Memory and the Computational Brain offers a provocative argument that goes to the heart of neuroscience, proposing that the field can and should benefit from the recent advances of cognitive science and the development of information theory over the course of the last several decades.

-A provocative argument that impacts across the fields of linguistics, cognitive science, and neuroscience, suggesting new perspectives on learning mechanisms in the brain

-Proposes that the field of neuroscience can and should benefit from the recent advances of cognitive science and the development of information theory

-Suggests that the architecture of the brain is structured precisely for learning and for memory, and integrates the concept of an addressable read/write memory mechanism into the foundations of neuroscience

-Based on lectures in the prestigious Blackwell-Maryland Lectures in Language and Cognition, and now significantly reworked and expanded to make it ideal for students and faculty

"Any scientist seriously interested in how the brain does its work will find Gallistel and King's new book indispensable. It challenges modern dogma and does so in a clear and compelling manner." -Michael Gazzaniga, University of California, Santa Barbara