Memory and Emotion The Making of Lasting Memories

Name: Memory and Emotion The Making of Lasting Memories
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ISBN: 9780231120234

ISBN-10: 0231120230

ISBN-13: 9780231120234

Edition: 2003

Authors: James L. McGaugh

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Most of us remember where we were and what we were doing on September 11, 2001. Why do most experiences leave little trace while some -- even terrible ordeals that people wish they could forget -- leave memories that last a lifetime? That is the mystery at the heart of this book. Drawing on fascinating research and case studies, James McGaugh, a distinguished neuroscientist, reveals that the key to understanding how memories are created may well be understanding how they are lost. He shows that lasting memories are not stored instantly. Why the delay? The author explains how the slow consolidation of memory has important adaptive consequences. It allows physiological processes activated by…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 11/7/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English

James L. McGaugh is founding director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory and research professor of neurobiology and behavior at the University of California, Irvine. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.



Preface



The Mystery of Memory



Dogs, Cats, Chimps and Rats: Habits and Memory



The Short and Long of It



Coaxing Consolidation: Making Memories Linger



Memorable Moments



Meandering and Monumental Memory



Memorabilia: Summing Up


Notes and References


Index