Memory Concepts-1993: Basic and Clinical Aspects : Proceedings of the 7th Novo Nordisk Foundation Symposium "Memory Concepts-1993", Copenhagen, Denmark, 28-30 June 1993This overview of experimental and clinical memory problems covers aspects from the analysis of learning and memory types to molecular scientific studies of underlying causes. Current theories on the biological basis for learning are examined in the light of experimental evidence. |
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Multiple brain systems supporting learning | 3 |
Human memory | 22 |
The need for a functional analysis of spatial and other kinds of memory to interpret | 47 |
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