Aranzio's seahorse : the search for memory and consciousness /

Alan J. McComas recounts the research that led to recognition of the hippocampus, a structure deep within the brain, as being primarily responsible for memory. This intriguing and exciting account includes observations on patients with memory loss as well as insights from ingenious laboratory experi...

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Weitere Titel:
Search for memory and consciousness
1. Verfasser:
McComas, Alan J.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
Alan J. McComas recounts the research that led to recognition of the hippocampus, a structure deep within the brain, as being primarily responsible for memory. This intriguing and exciting account includes observations on patients with memory loss as well as insights from ingenious laboratory experiments.
Umfang:
1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) : illustrations.
Anmerkungen:
This edition also issued in print: 2023.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780191960291
0191960292
9780192694362
0192694367
9780192694355
0192694359
Schlagworte:
Memory.
Consciousness.
Hippocampus (Brain)
Limbic system.
Amygdaloid body.
Hippocampus. > NLM-D006624
Neurosciences > history.
Consciousness. > NLM-D003243
Limbic System. > NLM-D008032
Amygdala. > NLM-D000679
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