EBOOK Hippocampus Book

The hippocampus is one of a group of remarkable structures embedded within the        brain's medial temporal lobe. Long known to be important for memory, it has been a        prime focus of neuroscience research for many years. The Hippocampus Book promises        to facilitate developments in the field in a major way by bringing together, for the        first time, contributions by leading international scientists knowledgeable about        hippocampal anatomy, physiology, and function. This authoritative volume offers the        most comprehensive, up-to-date account of what the hippocampus does, how it does it,        and what happens when things go wrong. At the same time, it illustrates how research        focusing on this single brain structure has revealed principles of wider generality        for the whole brain in relation to anatomical connectivity, synaptic plasticity,        cognition and behavior, and computational algorithms. Well-organized in its        presentation of both theory and experimental data, this peerless work vividly        illustrates the astonishing progress that has been made in unraveling the workings        of the brain. The Hippocampus Book is destined to take a central place on every        neuroscientist's bookshelf.