The Neurobiology Of Learning And Memory
by Rudy, Jerry W.Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-04-11
Publisher(s): Sinauer Associates is an imprint of Oxford University Press
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Summary
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder. Textbook offers basic understanding of relevant principles and processes of the neurobiology of learning and memory. Topics include psychological and neurobiological approaches, historical influences, synaptic plasticity, and memory systems. For undergraduate students.
Author Biography
Jerry W. Rudy is the Chair of the Psychology Department at the University of Colorado.
Table of Contents
| Introduction: Fundamental Concepts and Historical Foundations | p. 1 |
| Synaptic Basis of Memories | p. 15 |
| Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity: Introduction | p. 17 |
| Strengthening Synapses: Assembling Existing Parts | p. 47 |
| Strengthening Synapses: Generating New Material | p. 65 |
| Calcium: The Master Plasticity Molecule | p. 91 |
| Dendritic Spines: The Dynamic Relationship between Structure and Function | p. 107 |
| Molecules and Memories | p. 125 |
| Making Memories: Conceptual Issues and Methodologies | p. 127 |
| Memory Formation: Post-Translation Processes | p. 147 |
| Memory Consolidation: Translation and Transcription | p. 173 |
| Memory Modulation Systems | p. 195 |
| The Fate of Retrieved Memories | p. 215 |
| Neural Systems and Memory | p. 233 |
| The Content of Memory: Memory Systems and the Hippocampus | p. 235 |
| The Hippocampus Index and Episodic Memory | p. 251 |
| Ribot's Law, Systems Consolidation, and the Hippocampus | p. 281 |
| Actions, Habits, and the Cortico-Striatal System | p. 301 |
| Learning about Danger: The Neurobiology of Fear Memories | p. 325 |
| Photo Credits | p. 351 |
| Glossary | p. 353 |
| Author Index | p. 367 |
| Subject Index | p. 369 |
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