Memory'S Ghost: The Nature Of Memory And The Strange Tale Of Mr. Mby Philip J. Hilts |
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Detailed Personal Development Book Information
- Title:
Memory'S Ghost: The Nature Of Memory And The Strange Tale Of Mr. M
- Reading Level: Paperback
- Binding: Paperback
- No. of Pages: 256
- Language:
- Publisher: Touchstone
- Pub. Date: 1996-08-02
- ISBN: 068482356X
- Product Size (W x H x L) inches: 5.54 x 0.7 x 8.47
- Shipping Weight: 0.57
- Average Customer Review:
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Memory'S Ghost: The Nature Of Memory And The Strange Tale Of Mr. M Review
Source: Product DescriptionIn 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" memories
Part 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.
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