Gabriel GANDOLFO and Paul-Antoine MIQUEL
published in Biologie Géologie n° 2-2008

In the form of questions and answers, memory, a vast theme if there ever was one, is presented in the double light of epistemology (by P-A. Miquel) and neuroscience in its physiological, psychological and clinical components (by G. Gandolfo).

What is memory? Has the concept evolved?
How has memory evolved in animals and in humans?
How are memories formed and organized? How long do they last?
What are the cellular and molecular mechanisms of memory?
Can we localize memory?
Why do some people have more memory than others? Is it unlimited?
What are the different forms of forgetting?
What are the other types of memory disorders?
What other pathologies have an influence on memory?
Can we prevent our memory from deteriorating or improve it?
How have memory models evolved? What are the limitations?
Are there other forms of memory?

> complete article in French : here