Adventures in memory : the science and secrets of remembering and forgetting
Østby, Hilde2018
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"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"--Amazon.com.
Adventures in memory : the science and secrets of remembering and forgetting / Hilde Østbye & Ylva Østbye ; foreword by Sam Kean ; translation by Marianne Lindvall.
Vancouver, BC : Greystone Books, 2018
ix, 302 pages ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-299)Translated from Norwegian.
9781771643474
612.823312
English
350115
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Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing | 612.823312 OST | Available |