The Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory: An Introduction

by Howard Eichenbaum

Book Overview

This clear and accessible textbook introduces students to the brain's remarkable capacity for memory. It begins with a history of thinking and 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 presentation of our current understanding of the neurobiology of memory, organized into sections corresponding to the book's four...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019514175X
• ISBN13: 9780195141757
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"