The Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory: Encoding and Retrieval

Recent advances in techniques available to memory researchers have led to a rapid expansion in the field of cognitive neuroscience of memory. This book provides accessible coverage of four key areas of recent advance, including research on functional imaging, electrophysiological and lesion studies, and developments from the computational modelling approach.

The first section reviews functional imaging studies in humans, with particular emphasis on how imaging methods have clarified the cort...