Neural Basis of Semantic Memory - Hardcover

 
9780521848701: Neural Basis of Semantic Memory
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521848709 ISBN 13: 9780521848701
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

The advent of modern investigative techniques to explore brain function has led to major advances in understanding the neural organization and mechanisms associated with semantic memory. This book presents current theories by leading experts in the field on how the human nervous system stores and recalls memory of objects, actions, words and events. Chapters range from models of a specific domain or memory system (e.g., lexical-semantic, sensorimotor, emotion) to multiple modality accounts; from encompassing memory representations, to processing modules, to network structures, focusing on studies of both normal individuals and those with brain disease. Recent advances in neuro-exploratory techniques allow for investigation of semantic memory mechanisms noninvasively in both normal healthy individuals and patients with diffuse or focal brain damage. This has resulted in a significant increase in findings relevant to the localization and mechanistic function of brain regions engaged in semantic memory, leading to the neural models included here.

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About the Authors

John Hart is Professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and Medical Science Director at The Center for BrainHealth, The University of Texas at Dallas.

Michael Kraut is Associate Professor of Radiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521848709
ISBN 13 
9780521848701
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
394
Editor
Hart Jr John, Kraut Michael A.