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The Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory; An Introduction

by: Howard Eichenbaum

ISBN: 9780195141757 | 019514175X

Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 2/7/2002

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Summary Table of Contents

This clear and accessible textbook introduces students to the brain's remarkable capacity for memory. It begins with a history of thinking and research on the biological bases of memory, highlighting discoveries about the brain made in a "Golden Era" of neuroscience around the turn of the20th century. This is followed by presentation of our current understanding of the neurobiology of memory, organized into sections corresponding to the book's four major themes. The first is Connection, and it considers how memory is based on alterations in the... MORE communication between nerve cells.Research on the physiology and biochemistry of neurons has revealed a cascade of molecular events and structural changes that enhance or weaken the connectivity of nerve cells in support of memory. The second theme is Cognition, which considers the psychological structure of memory. Early work onthis topic involved controversy over the basic cognitive processes that underlie memory, and modern research has shown that these characterizations reflect distinctions among qualitatively different forms of memory. The third theme is Compartmentalization, the notion that the different forms ofmemory are accomplished by distinct brain systems. Recent research has revealed parallel memory systems that separately mediate our ability for conscious recollection, our capacity to acquire skills and habits, and our acquisition of emotional attachments and aversions. The fourth theme isConsolidation, the process by which memories are transformed from a labile trace into a permanent store. Scientists have shown that there are two distinct stages in memory consolidation, one involving cellular mechanisms that underlie a fixation of changes in the neuronal connection strengths andthe other involving a reorganization and restruction of the circuits that store and retrieve memories. The book assumes little background knowledge from biology or psychology, and is intended as a text for use in undergraduate courses on memory and cognitive science, and for early graduate students in neuroscience, cognitive science, or biology. It encapsulates the major concepts in the field, andmakes this area of research accessible to students who pursue a variety of related disciplines.

Boston Univ., MA. Text, for undergraduates, presents an overview of progress in understanding how the brain accomplishes memory. History of thinking is reviewed as well as research on the biological bases of memory. Covers four themes: connection, cognition, compartmentalization, and consolidation. Softcover, hardcover also available. DNLM: Memory--physiology.

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Introduction: Four Themes in Research on the Neurobiology of Memory

(26)

Part I Connection: The Cellular and Molecular Bases of Memory

(52)

Neurons and Simple Memory Circuits

(24)

Cellular Mechanisms of Memory: Complex Circuits

(26)

Part II Cognition: Is There a ``Cognitive'' Basis for Memory?

(92)

Amnesia---Learning about Memory from Memory Loss

(20)

Exploring Declarative Memory Using Animal Models

105

(34)

Windows into the Workings of Memory

139

(32)

Part III Compartmentalization: Cortical Modules and Multiple Memory Systems

171

(112)

The Cerebral Cortex and Memory

175

(20)

Multiple Memory Systems in the Brain

195

(18)

A Brain System for Declarative Memory

213

(24)

A Brain System for Procedural Memory

237

(24)

A Brain System for Emotional Memory

261

(22)

Part IV Consolidation: The Fixation and Reorganization of Memories

283

(56)

Two Distinct Stages of Memory Consolidation

285

(26)

Working with Memory

311

(28)

Final Thoughts

339

(2)

Glossary

341

(12)

References in Figure Captions

353

(4)

Index

357

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