Reward processing is a fundamental human activity. The basal ganglia are recognized for
their role in reward processes; however, specific roles of the different nuclei (eg, nucleus …

People better remember experiences when they orient to meaning over surface-level
perceptual features. Such an orientation-related memory boost has been associated with …

Despite the fact that attention undergoes protracted development, little is known about how
it may support memory refinements in childhood and adolescence. Here, we asked whether …

Orienting toward the meaning versus perceptual features of an experience benefits subsequent
memory. Yet given that past work encouraged these orientations with different tasks, it is …

Cognitive processes that underpin performance on a given task may vary both within and
across individuals. Yet, it is unclear how individual-specific versus shared cognitive processes …

Encoding new information in relation to existing knowledge benefits learning. However,
integration into existing knowledge might also lead to false memories for similar—but never-…

Attention selects the information we remember, yet the specific mechanism by which
attention influences our memory remains unclear. This investigation examined a novel …

Here we examine whether the adult semantic and perceptual states defined from patterns of
activation evoked during our attention localizer are (1) also engaged during semantic and …

Contemporary theories of prosociality suggest the mesolimbic dopamine reward circuit may
play a critical role in enabling prosociality during social decision-making. One implication is …