The Memory Process: Neuroscientific and Humanistic Perspectives (The MIT Press)

The Memory Process Offers A Groundbreaking, Interdisciplinary Approach To The Understanding Of Human Memory, With Contributions From Both Neuroscientists And Humanists. The First Book To Link The Neuroscientific Study Of Memory To The Investigation Of Memory In The Humanities, It Connects The Latest Findings In Memory Research With Insights From Philosophy, Literature, Theater, Art, Music, And Film. Chapters From The Scientific Perspective Discuss Both Fundamental Concepts And Ongoing Debates From Genetic And Epigenetic Approaches, Functional Neuroimaging, Connectionist Modeling, Dream Analysis, And Neurocognitive Studies. The Humanist Analyses Offer Insights About Memory From Outside The Laboratory: A Taxonomy Of Memory Gleaned From Modernist Authors Including Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, And William Faulkner; The Organization Of Memory, Seen In Drama Ranging From Hamlet To The Glass Menagerie; Procedural Memory And Emotional Memory In Response To Visual Art; Music's Dependence On The Listener's Recall; And The Vivid Renderings Of Memory And Forgetting In Such Films As Memento And Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. The Chapters From The Philosophical Perspective Serve As The Bridge Between Science And The Arts. The Volume's Sweeping Introduction Offers An Integrative Merging Of Neuroscientific And Humanistic Findings. Suzanne Nalbantian Is Professor Of Comparative Literature At Long Island University Paul M. Matthews Is Vice President At Glaxosmithkline In London, Professor Of Clinical Neurosciences At Imperial College, London. James L. Mcclelleand Is Professor Of Psychology And Director Of The Center For Mind, Brain, And Computation At Stanford University--book Jacket. The Engram Revisited: On The Elusive Permanence Of Memory / Yadin Dudai -- Molecular Genetics Approaches To Memory Consolidation / Alcino J. Silva -- The Epigenetic Variability Of Memory : Brain Plasticity And Artistic Creation / Jean-pierre Changeux -- Memory In Sleep And Dreams : The Construction Of Meaning / Robert Stickgold -- The Mnemonic Brain : Neuroimaging, Neuropharmacology, And Disorders Of Memory / Paul M. Matthews -- Memory As A Constructive Process : The Parallel Distributed Processing Approach / James L. Mcclelland -- Emotional Memory Processing : Synaptic Connectivity / Jopseph E. Ledoux And Valérie Doyère -- Functions Of Human Emotional Memory : The Brain And Emotion / Edmund T. Rolls -- Memory And Neurophilosophy / John Bickle -- Confabulations About Personal Memories, Normal And Abnormal / William Hirstein -- The Neuroethics Of Memory / Walter Glannon -- Autobiographical Memory In Modernist Literature And Neuroscience / Suzanne Nalbantian -- Memory And Imagination In Romantic Fiction / Alan Richardson -- Memory In The Literary Memoir / John Burt Foster, Jr. -- Memory In Theater : The Scene Is Memory / Atillio Favorini -- Memory In Art : History And The Neuroscience Of Response / David Freedberg -- Memory In Musical Form : From Bach To Ives / David Michael Hertz -- Neurocognitive Approaches To Memory In Music : Music Is Memory / Barbara Tillmann, Isabelle Peretz, And Séverine Samson -- Memory, Movies, And The Brain / Fernando Vidal. Edited By Suzanne Nalbantian, Paul M. Matthews, And James L. Mcclelland. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.