From Conditioning to Conscious Recollection
From Conditioning to Conscious Recollection

Author: Howard Eichenbaum

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2004-11-18

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 0198024703

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This cutting-edge book offers a theoretical account of the evolution of multiple memory systems of the brain. The authors conceptualize these memory systems from both behavioral and neurobiological perspectives, guided by three related principles. First, that our understanding of a wide range of memory phenomena can be advanced by breaking down memory into multiple forms with different operating characteristics. Second, that different forms of memory representation are supported by distinct brain pathways with circuitry and neural coding properties. Third, that the contributions of different brain systems can be compared and contrasted by distinguishing between dedicated (or specific) and elaborate (or general) memory systems. A primary goal of this work is to relate the neurobiological properties of dedicated and elaborate systems to their neuropsychological counterparts, and in so doing, account for the phenomenology of memory, from conditioning to conscious recollection.

Mechanisms of Memory
Mechanisms of Memory

Author: J. David Sweatt

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2009-09-28

Total Pages: 362

ISBN-13: 0080959199

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This fully revised second edition provides the only unified synthesis of available information concerning the mechanisms of higher-order memory formation. It spans the range from learning theory, to human and animal behavioral learning models, to cellular physiology and biochemistry. It is unique in its incorporation of chapters on memory disorders, tying in these clinically important syndromes with the basic science of synaptic plasticity and memory mechanisms. It also covers cutting-edge approaches such as the use of genetically engineered animals in studies of memory and memory diseases. Written in an engaging and easily readable style and extensively illustrated with many new, full-color figures to help explain key concepts, this book demystifies the complexities of memory and deepens the reader's understanding. - More than 25% new content, particularly expanding the scope to include new findings in translational research. - Unique in its depth of coverage of molecular and cellular mechanisms - Extensive cross-referencing to Comprehensive Learning and Memory - Discusses clinically relevant memory disorders in the context of modern molecular research and includes numerous practical examples

The Oxford Companion to Consciousness
The Oxford Companion to Consciousness

Author: Tim Bayne

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 689

ISBN-13: 0198712189

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Consciousness is undoubtedly one of the last remaining scientific mysteries and hence one of the greatest contemporary scientific challenges. How does the brain's activity result in the rich phenomenology that characterizes our waking life? Are animals conscious? Why did consciousness evolve? How does science proceed to answer such questions? Can we define what consciousness is? Can we measure it? Can we use experimental results to further our understanding of disorders of consciousness, such as those seen in schizophrenia, delirium, or altered states of consciousness? These questions are at the heart of contemporary research in the domain. Answering them requires a fundamentally interdisciplinary approach that engages not only philosophers, but also neuroscientists and psychologists in a joint effort to develop novel approaches that reflect both the stunning recent advances in imaging methods as well as the continuing refinement of our concepts of consciousness. In this light, the Oxford Companion to Consciousness is the most complete authoritative survey of contemporary research on consciousness. Five years in the making and including over 250 concise entries written by leaders in the field, the volume covers both fundamental knowledge as well as more recent advances in this rapidly changing domain. Structured as an easy-to-use dictionary and extensively cross-referenced, the Companion offers contributions from philosophy of mind to neuroscience, from experimental psychology to clinical findings, so reflecting the profoundly interdisciplinary nature of the domain. Particular care has been taken to ensure that each of the entries is accessible to the general reader and that the overall volume represents a comprehensive snapshot of the contemporary study of consciousness. The result is a unique compendium that will prove indispensable to anyone interested in consciousness, from beginning students wishing to clarify a concept to professional consciousness researchers looking for the best characterization of a particular phenomenon.

