Memory Mechanisms in Health and Disease. Mechanistic Basis of Memory

Description

Memory Mechanisms is an edited review volume that summarizes state-of-the-art knowledge on memory mechanisms at the molecular, cellular and circuit level. Each review is written by leading experts in the field, presenting not only current knowledge, but also discussing the concepts, providing critical reflections and suggesting an outlook for future studies. The memory mechanisms are also discussed in the context of diseases. Studies of memory deficits in disease models are introduced as well as approaches to restore memory deficits. Finally, the impact of contemporary memory research for psychiatry is illustrated.

Contents:

• Introduction (Karl Peter Giese)
• Long-term Potentiation and Memory (Karl Peter Giese)
• Structural Synaptic and Dendritic Spine Plasticity in the Hippocampus (Michael G Stewart and Victor I Popov)
• Memory Beyond Synaptic Plasticity: The Role of Intrinsic Neuronal Excitability (Athanasia Papoutsi, Kyriaki Sidiropoulou and Panayiota Poirazi)
• Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Memory (Scellig S D Stone and Paul W Frankland)
• Memory Consolidation and Its Underlying Mechanisms (Cristina M Alberini, Dhananjay Bambah-Mukku and Dillon Y Chen)
• The Role of CREB and CREB Co-activators in Memory Formation (Melanie J Sekeres, Derya Sargin, P Joel Ross and Sheena A Josselyn)
• Sex Differences in Memory Formation (Keiko Mizuno and Karl Peter Giese)
• Neocortical Learning, Memory and Experience-dependent Plasticity (Giorgia Albieri and Gerald T Finnerty)
• Mechanisms of Memory Storage (Kimberly Lackenby and Karl Peter Giese)
• Memory Reconsolidation and Extinction (Satoshi Kida)
• Memory Circuits in Drosophila (Katsuo Furukubo-Tokunaga, Zoe N Ludlow and Frank Hirth)
• Memory Circuits in the Hippocampus (Thomas J McHugh)
• Impaired Memory Mechanisms in Mouse Models of Alzheimer's Disease (Masuo Ohno)
• Restoring Memory Deficits in Cognitive Diseases (Andre Fischer)
• The Impact of Studies of Memory Mechanisms for Psychiatry (Shahid H Zaman)

Readership: Students and professionals interested in neurology/neuroscience.