In summary, like different levels of processing, reward anticipation can alter encoding processes by establishing states of motivation and arousal that guide attention. Both motivational incentives and arousing stimuli have been linked to improved memory outcomes. One putative mechanism common to both moti...
The circadian system has endowed animals with the ability to anticipate recurring food availability at particular times of day. As daily food anticipation (FA) is independent of the suprachiasmatic nuclei, the central pacemaker of the circadian system, q