Memory for Action - A Distinct Form of Episodic Memory?

Klappentext The book presents in eight chapters written by leading researchers in this field our actual knowledge on memory for actions and the opposing explanations for these phenomena. It gives an overview of the results from laboratory research on action memory, on memory for activities in social contexts and it presents recent results on memory for intended actions. Additionally, these results are put in relation to the information and to the brain modules which are necessary for a successful control of actions. brain modules which are necessary for a successful control of actions. Zusammenfassung In eight chapters by leading researchers, Memory for Action presents our actual knowledge on memory for actions and the opposing explanaions for these phenomena. It gives an overview of the results from laboratory research on action memory and on memory for activities in social contexts, and presents recent results on memory for intended actions. Additionally, these results are put in relation to the information and to the brain modules which are necessary for successful control of actions.

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• Authors: Melissa J. Guynn, H. D. Zimmer, Hubert Zimmer, Hubert D. (Professor of Psychology Zimmer, Hubert D. Cohen Zimmer
• Assisted by: Ronald L. Cohen (Editor), Hubert D. Zimmer (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2001
• EAN: 9780195115543
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511554-3
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory, and Language; Counterpoints: Cognition, Memory, and Language
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine