The cognitive neuroscience of memory : an introduction / Howard Eichenbaum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eichenbaum, Howard.

Contributor:

Gail and Warren Lieberfarb Mental Health and Neuroscience Library Resources Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory.

Memory--Physiological aspects.

Cognitive neuroscience.

Physical Description:

ix, 416 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2012]

Summary:

In its second edition, this textbook provides an up-to-date account of the brain's remarkable capacity for memory. In understanding how memory works, we can learn how we remember and forget and how to better treat disorders of memory. The second edition highlights new evidence from functional brain imaging studies in human subjects, new findings about the functional organization of the medial temporal lobe memory system, a major update on memory consolidation and re-consolidation, new findings on the role of the prefrontal cortex in memory, and updates on our understanding of the circuitry of emotional memories and reward-based learning.

The text is a clear and accessible primer that introduces the history of research on the biological bases of memory, highlighting discoveries about the brain made in a "Golden Era" of neuroscience around the turn of the 20th century. This is followed by a 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, which considers how memory is based on alterations in the communication between nerve cells. Next, a section on Cognition considers the psychological structure of memory. The following section, Compartmentalization, focuses on the notion that the different forms of memory are accomplished by distinct brain systems. Lastly, a section on Consolidation, discusses the process by which memories are transformed from a labile trace into a permanent store.

This book is designed for undergraduate courses on memory and cognitive science, as well as early graduate students in neuroscience, cognitive science, or biology. It encapsulates the major concepts in the field and opens this area of research to students who pursue a variety of related disciplines. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section I Connection: The cellular and molecular bases of memory 27

2 Neurons and simple memory circuits 29

3 Cellular mechanisms of memory: Complex circuits 51

Section II Cognition: Is there a "cognitive" basis for memory? 79

4 Amnesia - learning about memory from memory loss 85

5 Exploring declarative memory using animal models 111

6 Windows into the workings of memory 149

Section III Compartmentalization: Cortical modules and multiple memory systems 193

7 The cerebral cortex and memory 197

8 Multiple memory systems in the brain 219

9 A brain system for declarative memory 235

10 A brain system for procedural memory 267

11 A brain system for emotional memory 291

Section IV Consolidation: The fixation and reorganization of memories 315

12 Two distinct stages of memory consolidation 317

13 Working with memory 351.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 393-396) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Gail and Warren Lieberfarb Mental Health and Neuroscience Library Resources Fund.

ISBN:

9780199778614

0199778612

OCLC:

781713333