| Human Memory and Amnesia (PLE: Memory) Contributor(s): Cermak, Laird S. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1848724055 ISBN-13: 9781848724051 Publisher: Psychology Press OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Cognitive Psychology & Cognition - Psychology | Neuropsychology |
| Dewey: 616.852 |
| Lexile Measure: 1390 |
| Series: Psychology Library Editions: Memory |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.85 lbs) 404 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. |