Adventures In Memory The Science And Secrets Of Remembering And Forgetting

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A novelist and a neuroscientist uncover the secrets of human memory. What makes us remember? Why do we forget? And what exactly is a memory? With playfulness and intelligence Adventures in Memory answers these questions and more offering an illuminating look at one of our most fascinating faculties. The authors two Norwegian sisters one a neuropsychologist and the other an acclaimed writer skillfully interweave history research and exceptional personal stories taking readers on a captivating exploration of the evolving understanding of the science of memory from the Renaissance discovery of the hippocampus named after the seahorse it resembles up to the present day. Mixing metaphor with meta - analysis they embark on an incredible journey: diving for seahorses for a memory experiment in Oslo fjord racing taxis through London and time - traveling to the future to reveal thought - provoking insights into remembering and forgetting. Along the way they interview experts of all stripes from the world's top neuroscientists to famous novelists to help explain how memory works why it sometimes fails and what we can do to improve it. Filled with cutting - edge research and nimble storytelling the result is a charming and memorable adventure through human memory.
Title: Adventures In Memory The Science And Secrets Of Remembering And Forgetting
Author(s): stby Ylva
Publisher: Greystone Books Canada
Barcode: 9781771643474
Pages: 312 Pages
Publication Date: 10/9/2018
Category: Memory