The Cognitive Neurosciences, sixth edition
The Cognitive Neurosciences, sixth edition

Author: David Poeppel

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2020-04-21

Total Pages: 1241

ISBN-13: 0262043254

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The sixth edition of the foundational reference on cognitive neuroscience, with entirely new material that covers the latest research, experimental approaches, and measurement methodologies. Each edition of this classic reference has proved to be a benchmark in the developing field of cognitive neuroscience. The sixth edition of The Cognitive Neurosciences continues to chart new directions in the study of the biological underpinnings of complex cognition—the relationship between the structural and physiological mechanisms of the nervous system and the psychological reality of the mind. It offers entirely new material, reflecting recent advances in the field, covering the latest research, experimental approaches, and measurement methodologies. This sixth edition treats such foundational topics as memory, attention, and language, as well as other areas, including computational models of cognition, reward and decision making, social neuroscience, scientific ethics, and methods advances. Over the last twenty-five years, the cognitive neurosciences have seen the development of sophisticated tools and methods, including computational approaches that generate enormous data sets. This volume deploys these exciting new instruments but also emphasizes the value of theory, behavior, observation, and other time-tested scientific habits. Section editors Sarah-Jayne Blakemore and Ulman Lindenberger, Kalanit Grill-Spector and Maria Chait, Tomás Ryan and Charan Ranganath, Sabine Kastner and Steven Luck, Stanislas Dehaene and Josh McDermott, Rich Ivry and John Krakauer, Daphna Shohamy and Wolfram Schultz, Danielle Bassett and Nikolaus Kriegeskorte, Marina Bedny and Alfonso Caramazza, Liina Pylkkänen and Karen Emmorey, Mauricio Delgado and Elizabeth Phelps, Anjan Chatterjee and Adina Roskies

Redefining Recovery from Aphasia
Redefining Recovery from Aphasia

Author: Dalia Cahana-Amitay

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0199811938

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This book concerns the neural organization of language in the healthy brain and in persons with aphasia. The novel concept of neural multifunctionality explains how language is created in the healthy brain, resolves contradictions between classical aphasiology and contemporary understandings of brain-language relations, and serves as the neurobiological basis for development of new approaches to aphasia therapy.

The Oxford Handbook of Human Memory, Two Volume Pack
The Oxford Handbook of Human Memory, Two Volume Pack

Author: Michael J. Kahana

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024-04-26

Total Pages: 2426

ISBN-13: 0197746144

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The Oxford Handbook of Human Memory provides an authoritative overview of the science of human memory, its application to clinical disorders, and its broader implications for learning and memory in real-world contexts. Organized into two volumes and eleven sections, the Handbook integrates behavioral, neural, and computational evidence with current theories of how we learn and remember. Overall, The Oxford Handbook of Human Memory documents the current state of knowledge in the field and provides a roadmap for the next generation of memory scientists, established peers, and practitioners.

Entheogenic Liberation
Entheogenic Liberation

Author: Martin W. Ball

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-07-29

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9781548281946

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From the author of the groundbreaking book, Being Human, comes a radical new guide to personal liberation and transformation. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on nonduality and psychedelic experience, Martin W. Ball, Ph.D., Entheogenic Liberation is the definitive work on 5-MeO-DMT and its applicability to genuine enlightenment and freedom from the illusory prison of the ego. With wisdom and guidance culled from years of direct therapeutic work, this book lays out precise and detailed instructions and methodologies for working with the world's most powerful entheogenic medicine for the purpose of achieving liberation into the fundamental unitary state of being. Presented as a form of therapy, this work is free from metaphysics and speculation, articulating practical approaches for deep entheogenic work that can achieve radical and meaningful results. The ideas and techniques explored here could revolutionize the way people think of psychedelics, nonduality, human life, and reality in general. Provocative, challenging, and deeply insightful, Entheogenic Liberation is a must-read for anyone serious about liberation and the future of humanity - a future that is grounded in truth, or lost in illusion and the perpetual confusions of the human ego. Beyond the artificial construct of the individual self lies an infinite unitary state of love, awareness, and authentic being. By working to energetically unwind the unconscious artifice of the ego, the possibility of true freedom calls. Only you can liberate yourself. Are you ready? Contents include: The Prison Approaches to Engaging Psychedelics: Recreational Use Exploratory or "Psychonautical" Use Creative Use Problem Solving and Novelty Therapeutic Use Religious and Spiritual Use Sex and Sexuality Nonduality: The Ego Nondual Experience Nondual Experience as a Human Birthright Psychedelics/Entheogens and Nonduality The Radically Awesome Nature of God Working with 5-MeO-DMT: Considerations for a Safe and Secure Setting Finding a Good Facilitator Being a Witness Taking Five The Experiential Arc Visuals Spontaneous Reactivations Deeper Medicine Experiences Failure to Reassemble Breath Vocalizing Purging Spontaneous, Fluid, Symmetrical Movements "Mudras" and Hand Gestures/Positions Vibrating Afterglow Ongoing Emotional Releases Swinging the Other Way, Post-Session Whiteouts Challenging Reactions: Attachment to the Experience Self-Aggrandizement No, God/The Universe/the Medicine isn't "Calling" You Attachment to Providers Traumatic Experience Humpty-Dumpty Syndrome Mental Health Issues Displacement, Projection, and Attachment The Human Energetic System: Head Mouth and Throat Heart and Lungs Abdomen and Digestive Tract Genitals Energetic Structures of the Ego Symmetry vs. Asymmetry Thinking Clearly: Liberation through Unknowing Beyond the Body Loving Yourself - All of Yourself Personal Preference vs. Universal Love Letting Go of the Need for Control Religion and Spirituality "Natural" vs. Synthetic Being a Nondual Energetic Practitioner Couples Work, Relationships, & Sexuality Going Solo Legal Issues

