Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory

Informationen zum Autor Scott D. Slotnick is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Boston College, Massachusetts, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Cognitive Neuroscience, and author of the book Controversies in Cognitive Neuroscience (2012). He employs multiple cognitive neuroscience techniques to investigate the brain mechanisms underlying memory, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Klappentext This book provides the only comprehensive and up-to-date treatment on the cognitive neuroscience of memory. Zusammenfassung This is the first book to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment on the cognitive neuroscience of memory. Topics include cognitive neuroscience techniques and human brain mechanisms underlying long-term memory success! long-term memory failure! working memory! implicit memory! and memory and disease. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Types of memory and brain regions of interest; 2. The tools of cognitive neuroscience; 3. Brain regions associated with long-term memory; 4. Brain timing associated with long-term memory; 5. Long-term memory failure; 6. Working memory; 7. Implicit memory; 8. Memory and other cognitive processes; 9. Explicit memory and disease; 10. Long-term memory in animals; 11. The future of memory research; Glossary; Author index.

Product details

• Authors: Scott D Slotnick, Scott D. Slotnick, Scott D. (Boston College Slotnick, Slotnick Scott D.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.02.2017
• EAN: 9781107446267
• ISBN: 978-1-107-44626-7
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology; Cambridge Fundamentals of Neur; Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology; Cambridge Fundamentals of Neur
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Neurosciences, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Intelligence & reasoning