From Conditioning to Conscious Recollection: Memory Systems of the Brain

This mongraph will offer a theoretical account of the evolution of multiple memory systems of the brain. The author conceptualizes these memory sytems from both behavioral and neurobiological perspectives, guided by three related principles. First, that our understanding of a wide range of memory phenomena can be advanced by breaking down memory into multiple forms with different operating characteristics. Second, that different forms of memory representation are supported by distinct brain...