The Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory
An Introduction
2nd Edition
Published on 15. July 2011
480 pages
978-0-19-977866-9 (ISBN)
Description
This textbook provides an overview of research on the biological basis of memory. The book will be of use to cognitive scientists, biologists, and psychologists, and to undergraduate students seeking an expanded coverage of the neurobiology of memory for courses in learning and memory or behavioral and cognitive neuroscience.
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- 1. Introduction: Four themes in research on the neurobiology of memory
- Section I. Connection: The cellular and molecular bases of memory
- 2. Neurons and simple memory circuits
- 3. Cellular mechanisms of memory: Complex circuits
- Section II. Cognition: Is there a "cognitive" basis for memory?
- 4. Amnesia - learning about memory from memory loss
- 5. Exploring declarative memory using animal models
- 6. Windows into the workings of memory
- Section III. Compartmentalization: Cortical modules and multiple memory systems
- 7. The cerebral cortex and memory
- 8. Multiple memory systems in the brain
- 9. A brain system for declarative memory
- 10. A brain system for procedural memory
- 11. A brain system for emotional memory
- Section IV. Consolidation: The fixation and reorganization of memories
- 12. Two distinct stages of memory consolidation
- 13. Working with memory
- Final Thoughts
- Glossary
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- References in figure captions
- Index
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