Memory: A Very Short Introduction - Softcover

Foster, Jonathan K.

 
9780192806758: Memory: A Very Short Introduction
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0192806750 ISBN 13: 9780192806758
Verlag: OUP Oxford, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

Why do we remember events from our childhood as if they happened yesterday, but not what we did last week? Why does our memory seem to work well sometimes and not others? What happens when it goes wrong? Can memory be improved or manipulated, by psychological techniques or even 'brain implants'? How does memory grow and change as we age? And what of so-called 'recovered' memories?

This book brings together the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, and weaves in case-studies, anecdotes, and even literature and philosophy, to address these and many other important questions about the science of memory - how it works, and why we can't live without it.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Dr Jonathan Foster is a Clinical Professor affiliated with Curtin University, the University of Western Australia and the Telethon Institute. He works part-time in the Neurosciences Unit, Health Department of WA and in Private Practice. He has over 25 years' experience working in the field of memory and memory disorders, with over 100 peer-reviewed publications.

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Verlag
OUP Oxford
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0192806750
ISBN 13 
9780192806758
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
144
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