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082 _a153.12 THO
100 _a"Thompson, Richard F."
245 0 _aMemory
260 _aWashington
260 _bJoseph Henry Press
260 _c2005
300 _a280p.
520 _aFocusing on cutting-edge research in behavioral sciences and neuroscience, Memory, the second title in the Science Essentials series, is a primer of our current scientific understanding of the mechanics of memory and learning. During the past two decades, memory research has accelerated and we have seen an explosion of new knowledge about the brain. For example, there now exists a wide-ranging and successful applied science devoted specifically and exclusively to the study of memory that has yielded better procedures for eliciting valid recollections in legal settings and improved our track record for diagnosing and treating memory disorders
650 _a"Learning, psychology"
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