognition > memory > mnemonic discrimination

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mnemonic discrimination  

Definition

  • “[A]bility to differentiate a new stimulus from a previous, highly similar one.“ (Berstein et al., 2020).

Broader concept

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Bernstein, E. E., Brühl, A., Kley, H., Heinrichs, N., & McNally, R. J. (2020). Mnemonic discrimination in treatment-seeking adults with and without PTSD. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 131, 103650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2020.103650

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Yassa, M. A., & Stark, C. E. L. (2011). Pattern separation in the hippocampus. Trends in Neurosciences, 34(10), 515-525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2011.06.006

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

Editorial note

  • Mnemonic discrimination is considered the behavioral expression of pattern separation.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-BL8NT4M5-Q

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