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1. Some Basic Notions and their Ontogenesis 2. Paradigms and Research Tools 3. Biological Universals 4. Cellular Mnemonic Devices Detected in Relatively Simple Nervous Systems: the Case of Aplysia 5. Cellular Mnemonic Devices Detected in Relatively Simple Nervous Systems: The Case of ...

1. Some Basic Notions and their Ontogenesis 2. Paradigms and Research Tools 3. Biological Universals 4. Cellular Mnemonic Devices Detected in Relatively Simple Nervous Systems: the Case of Aplysia 5. Cellular Mnemonic Devices Detected in Relatively Simple Nervous Systems: The Case of Hermissenda 6. A Cellular Mnemonic Device in the Mammalian Brain: Long-Term Potentiation 7. A Different Approach: Neurogenetics 8. On the Life Span of Molecules and Memories 9. On the Complexity of International Representations 10. In Search of the Topography of Engrams 11. Fragments of Engrams and of Memory Systems in the Vertebrate Brain 12. The Establishment of Innately Predisposed Representations in Sensitive Periods: Imprinting 13. The Establishment of Innately Predisposed Representations in Sensitive Periods: Bird Song 14. The Generation of Complex Internal Representations by Sensory Impressions and Their Use: Lessons from Monkeys and Vision 15. The Generation of Complex Internal Representations by Sensory Impressions and Their Use: Amnesias, Further Clues to Our Own Memories 16. Epilogue

Recent advances in techniques available to memory researchers have led to a rapid expansion in the field of cognitive neuroscience of memory. This book provides accessible coverage of four key areas of recent advance, including research on functional imaging, electrophysiological and lesion studies ...

Recent advances in techniques available to memory researchers have led to a rapid expansion in the field of cognitive neuroscience of memory. This book provides accessible coverage of four key areas of recent advance, including research on functional imaging, electrophysiological and lesion studies, and developments from the computational modelling approach. The first section reviews functional imaging studies in humans, with particular emphasis on how imaging methods have clarified the cortical areas involved in memory formation and retrieval. The second section describes electrophysiological and lesion research in monkeys, where lesion and disconnection studies are rapidly adding to our knowledge of both information processing and modulatory aspects of memory formation. In the third section, electrophysiological and lesion studies in rats are reviewed allowing for a detailed study of the role of novelty and exploration in memory formation. The final section reviews current research in computational modelling which has allowed the development of new theoretical and experimental approaches to the study of memory encoding and retrieval. This volume draws together the current developments in each field, allowing the synthesis of ideas and providing converging evidence from a range of sources. It will be a useful resource for both advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of psychology, as well as researchers in the field and anyone with an interest in cognitive neuroscience.

This book constitutes a timely contribution to the existing literature by presenting a relatively comprehensive, neurobiological account of certain aspects of second language acquisition. It represents the collaborative efforts of members of the Neurobiology of Language Research Group in the Applied ...

This book constitutes a timely contribution to the existing literature by presenting a relatively comprehensive, neurobiological account of certain aspects of second language acquisition. It represents the collaborative efforts of members of the Neurobiology of Language Research Group in the Applied Linguistics and TESL Department at UCLA. Members of the group are trained in neurobiology and then use this knowledge to develop biological accounts of various aspects of applied linguistics. The volume avoids the corticocentric bias that characterizes many brain-language publications--both cortical and subcortical structures receive their appropriate attention. In addition, it demonstrates that enough is presently known about the brain to inform our conceptualizations of how humans acquire second languages, thus, it provides a refreshingly novel, highly integrative contribution to the (second) language acquisition literature. The goal of the research program was based on the need to draw more links between the neurobiological mechanisms and second language acquisition. As such, the book promotes a neurobiology of language that starts with the brain and moves to behavior. The fundamental insights presented should guide second language acquisition researchers for years to come.