Memory's Ghost

The Nature of Memory and the Strange Tale of Mr. M.

von Philip J. Hilts

256 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In an experiment that occurred some forty years ago, Henry M.'s memory was stolen from him during a highly controversial operation performed to cure his epilepsy. Henry has lived in the immediate present ever since, unable to connect a past moment with the next, incapable of retaining or recalling any physical or emotional experience.Philip J. Hilts -- one of the few people to spend time with Henry, who is sequestered in a hospital -- draws on Henry's bizarre situation as well as current cutting-edge research into the functions of the brain in a revealing investigation of-- How an individual's memory is constructed-- When and why memory fails-- The efficacy of mnemonic devices-- The validity of "recovered" memoriesPart poetic reflection and philosophical meditation, part popular science and investigative journalism, Memory's Ghost is an unforgettable journey into the mysteries of the human mind.

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Biopsychologie, physiologische Psychologie, Neuropsychologie
• ISBN: 9780684823560
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.08.1996
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Touchstone