Thompson, Richard F., <br/><br/>
Memory :  the key to consciousness / 
Richard F. Thompson, Stephen A. Madigan. 
 - First Princeton paperback edition. 
 - 1 online resource (vii, 280 pages) :  illustrations 
 - Science Essentials .
 - Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)) .
<br/><br/> Originally published: Washington D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, 2005. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Title; Copyright; Preface; Contents; 1 What Is Memory?; 2 Memories of the Here and Now; 3 The Early Development of Memory; 4 Ordinary Forgetting; 5 Amnesia; 6 False Memory; 7 Emotional Learning and Memory; 8 Language; 9 Mechanisms of Memory; 10 The Future of Memory; Suggested Readings; Notes; Index. 
<br/><br/> Memory is perhaps the most extraordinary phenomenon in the natural world. Every person's brain holds millions of bits of information in long-term storage. This vast memory store includes our extensive vocabulary and knowledge of language; the tremendous and unique variety of facts we've amassed; all the skills we've learned, from walking and talking to musical and athletic performance; many of the emotions we feel; and the continuous sensations, feelings, and understandings of the world we term consciousness. Without memory there can be no mind as we understand it. Focusing. 
<br/><br/><br/>In English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781400849482 1400849489 1299991270 9781299991279 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1515/9781400849482  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>530378  MIL 22573/ctt49tgq2  JSTOR 9452709  IEEE 
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<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA751319  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013783911  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Memory.<br/>Thought and thinking.<br/>Learning--Physiological aspects.<br/>Learning, Psychology of.<br/>Memory--Physiological aspects.<br/>Thinking<br/>Memory<br/>M�emoire.<br/>Psychologie de l'apprentissage.<br/>M�emoire--Aspect physiologique.<br/>Apprentissage--Aspect physiologique.<br/>Pens�ee.<br/>thinking.<br/>PSYCHOLOGY--Cognitive Psychology.<br/>SCIENCE--Cognitive Science.<br/>SCIENCE--Physics--Astrophysics.<br/>Memory--Physiological aspects.<br/>Learning--Physiological aspects.<br/>Learning, Psychology of.<br/>Memory.<br/>Thought and thinking.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF371  / .T484 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>153.12