Memory Reconsolidation

仅仅10年前，人们认为记忆通过强化动作从短期记忆变为长期记忆，从而使记忆变得牢固。此后，一项研究发现长期记忆可以以一种新的形式得到激活、修饰和再次强化。这项研究表明记忆比以往所了解的更为处于动态变化中。了解这一过程的发生机制，对已经形成的记忆进行重新定义，可以为记忆产生困扰的人们，如创伤后应激障碍患者解除困境。
本书为读者详细阐述了记忆强化的研究，记忆的信息、储存和易变性，以及用于治疗临床疾病的应用前景。

As little as 10 years ago, it was believed that memory went from short to long term via one consolidation practice that made that memory intractable. Since then, research has shown that long-term memories can be activated, modified, and reconsolidated in their new form. This research indicates that memories are more dynamic than once believed. And understanding how this process works and helping people to redefine established memories can be clinically useful if those memories lead to problems, as is the case in post-traumatic stress disorder.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of research on memory reconsolidation; what this has to say about the formation, storage, and changeability of memory; and the potential applications of this research to treating clinical disorders.