Novelty enhancements in memory are dependent on lateral prefrontal cortex.
J Neurosci. 2009 Jun 24; 29(25):8114-8
Paul Fletcher and Phil Corlett
22 Jul 2009
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New Finding
Novel things are memorable. Physiological studies implicate prefrontal regions in this effect but cannot show that they are critical to it. However, this study demonstrates their functional importance by showing that prefrontal damage diminishes the mnemonic advantage for novel stimuli.
The von Restorf effect has been widely used...
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