Human Memory and Amnesia (PLE: Memory) Contributor(s): Cermak, Laird S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138992259 ISBN-13: 9781138992252 Publisher: Psychology Press OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition - Psychology | Neuropsychology |
Dewey: 616.852 |
Series: Psychology Library Editions: Memory |
Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.25 lbs) 388 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Originally published in 1982, this book brings together two areas of research previously studied in parallel, with little interaction (particularly in the US): normal memory processing and the amnesic syndrome. When trying to document the relationship between the two it became apparent that there was much crossover and duplication of effort in a number of areas: whether long-term memory and short-term memory truly represent independent storage systems, or are simply points on a continuum; trying to determine the primary locus of variables influencing the rate at which information is lost during retention; whether episodic memory and semantic memory represent two different storage systems, or are simply artifacts produced by different kinds of query to a single memory system and finally, whether visual and verbal memory are independent. It was written, following a meeting in 1979, by a small group of investigators, brought together to explore this commonality and to share data and theory, thus beginning the promise of a bright future of interdisciplinary interaction in memory research. |