La Mémoire: Des molécules à l'esprit

Publié par Seuil

405 pages

Résumé

Combining a richly detailed account of scientists at work with a highly readable explanation of cutting-edge neuroscience, this book offers fascinating new insights on the cellular mechanisms of memory & learning.AcknowledgmentsThe search for the Rosetta stoneReading the record Making memories Metaphors of memory Holes in the head, holes in the mind Animals also remember The evolution of memory Molecules of memory? God's organisms? flies, sea slugs & sea-horses Nobody here but us chickens Order, chaos, order: the fifth criterion The merits of velcro Interlude: laboratories are not enough Memories are made of thisReferencesIndex

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