X-Message-Number: 5144
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 1995 09:34:15 -0800 (PST)
From: Joseph Strout <>
Subject: memory mechanisms reviewed in Science

FYI, the Nov. 3 issue of Science has two excellent (IMHO) reviews of 
the mechanisms of long-term memory.  One [1] describes memory on a 
physiological level, and also gives some insights into the general 
organization of cortex; the other [2] discusses the location of long-term 
memories (both declarative and non-declarative) in various regions of 
cortex on a more general level.  (There are two other neuroscience 
articles in the same issue which I find interesting, but might have a 
more limited audience.)  Definately worth a browse.

[1] Singer, W.  Development and plasticity of cortical processing 
architectures.  Science 270, p. 758-764.

[2] Ungerleider, L.  Functional brain imaging studies of cortical 
mechanisms for memory.  Science 270, p. 769-755.

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|    Joseph J. Strout           Department of Neuroscience, UCSD   |
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