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Mechanisms of memory

Sweatt, J. David · London : Academic, 2010

Publisher
London : Academic, 2010
Physical description
1 pages
ISBN
0123749514;9780123749512
Dewey classification
621.82
Language
English

Summary

Many who work on the cellular and molecular processes of learning and memory are tempted to throw up their hands in frustration and conclude that the problem is insoluble. Human learning and memory is likely the most highly evolved and sophisticated biological process in existence. This book represents the first step at beginning to put together the complex puzzle of the molecular basis of memory. Sweatt creates a framework of thinking about synaptic plasticity and memory at the molecular level

one which recognizes and begins to incorporate this extreme biochemical complexity into our thinking about memory. Now in its second edition this is currently the only book on the market that takes this approach. All chapters are fully revised, and four new chapters have been added. The book is adaptable for courses for senior level undergraduates and, first and second year graduate students. It will be of use to students interested in the medical professions and graduate students interested in translational aspects of basic memory research at a time when translational research is becoming a priority area for research funding agencies in the US and internationally. More than 25% new content, particularly expanding the scope to include new findings in translational research. Unique in its depth of coverage of molecular and cellular mechanisms Extensive cross-referencing to Comprehensive Learning and Memory Discusses clinically relevant memory disorders in the context of modern molecular research and includes numerous practical examples

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001Control number15936
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005Date and time of latest transaction21 Dec 2010, 13:56
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020International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
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  • 9780123749512
035System control number(OCoLC)610009102
040Cataloging sourceOPELS eng OPELS
041Language codeeng
050Library of Congress call numberQP406 .S94 2010
082Dewey Decimal call number621.82 Mec-R
100Main entry – personal nameSweatt, J. David.
245Title statementMechanisms of memory [electronic resource] / by J. David Sweatt.
250Edition statement2nd ed.
260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint)London : Academic, 2010
300Physical description1 online resource.
500General noteIncludes index.
505Formatted contents note1. Introduction - the basics of psychological learning and memory theory. -- 2. Studies of human learning and memory -- 3. Non-associative learning and memory -- 4. Rodent behavioral learning and memory models -- 5. Associative learning and unlearning -- 6. Hippocampal Function in Cognition -- 7. Long-term Potentiation: A Candidate Cellular Mechanism for Information Storage in the CNS. -- 8. The NMDA Receptor. -- 9. Biochemical mechanisms for information storage at the cellular level. -- 10. Molecular genetic mechanisms for long-term information storage at the cellular level. -- 11. Inherited disorders of human memory - mental retardation syndromes. -- 12. Aging-related memory disorders - Alzheimer's Disease. -- APPENDIX. The Basics of Experimental Design.
520Summary, etc.Many who work on the cellular and molecular processes of learning and memory are tempted to throw up their hands in frustration and conclude that the problem is insoluble. Human learning and memory is likely the most highly evolved and sophisticated biological process in existence. This book represents the first step at beginning to put together the complex puzzle of the molecular basis of memory. Sweatt creates a framework of thinking about synaptic plasticity and memory at the molecular level; one which recognizes and begins to incorporate this extreme biochemical complexity into our thinking about memory. Now in its second edition this is currently the only book on the market that takes this approach. All chapters are fully revised, and four new chapters have been added. The book is adaptable for courses for senior level undergraduates and, first and second year graduate students. It will be of use to students interested in the medical professions and graduate students interested in translational aspects of basic memory research at a time when translational research is becoming a priority area for research funding agencies in the US and internationally. More than 25% new content, particularly expanding the scope to include new findings in translational research. Unique in its depth of coverage of molecular and cellular mechanisms Extensive cross-referencing to Comprehensive Learning and Memory Discusses clinically relevant memory disorders in the context of modern molecular research and includes numerous practical examples.
533Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Amsterdam : Elsevier Science & Technology, 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 28, 2010). Online version restricted to NUS staff and students only through NUSNET.
650Subject added entry – topical termMemory--Physiological aspects.
655Index term – genre/formElectronic books. local.
710Added entry – corporate nameScienceDirect (Online service)
776Additional physical form entryOriginal 9780123749512 0123749514 (OCoLC)435734734.
999CollectionDownloads