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Psychology Press
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Psychology Press
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Memory and Amnesia provides a clear and comprehensive account of amnesia set in the context of our understanding of how normal memory operates. Part I provides the reader with an up-to-date survey of contemporary memory theories along with an account of the various methods for improving memory ability. Part II begins with an overview of memory assessment which incorporates all important new... Read more
Part I. A Model of Memory. Beyond the Multistore Model. Remembering and Forgetting. Improving Memory. Part II. Assessment of Memory Disorders. The Amnesic Syndrome. Explaining Amnesia. Memory and the Frontal Lobes. Aging and Dementia. Transient Memory Disorders. Psychogenic Disorders of Memory. Remediation of Memory.
Biography
Alan J. Parkin is Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Sussex. He is the author of a number of successful textbooks.
