Learning & Memory

期刊简介：The neurobiology of learning and memory is entering a new interdisciplinary era. Advances in neuropsychology have identified regions of brain tissue that are critical for certain types of function. Electrophysiological techniques have revealed behavioral correlates of neuronal activity. Studies of synaptic plasticity suggest that some mechanisms of memory formation may resemble those of neural development. And molecular approaches have identified genes with patterns of expression that influence behavior. It is clear that future progress depends on interdisciplinary investigations. The current literature of learning and memory is large but fragmented. Until now, there has been no single journal devoted to this area of study and no dominant journal that demands attention by serious workers in the area, regardless of specialty. Learning & Memory provides a forum for these investigations in the form of research papers and review articles.

【译文】学习和记忆的神经生物学正进入一个跨学科的新时代。神经心理学的发展已经确定了某些功能至关重要的脑组织区域。电生理技术揭示了神经元活动的行为相关性。对突触可塑性的研究表明，记忆形成的某些机制可能与神经发育的机制相似。分子方法已经确定了影响行为的表达模式的基因。很明显，未来的进步取决于跨学科的研究。目前关于学习和记忆的文献数量庞大但分散。到目前为止，还没有一本专注于这一研究领域的期刊，也没有一本主导期刊能够吸引该领域严肃工作者的注意，无论其专业如何。学习与记忆提供了一个论坛，以研究论文和综述文章的形式进行这些调查。