Memory from A to Z: Keywords, Concepts, and Beyond - Hardcover

Dudai, Yadin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198502672 ISBN 13: 9780198502678

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This is an innovative and engaging companion to the language of memory research. It consists of over 130 entries, bound within a coherent conceptual framework. Each entry starts with a definition, or a set of definitions, followed by an in-depth and provacative discussion of the origin, meaning, usage and aplicability of ideas and problems central to the neuroscience of memory and scientific culture at large. The entries, linked by webs of associations, can be read and enjoyed, and provide a versatile tool kit: a source for definitions, information and further reading; a trigger for contemplation, discussion and experimentation; and an aid to study, teaching and debate in classes and seminars. The text is supported by an extensive reference listing, and there is a comprehensive subject index, incorporating a much wider range of terms relevant to the field.

About this title

About the Author

Yadin Dudai is a Professor of Neurobiology, Institute of Brain Research, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.

Review

"Yadin Dudai has created a wonderfully engaging, unique and thoughtful collection of mini-essays on a wide range of memory and memory-related topics. Although the topics really do range from A to Z, the book is not a dictionary or encyclopedia. It consists of novel, critical and up-to-date discussions of current as well as timeless conceptual and methodological issues in memory and memory research. This book is a 'must read' (and must have handy) for all who are seriously interested in what is known and not known about the nature and neural bases of memory."-- James L. McGaugh, Director, Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory; Research Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, University of California

"Yadin Dudai has written a charming book designed especially for the student ... an engaging, informative and sometimes playful collection of essays ... What makes all this work is that the 131 essays that make up the book are scholarly, up-to-date, even-handed and rich in citations."--Nature

"Dudai's bubbling sense of humour breaks through ... I would recommend it strongly. All academic libraries catering for courses in psychology, psychiatry or the neurosciences should seriously consider acquiring a copy for their lending stock. ... public libraries interested in furthering their readers' scientific education may also find the approach here more accessible than that of some standard textbooks in the field."--Reference Reviews

"This well-written resource, laced with a bit of humor, is a fine contribution to the literature of memory and, because of the essay style and vast knowledge of the author, fills a niche in the literature of memory." --CHOICE

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0198502672
• ISBN 13: 9780198502678
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 338