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Memory is perhaps the most extraordinary phenomenon in the natural world. Without memory there can be no mind as we understand it. Focusing on research in behavioral science and neuroscience, this work is a primer of our scientific understanding of the mechanics of memory and learning.
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Memory is perhaps the most extraordinary phenomenon in the natural world. Every person's brain holds millions of bits of information in long-term storage. This vast memory store includes our extensive vocabulary and knowledge of language; the tremendous and unique variety of facts we've amassed; all the skills we've learned, from walking and talking to musical and athletic performance; many of the emotions we feel; and the continuous sensations, feelings, and understandings of the world we term consciousness. Without memory there can be no mind as we understand it. Focusing on cutting-edge research in behavioral science and neuroscience, Memory is a primer of our current scientific understanding of the mechanics of memory and learning. Over the past two decades, memory research has accelerated and we have seen an explosion of new knowledge about the brain. For example, there now exists a wide-ranging and successful applied science devoted exclusively to the study of memory that has yielded better procedures for eliciting valid recollections in legal settings and improved the diagnosis and treatment of memory disorders.Everyone fascinated by the scope and power of the human brain will find this book unforgettable.
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A primer of our current scientific understanding of the mechanics of memory and learning.
Author Biography
Richard F. Thompson is the William M. Keck Chair in Biological Sciences and professor of psychology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California. Stephen A. Madigan is associate professor of psychology at the University of Southern California.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: What Is Memory? 1 Chapter 2: Memories of the Here and Now 25 Chapter 3: The Early Development of Memory 50 Chapter 4: Ordinary Forgetting 86 Chapter 5: Amnesia 117 Chapter 6: False Memory 142 Chapter 7: Emotional Learning and Memory 162 Chapter 8: Language 197 Chapter 9: Mechanisms of Memory 228 Chapter 10: The Future of Memory 251 Suggested Readings 259 Notes 261 Index 267
Review
"[A] useful and cheerfully accessible account of current ideas on the phenomenology of, and neurophysiological processes associated with, memory formation."--Steven Rose, Times Higher Education Supplement "[An] entertaining review of the current science of memory."--Anne Harding, Lancet "The success of their book is due to their articulate descriptions, memorable anecdotes, intriguing case studies, provocative 'self experiments,' clever illustrations, and (most important) rigorous judgment... Ranging from drug addiction to autism, from dreaming to brain physiology, this book lives up to its title. Essential."--Choice
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Memory is perhaps the most extraordinary phenomenon in the natural world. Every person's brain holds millions of bits of information in long-term storage. This vast memory store includes our extensive vocabulary and knowledge of language; the tremendous and unique variety of facts we've amassed; all the skills we've learned, from walking and talking to musical and athletic performance; many of the emotions we feel; and the continuous sensations, feelings, and understandings of the world we term consciousness. Without memory there can be no mind as we understand it. Focusing on cutting-edge research in behavioral science and neuroscience, Memory is a primer of our current scientific understanding of the mechanics of memory and learning. Over the past two decades, memory research has accelerated and we have seen an explosion of new knowledge about the brain. For example, there now exists a wide-ranging and successful applied science devoted exclusively to the study of memory that has yielded better procedures for eliciting valid recollections in legal settings and improved the diagnosis and treatment of memory disorders.Everyone fascinated by the scope and power of the human brain will find this book unforgettable.
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The success of their book is due to their articulate descriptions, memorable anecdotes, intriguing case studies, provocative 'self experiments,' clever illustrations, and (most important) rigorous judgment. . . . Ranging from drug addiction to autism, from dreaming to brain physiology, this book lives up to its title. Essential. -- Choice
Details ISBN0691133115 Author Stephen A. Madigan Short Title MEMORY Publisher Princeton University Press Language English ISBN-10 0691133115 ISBN-13 9780691133119 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 153.12 Year 2007 Imprint Princeton University Press Subtitle The Key to Consciousness Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Residence US Translated from English DOI 10.1604/9780691133119 UK Release Date 2007-09-02 NZ Release Date 2007-09-02 US Release Date 2007-09-02 Pages 288 Series Science Essentials Publication Date 2007-09-02 Illustrations 20 halftones. 30 line illus. Audience General AU Release Date 2007-11-11 We've got this
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