Murray, Elisabeth A.
The Evolution of Memory Systems: Ancestors, Anatomy, and Adaptations (Oxford Psychology Series)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780198817130
- author:
- Murray, Elisabeth A.
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2017
- Pages:
- 528
- Dimensions:
- 24.7 x 17.9 x 2.5 centimetres (1
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Psychology, Cognitive
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Evolution of Memory Systems: Ancestors, Anatomy, and Adaptations
Challenging current theories about human memory, this book proposes that several memory systems arose during evolution to transcend problems and exploit opportunities encountered by specific ancestors at particular times and places in the distant past.
The authors argue that cortical areas contribute to memory in their own ways using specialized neural representations, rather than being classified into mutually exclusive perception, executive, or memory functions. This groundbreaking work presents a new proposal on the evolution of explicit memory and is an important contribution for students and researchers in neuroscience, psychology, and biology.
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