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UNINA9910453736503321 |
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Autore |
Thompson Richard F. |
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Titolo |
Memory : The Key to Consciousness / / Richard F. Thompson, Stephen A. Madigan |
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Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2013] |
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©2008 |
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[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Collana |
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Science Essentials ; ; 19 |
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Soggetti |
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Learning - Physiological aspects |
Learning, Psychology of |
Memory |
Thought and thinking |
SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. What Is Memory? -- 2. Memories of the Here and Now -- 3. The Early Development of Memory -- 4. Ordinary Forgetting -- 5. Amnesia -- 6. False Memory -- 7. Emotional Learning and Memory -- 8. Language -- 9. Mechanisms of Memory -- 10. The Future of Memory -- Suggested Readings -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Memory is perhaps the most extraordinary phenomenon in the natural world. Every person's brain holds millions of bits of information in long-term storage. This vast memory store includes our extensive vocabulary and knowledge of language; the tremendous and unique variety of facts we've amassed; all the skills we've learned, from walking and talking to musical and athletic performance; many of the emotions we feel; and the continuous sensations, feelings, and understandings of the world we term consciousness. Without memory there can be no mind as we understand it. Focusing on cutting-edge research in behavioral science and neuroscience, Memory is a primer of our current scientific understanding of the mechanics of memory and learning. |
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