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author:
  - C. R. Gallistel
  - Adam Philip King
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date: '2026-10-20'
description: an argument for understanding memory through computation and information theory, examining the mechanisms needed to store and use learned information.
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id: Memory and the Computational Brain
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title: Memory and the Computational Brain
year: 2009
authors:
  - C. R. Gallistel
  - Adam Philip King
created: '2026-10-20'
published: '2026-10-20'
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Arena links to an excerpt containing chapters 1–9.