Memory, Imprinting and the Brain (Oxford Psychology Series) - Hardcover

Horn, Gabriel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 019852157X ISBN 13: 9780198521570

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1985

Synopsis

How the brain works has been one of the great mysteries of science. Advances are now being made in several aspects of cerebral function, but one of the most intractable problems has been to discover the mechanisms by which information is stored in the brain - a problem that has fascinated philosophers and biologists for centuries. This book discusses some of the difficulties that are encountered in analysing the neural basis of memory, and describes the ways in which these difficulties have been overcome through the analysis of the memories underlying habituation and imprinting. Imprinting, the main focus of the book, is a remarkable learning process by which the young of some species of animals learn to recognise objects and their own kind. The book also discusses the relationships between human and animal memory, and ranges from behavioural to molecular levels of analysis.

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Review

An impressive book. It presents a very well written and engaging account that is full of important results and interesting ideas. It should be required reading for anyone interested in these areas. It is my opinion that this book brings us a long way toward understanding the neural basis of memory and points to some new directions that may lead to a better understanding of imprinting. (Tthe Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology)

About the Author

Gabriel Horn is at Cambridge University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019852157X
• ISBN 13: 9780198521570
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 330