The Invention of Memory: A New View of the BrainDiscusses the arguments against the localization of memory, looks at machine recognition, and surveys a new theory of memory and perception |
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Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Against Localization | 12 |
Specific Memory Centers | 21 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Invention of Memory: A New View of the Brain |
| Author | Israel Rosenfield |
| Publisher | Basic Books, 1988 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 4, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0465035922, 9780465035922 |
| Length | 229 pages |
| Subjects | › Medical / General Medical / Neuroscience Psychology / Cognitive Psychology Psychology / General |
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