image: This is a modified version of the spontaneous object recognition task, in which exploration of the repeated object is decoupled from exploration of the novel object. In the novel-object condition, an animal received a study exposure to two copies of object A for 3 min. Then the animal was put into an individual holding cage (standard condition) or a visually restricted environment (reduced-interference condition) for a delay of 1 hour. After the delay, the animal received a test exposure of 3 min to two copies of a novel object, object B. In the repeated object condition, the animal received a study exposure of 3 min to two copies of object A. Then, as before, the animal was put into an individual holding cage or a visually restricted environment for a delay of 1 hour. After the delay, the animal received a test exposure of 3 min to two copies of the familiar object, object A. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Dec. 3, 2010, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Stephanie McTighe at University of Cambridge in Cambridge, UK, and colleagues was titled, "Paradoxical False Memory for Objects After Brain Damage." view more
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