Neuropsychology of Memory, Third Edition
Neuropsychology of Memory, Third Edition

Author: Larry R. Squire

Publisher: Guilford Press

Published: 2003-03-13

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 9781572308985

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This important reference and text brings together leading neuroscientists to describe approaches to the study of memory. Among major approaches covered are lesions; electrophysiology; single-unit recording; pharmacology; and molecular genetics. Chapters are organized into three sections, presenting state-of-the-art studies of memory in humans, nonhuman primates, and rodents and birds. Each chapter explicates the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of the authors' research program, reviews the latest empirical findings, and identifies salient directions for future investigation. Included are more than 50 illustrations.

Sleep and Brain Plasticity
Sleep and Brain Plasticity

Author: Pierre Maquet

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2003-06-05

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 0191587206

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Sleep has long been a topic of fascination for artists and scientists. Why do we sleep? What function does sleep serve? Why do we dream? What significance can we attach to our dreams? We spend so much of our lives sleeping, yet its precise function is unclear, in spite of our increasing understanding of the processes generating and maintaining sleep. We now know that sleep can be accompanied by periods of intense cerebral activity, yet only recently has experimental data started to provide us with some insights into the type of processing taking place in the brain as we sleep. There is now strong evidence that sleep plays a crucial role in learning and in the consolidation of memories. Once the preserve of psychoanalysts, 'dreaming' is now a topic of increasing interest amongst scientists. With research into sleep growing, this volume is both timely and valuable in presenting a unique study of the relationship between sleep, learning, and memory. It brings together a team of international scientists researching sleep in both human and animal subjects. Aimed at researchers within the fields of neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry, and neurology, this book will be an important first step in developing a full scientific understanding of the most intriguing state of consciousness.

Seeing the Future
Seeing the Future

Author: Kourken Michaelian

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016-05-17

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 0190241543

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Episodic memory is a major area of research in psychology. Initially viewed as a distinct store of information derived from experienced episodes, episodic memory is understood today as a form of mental "time travel" into the personal past. Recent research has revealed striking similarities between episodic memory-past-oriented mental time travel-and future-oriented mental time travel (FMTT). Seeing the Future: Theoretical Perspectives on Future-Oriented Mental Time Travel brings together leading contributors in both empirical and theoretical disciplines to present the first interdisciplinary look at the human ability to imagine future scenarios. Chapters focus on the challenging conceptual and theoretical questions raised by FMTT, covering themes such as: varieties of future-oriented cognition; relationships between FMTT and episodic memory; subjective temporality in FMTT; the self in FMTT; and functional, evolutionary and comparative, developmental, and clinical perspectives on FMTT. With its focus on the conceptual issues at the heart of fast-developing research on FMTT, this edited volume will serve graduate students to senior scholars working on or interested in FMTT and related areas as a synthesis of current theoretical thinking and a source of questions for future FMTT research.