The Neurobiology of Memory: Concepts, Findings, Trends - Softcover

Dudai, Yadin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198542291 ISBN 13: 9780198542292

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1989

Synopsis

Uniquely bridging all levels of neurobiological analysis, this book describes and explains step-by-step the concepts, methods, findings and conclusions of modern learning research. This text starts with a treatment of simple nervous systems and molecular mechanisms, proceeds to more complex learning and development, and concludes with the functional organization of highly complex memory systems in the human brain and their disintegration in amnesia. This book, supplemented by 1100 references and many illustrations, is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as for neuroscientists who seek a comprehensive overview of the field. It should also be of interest to scientists from other disciplines and to other readers who wish to learn about the new neurobiology of learning.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This is the first book on the neurobiology of learning and memory that covers comprehensively all levels of analysis, from molecules to brain, in both invertebrates and vertebrates, from molluscs to man. The book addresses in a provocative, stimulating, and lucid manner the major questions, concepts, and experimental approaches in the biology of learning and memory, and describes, analyses, and integrates recent findings and hypotheses. The result is a fascinating, clear, and balanced picture of the state of the art at one of the frontiers of brain research.

About the Author:

Yadin Dudai is at The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0198542291
• ISBN 13: 9780198542292
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352