Learning and Memory : A Conversation with Alcino Silva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Howard.

Series:

Ideas Roadshow Conversations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Learning.

Memory.

Silva, Alcino Jose Roriz Teixeira da, 1961-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (67 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Ideas Roadshow Conversations

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Open Agenda Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Alcino Silva, Distinguished Professor of Neurobiology, Psychiatry and Psychology at the David Geffen School of Medicine and Director of the Integrated Center for Learning and Memory at UCLA. Alcino Silva runs a learning and memory lab at UCLA that is focused on a vast number of topics, from schizophrenia and autism to learning and memory. This fascinating conversation explores how he and his colleagues focus on understanding the specific molecular mechanisms of neurobiology with the goal of being able to intervene and repair these mechanisms when they go awry. Further topics include plasticity of the brain, implanting memories, how cognitive deficits associated with developmental disorders can be reversed, the importance of "research maps" for the field and inspired optimism for the future.This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Dom Alcino and the Age of Discoveries, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. Howard Burton was the Founding Director of Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy. This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to provide a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks.

Contents:

Intro

A Note on the Text

Introduction

The Conversation

I. Planting Seeds

II. E Pluribus Unum

III. Putting the Pieces Together

IV. A Leg to Stand On

V. Justified Confidence

VI. Smart Mice

VII. Manipulating Memories

VIII. Individual Differences

IX. Treating Cognitive Disorders

XI. Justified Optimism

XII. Managing Discovery

Continuing the Conversation.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781771700849

177170084X

OCLC:

1255234027