Memory, Imprinting and the Brain
Published on 19. December 1985
Book
Hardback
330 pages
978-0-19-852157-0 (ISBN)
Description
How the brain works has been one of the great mysteries of science. Advances are now being made in several aspects of cerebral function, but one of the most intractable problems has been to discover the mechanisms by which information is stored in the brain - a problem that has fascinated philosophers and biologists for centuries. This book discusses some of the difficulties that are encountered in analysing the neural basis of memory, and describes the ways in which these difficulties have been overcome through the analysis of the memories underlying habituation and imprinting. Imprinting, the main focus of the book, is a remarkable learning process by which the young of some species of animals learn to recognise objects and their own kind. The book also discusses the relationships between human and animal memory, and ranges from behavioural to molecular levels of analysis.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
halftones, numerous figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-852157-0 (9780198521570)
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Content
Approaches to the analysis of the neural bases of memory; Biochemical consequences of imprinting; Real effects of learning?; Cerebral localization; Brain lesions, acquisition, and retention; Imprinting and associative learning; How many stores? Cerebral asymmetry and imprinting; Predispositions and preferences; Physiological constraints on memory and imprinting; Physiological and morphological consequences of training; A structure for memory?; Towards a synthesis; Appendix: A sketch of the avian brain with particular reference to the domestic chick; Indexes.