ABSTRACT
This volume is concerned with characteristics of memory consolidation. It addresses a historically classic concept that has been used to define aspects of learning, retention, memory, and related cognitive operations. The contributors to this volume explore a variety of issues that describe facets of memory consolidation. These include the biology, pathology, neuropsychology, neuropharmacology, and the behavioral events that are elements of the structure of such a construct. Questions are raised and discussed, such as: Is memory consolidation a useful metaphor? Under what circumstances? What types of biological and behavioral events are relevant in considering such a construct? What aspects of memory and memory phenomena require a memory consolidation explanation?
