Memories: Molecules and Circuits
Memories: Molecules and Circuits The questions of how, where and when memory traces are formed in the brain remain central issues in Cognitive Neuroscience. How do neuronal systems encode, consolidate and retrieve memory? How are memories embedded into co
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Bontempi A. Silva Y. Christen (Eds.)
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Bontempi, Bruno, Ph.D. Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives CNRS UMR 5106 Université de Bordeaux 1 Avenue des Facultés 33405 Talence France e-mail: [email protected] Silva, Alcino J., Prof. Dr. Departments of Neurobiology Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences Psychology and Brain Research Institute 695 Young Drive South Room 2357 Box 951761, UCLA Los Angeles, CA 90095-1761 USA e-mail: [email protected]
Christen, Yves, Ph.D. Fondation IPSEN Pour la Recherche Thérapeutique 24, rue Erlanger 75781 Paris Cedex 16 France e-mail: [email protected]
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Preface
Memory can be typically defined as the brain function enabling the encoding, storage and retrieval of sensory information. In operational terms, this definition implies that our central nervous system not only processes various sensory modalities, be they visual, tactile, auditory, olfactory or gustatory, but is also capable of forming, organizing and conserving memory traces for extended periods of time. At both psychological and physiological levels, there is now a consensus that memory must no longer be seen as a unitary phenomenon but rather as an ensemble of dynamic processes, each one being subserved by different brain regions organized into multiple memory systems tha
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