In Search of Memory: The Emergence of a New Science of Mind
The author relates how his own study of memory converged with four distinct disciplines to give rise to the development of a new science of the mind that has changed our understanding of learning, memory, and mental illness.
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- W W Norton & Company Incorporated
- Year
- 2007
- ISBN-13
- 9780393329377
- Genre
- Science & Technology
- Topics
- Memory and neuroscienceHistory of scienceMental illness
Awards
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- In Search of Memory
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