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Encyclopedia of learning and memory / Larry R. Squire, editor in chief

Contributor(s): Squire, Larry R.
Publisher: New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c1992Description: xxiii, 678 p. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0028974085.Subject(s): Animal memory -- Encyclopedias | Learning in animals -- Encyclopedias | Learning, Psychology of -- Encyclopedias | Memory -- Encyclopedias | Neuropsychology -- EncyclopediasDDC classification: 153.103
Contents:
Preface. - List of articles. - List of contributors. - Encyclopedia of learning and memory. - Index.
Summary: The Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory is a compendium of 189 articles that encompass the full range of current knowledge about learning and memory. The articles have been prepared by leading scholars in neuroscience and psychology who are active researchers in this rapidly growing discipline. The articles also include twenty-six biographies of individuals who have contributed importantly to current knowledge, as well as information about the molecular and cellular biology of memory, plasticity in neurons and neural networks, brain systems involved in memory, and phenomena of behavioral memory. The articles are directed especially toward understanding human memory, but the Encyclopedia also provides thorough coverage of important and essential work with experimental animals, including both invertebrates and vertebrates, which has provided much of what is currently understood about learning and memory. - Preface.

Preface. - List of articles. - List of contributors. - Encyclopedia of learning and memory. - Index.

The Encyclopedia of Learning and Memory is a compendium of 189 articles that encompass the full range of current knowledge about learning and memory. The articles have been prepared by leading scholars in neuroscience and psychology who are active researchers in this rapidly growing discipline. The articles also include twenty-six biographies of individuals who have contributed importantly to current knowledge, as well as information about the molecular and cellular biology of memory, plasticity in neurons and neural networks, brain systems involved in memory, and phenomena of behavioral memory. The articles are directed especially toward understanding human memory, but the Encyclopedia also provides thorough coverage of important and essential work with experimental animals, including both invertebrates and vertebrates, which has provided much of what is currently understood about learning and memory. - Preface.