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Definition of 'Recognition (Psychology)'

The knowledge or perception that someone or something present has been previously encountered.

Common names: Recognition (Psychology); Familiarity

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Deletion of glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1) in forebrain neurons facilitates reversal learning: enhanced cognitive adaptability?

29 Sep 2009 Local availability of glycine near N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) is partly regulated by neuronal glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1), which can therefore modulate NMDAR function because binding to the glycine site of the NMDAR is necessary for ... Read more...


Naloxone, but not flupenthixol, disrupts the development of conditioned ejaculatory preference in the male rat.

29 Sep 2009 Male rats display a conditioned preference to ejaculate with a female bearing an odor paired previously with copulation to ejaculation. The present study examined the role of endogenous opioid and dopamine systems in this preference. Male rats ... Read more...


Social investigation in a memory task relates to natural variation in septal expression of oxytocin receptor and vasopressin receptor 1a in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster).

29 Sep 2009 Arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT) influence social behavior and cognitive processes and may explain some of the variance associated with individual differences in behavior. Although great focus has been placed on the roles of these ... Read more...

 

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Definition: The knowledge or perception that someone or something present has been previously encountered.

Descriptor UI: D021641

Alternative terms: Recognition (Psychology); Familiarity;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F02.463.425.540.706;

History Note: 2001; use MEMORY 1998-2000

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