Description for Memories
Hardback. Surveys the advances and provides an integrative view of molecular, cellular, and systems level mechanisms underlying cognitive processes in both animals and humans. This title focuses on clinical and therapeutic aspects surrounding impairments associated with disorders that affect cognition. Series: Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFG; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 467.
Memory can be typically de?ned as the brain function enabling the encoding, storage and retrieval of sensory information. In operational terms, this de?nition implies that our central nervous system not only processes various sensory modalities, be they visual, tactile, auditory, olfactory or gustatory, but is also capable of forming, organizing and conserving memory traces for extended periods of time. At both psychological and physiological levels, there is now a consensus that memory must no longer be seen as a unitary phenomenon but rather as an ensemble of dynamic processes, each one being subserved by different brain regions organized into multiple ... Read more
Memory can be typically de?ned as the brain function enabling the encoding, storage and retrieval of sensory information. In operational terms, this de?nition implies that our central nervous system not only processes various sensory modalities, be they visual, tactile, auditory, olfactory or gustatory, but is also capable of forming, organizing and conserving memory traces for extended periods of time. At both psychological and physiological levels, there is now a consensus that memory must no longer be seen as a unitary phenomenon but rather as an ensemble of dynamic processes, each one being subserved by different brain regions organized into multiple ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
Series
Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences
Number of Pages
182
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540456988
SKU
V9783540456988
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99-15
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