Aversive learning strengthens episodic memory in both adolescents and adults

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Psychophysiological arousal during learning relates to memory 24 h later. Participants’ average SCR to cue presentation was positively correlated with their overall recognition memory performance (A). While trial-evoked responses to the cue did not predict subsequent memory for that item, higher responses at the time of the outcome were predictive of better item memory (B).

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  1. Learn. Mem. 26: 272-279