Bibliograph

In search of memory, the emergence of a new science of mind, Eric R. Kandel

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Label

In search of memory, the emergence of a new science of mind, Eric R. Kandel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-484) and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In search of memory

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

61758023

Responsibility statement

Eric R. Kandel

Sub title

the emergence of a new science of mind

Table Of Contents

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

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