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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.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780192806758
Number of pages: 144
Dimensions: 174 x 110 x 9 mm
Weight: 138 g
Language: English
Forgetting
In Praise of Forgetting
The Memory Illusion
Moonwalking with Einstein
Trauma and Memory
The Memory Code
The Development of Memory in Infancy and Childhood
The Last Transport
The Nostalgia Factory
Sensation and Perception
The Rag and Bone Shop
Pretend I'm Dead
The Art of Memory
Performing the Remembered Present
The Psychology of Cognition
An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
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