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The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Jerry W. Rudy

The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory By Jerry W. Rudy

The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory by Jerry W. Rudy


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To understand how the brain learns and remembers requires an integration of psychological concepts and behavioral methods with mechanisms of synaptic plasticity systems and systems neuroscience. This textbook provides a synthesis of this interdisciplinary field.

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The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Summary

The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory by Jerry W. Rudy

This title is a full-colour, accessible synthesis of the interdisciplinary field of the neurobiology of learning and memory.It is an accessible textbook for a 'hot' interdisciplinary field. It is extensively illustrated in full-colour.To understand how the brain learns and remembers requires an integration of psychological concepts and behavioral methods with mechanisms of synaptic plasticity systems and systems neuroscience. This new full-colour textbook provides a synthesis of this interdisciplinary field, each chapter making the key concepts transparent and accessible.

About Jerry W. Rudy

JERRY W. RUDY Chair of the Psychology Department, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Fundamental Concepts and Historical Foundations; PART ONE: SYNAPTIC BASIS OF MEMORIES; Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity: Introduction; Strengthening Synapses: Assembling Existing Parts; Strengthening Synapses: Generating New Material; Calcium: The Master Plasticity Molecule; Dendritic Spines: The Dynamic Relationship between Function and Structure; PART TWO: MOLECULES AND MEMORIES; Making Memories: Conceptual Issues and Methods; Basics of Memory Formation; Basics of Memory Storage; Memory Modulation Processes; The Fate of Retrieved Memories; PART THREE: NEURAL SYSTEMS AND MEMORY; Memory Sytems and the Hippocampus; The Hippocampus Index and Episodic Memory; Ribot's Law, Systems Consolidation and the Hippocampus; Actions, Habits and the Cortical-Striatal System; Learning about Danger: The Neurobiology of Fear Memories.

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CIN0878936696G
9780878936694
0878936696
The Neurobiology of Learning and Memory by Jerry W. Rudy
Used - Good
Hardback
Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.
20080411
500
N/A
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