Preface
1
Personal Memory and the Biology of Memory Storage
A Childhood in Vienna
An American Education
2
One Cell at a Time
The Nerve Cell Speaks
Conversation Between Nerve Cells
Simple and Complex Neuronal Systems
Different Memories, Different Brain Regions
Searching for an Ideal System to Study Memory
Neural Analogs of Learning
3
Strengthening Synaptic Connections
A Center for Neurobiology and Behavior
Even a Simple Behavior Can Be Modified by Learning
Synapses Change with Experience
The Biological Basis of Individuality
Molecules and Short-Term Memory
Long-Term Memory
Memory Genes
A Dialogue Between Genes and Synapses
4
A Return to Complex Memory
Synapses Also Hold Our Fondest Memories
The Brain's Picture of the External World
Attention Must Be Paid!
5
A Little Red Pill
Mice, Men, and MentalIllness
A New Way to Treat Mental Illness
Biology and the Renaissance of Psychoanalytic Thought
Consciousness
6
Rediscovering Vienna via Stockholm
Learning from Memory: Prospects
Glossary
Notes and Sources
Acknowledgments
Index