Synapses, Circuits and the Beginning of Memory

by Herbert P. Killackey, Ira B. Black, Gordon M. Shepherd, et al.

with commentaries by Gordon M. Shepherd, Ira B. Black, and Herbert P. Killackey For years memory research focused on the neuron as the basic element of the brain, but developments in cognitive science now challenge the neurobiologist to understand the function of neural networks, perhaps one of the most difficult problems of the mind. This monograph articulates the ways in which neurobiologic discoveries can be interpreted in terms of psychological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026212114X
• ISBN13: 9780262121149
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"