In Search of Memory
The Emergence of A New Science of Mind
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Baker & Taylor
The author relates how his own study of memory converged with four distinct disciplines to give rise to the development of a new science of the mind that has changed our understanding of learning, memory, and mental illness.
Norton Pub
Nobelist Eric Kandel's … More »
The author relates how his own study of memory converged with four distinct disciplines to give rise to the development of a new science of the mind that has changed our understanding of learning, memory, and mental illness.
Norton Pub
Nobelist Eric Kandel's … More »
Baker & Taylor
The author relates how his own study of memory converged with four distinct disciplines to give rise to the development of a new science of the mind that has changed our understanding of learning, memory, and mental illness.
Norton Pub
Nobelist Eric Kandel's account of how his personal quest to understand memory intersected with the emergence of a new science.
In Search of Memory relates the astonishing story of how four different and distinct disciplinesbehaviorist psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biologyconverged into a powerful new science of mind. Through its profound insights into thought, perception, action, recollection, and mental illness, this new science is revolutionizing our understanding of learning and memory while simultaneously showing great promise for more effective healing.
The narrative follows Eric R. Kandel through the last five decades, focusing on Vienna, where he became fascinated with memory. With intrepid scientific ardor, Kandel was captivated first by history and psychoanalysis, then by neurobiology, and finally by the biological processes of memory. His resulting, multifaceted perspective was the foundation for his path-breaking research that will continue to dominate modern thoughtnot only in science but in culture at large. 50 illustrations.
Book News
Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel (Columbia U., Kavli Institute for Brain Sciences, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute) presents an account of his personal quest to understand memory--from focusing first on history and psychoanalysis, then on the biology of the brain, and finally on the cellular and molecular processes of memory--and how his search has intersected with the efforts of modern science to understand the mind in cellular and molecular biologic terms. Featuring a glossary and an extensive list of notes and resources, the text is academic but accessible to general readers. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Baker
& Taylor
Traces a five-decade convergence of four distinct disciplines including behaviorist psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology; describing how it enabled the development of a new science in the field of memory that has a promising potential for more effective healing. 25,000 first printing.
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The author relates how his own study of memory converged with four distinct disciplines to give rise to the development of a new science of the mind that has changed our understanding of learning, memory, and mental illness.
Norton Pub
Nobelist Eric Kandel's account of how his personal quest to understand memory intersected with the emergence of a new science.
In Search of Memory relates the astonishing story of how four different and distinct disciplinesbehaviorist psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biologyconverged into a powerful new science of mind. Through its profound insights into thought, perception, action, recollection, and mental illness, this new science is revolutionizing our understanding of learning and memory while simultaneously showing great promise for more effective healing.
The narrative follows Eric R. Kandel through the last five decades, focusing on Vienna, where he became fascinated with memory. With intrepid scientific ardor, Kandel was captivated first by history and psychoanalysis, then by neurobiology, and finally by the biological processes of memory. His resulting, multifaceted perspective was the foundation for his path-breaking research that will continue to dominate modern thoughtnot only in science but in culture at large. 50 illustrations.
Book News
Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel (Columbia U., Kavli Institute for Brain Sciences, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute) presents an account of his personal quest to understand memory--from focusing first on history and psychoanalysis, then on the biology of the brain, and finally on the cellular and molecular processes of memory--and how his search has intersected with the efforts of modern science to understand the mind in cellular and molecular biologic terms. Featuring a glossary and an extensive list of notes and resources, the text is academic but accessible to general readers. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Baker
& Taylor
Traces a five-decade convergence of four distinct disciplines including behaviorist psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology; describing how it enabled the development of a new science in the field of memory that has a promising potential for more effective healing. 25,000 first printing.
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Imprint:
New York - W W Norton & Company
Pages:
510
ISBN:
0393058638, 9780393058635, 0393329372, 9780393329377
Language:
English
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-484) and index
Personal memory and the biology of memory storage -- A child in Vienna -- An American education -- One cell at a time -- The nerve cell speaks -- Conversation between nerve cells -- Simple and complex neuronal systems -- Different memories, different regions of the brain -- Searching for an ideal model for studying memory -- Neural analogs of learning -- Strengthening synaptic connections -- A center for neurobiology and behavior -- Even a simple behavior can be modified by learning -- Synapses change with experience -- The biological basis of individuality -- Molecules and short-term memory -- Long-term memory -- Memory genes -- A dialogue between genes and synapses -- A return to complex memory -- Synapses also hold our fondest memories -- The brain's picture of the external world -- Attention must be paid! -- A little red pill -- Mice, men, and mental illness -- A new way to treat mental illness -- Biology and the renaissance of psychoanalytic thought -- Consciousness -- Rediscovering vienna via stockholm -- Learning from memory: prospects -- Glossary -- Notes and sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Personal memory and the biology of memory storage -- A child in Vienna -- An American education -- One cell at a time -- The nerve cell speaks -- Conversation between nerve cells -- Simple and complex neuronal systems -- Different memories, different regions of the brain -- Searching for an ideal model for studying memory -- Neural analogs of learning -- Strengthening synaptic connections -- A center for neurobiology and behavior -- Even a simple behavior can be modified by learning -- Synapses change with experience -- The biological basis of individuality -- Molecules and short-term memory -- Long-term memory -- Memory genes -- A dialogue between genes and synapses -- A return to complex memory -- Synapses also hold our fondest memories -- The brain's picture of the external world -- Attention must be paid! -- A little red pill -- Mice, men, and mental illness -- A new way to treat mental illness -- Biology and the renaissance of psychoanalytic thought -- Consciousness -- Rediscovering vienna via stockholm -- Learning from memory: prospects -- Glossary -- Notes and sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Statement of responsibility:
Eric R. Kandel
Characteristics:
xv, 510 p. :,ill. ;,24 cm.
Author (Original Script):
Kandel, Eric R.
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