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Behind the Scenes of Cutting-Edge Memory Research
When Sue Halpern decided to emulate the rst modern scientist of memory, Hermann Ebbinghaus, who experimented on himself, she had no idea that after a day of radioactive testing, her brain would become so hot that leaving through the front door of the lab would trigger the alarm. This was not the rst time while researching Can t Remember What I Forgot that Halpern had her head examined, nor would it be the last.
Like many of us who have had a relative or friend succumb to memory loss, who are getting older, and who are hearing statistics about our own chances of falling victim to dementia, Halpern wanted to nd out what the experts really knew, how close science is to a cure, to treatment, to accurate early diagnosis, and, of course, whether the crossword puzzles, sudokus, and ballroom dancing we ve been told to take up can really keep us lucid or if they're just something to do before the inevitable overtakes us.
Sharply observed and deeply informed, Can t Remember What I Forgot is a book full of vital information and a solid dose of hope.
When Sue Halpern decided to emulate the rst modern scientist of memory, Hermann Ebbinghaus, who experimented on himself, she had no idea that after a day of radioactive testing, her brain would become so hot that leaving through the front door of the lab would trigger the alarm. This was not the rst time while researching Can t Remember What I Forgot that Halpern had her head examined, nor would it be the last.
Like many of us who have had a relative or friend succumb to memory loss, who are getting older, and who are hearing statistics about our own chances of falling victim to dementia, Halpern wanted to nd out what the experts really knew, how close science is to a cure, to treatment, to accurate early diagnosis, and, of course, whether the crossword puzzles, sudokus, and ballroom dancing we ve been told to take up can really keep us lucid or if they're just something to do before the inevitable overtakes us.
Sharply observed and deeply informed, Can t Remember What I Forgot is a book full of vital information and a solid dose of hope.
Wissenschaftler und Mediziner, Kapazitäten wie Scharlatane handeln von den Möglichkeiten, unsere Gedächtnisleistungen zu verbessern. Dazu sollen verschiedene Methoden und Mittel verhelfen, für die es einen stetig wachsenden Markt gibt. Eine ganze Branche lebt mittlerweile von den damit verknüpften Versprechungen oder Hoffnungen. In "Memory!", das im Original weitaus sympathischer "Can't Remember What I Forgot" heißt, mischt sich die amerikanische Wissenschaftsjournalistin Sue Halpern unter ihre Vertreter. Für ihre Reportage besucht sie Außenseiter und auch Hauptdarsteller dieser Szene wie etwa den Nobelpreisträger Eric Kandel. Mal lässt sie eine Computertomographie ihres Gehirns machen, mal unterzieht sie sich Kognitionsbelastungstests, mal neurologisch-psychologischen Untersuchungen, lässt sich Blut abzapfen und radioaktive Infusionen verabreichen. Sie rekapituliert dabei Einsichten der Gedächtnisforschung der letzten Jahrzehnte, ist aber so sehr um eine flotte Darstellung mit vielen Ortswechseln bemüht, dass man ihr nicht immer leicht folgen kann. Und sie kämpft, eine erbliche Belastung fürchtend, mit ihrer Hypochondrie: Weil sie die Butter in die Mikrowelle statt in den Kühlschrank stellt, müssen neue Tests her. Deren Ergebnisse aber bleiben offen, so wie einstweilen die Erfolgsaussichten der im Buch vorgestellten Methoden. (Sue Halpern: "Memory!" Neues über unser Gedächtnis. Aus dem Englischen von Sebastian Vogel. Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 2009. 259 S., br., 14,90 [Euro].) aley.
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Fascinating .[Halpern s] accomplishment is to have drawn out the myriad threads of these stories, connecting them when possible, to produce a panoramic portrait of an intricate and largely unknown world.
New York Review of Books
Evincing a gift for perfect analogies and supple metaphors, mischievous humor, and righteous skepticism, Halpern is an exceptionally companionable and enlightening guide through the maze of memory maladies and the promising search for remedies.
Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review)
A vivid, often amusing introduction to a science that touches us all.
Publishers Weekly
Engrossing .High-quality science writing: an illuminating picture of investigators at work and a lucid explication of their findings.
Kirkus
"Educational, fabulously well written, and on a hot topic. Highly recommended for both public and academic libraries."
Nancy Fontaine, Library Journal (starred review)
Like her fellow New Yorker writer, Malcolm Gladwell, Sue Halpern has the remarkable capacity genius, actually-- to absorb large amounts of complex information and deliver them to the reader in a comprehensible, engaging, page-turning way. In Can t Remember What I Forgot, she travels to the cutting-edge of medical and scientific research about memory and reports back with critical information for all of us now dealing with aging parents and with our own aging. Informative, beautifully written, and hard to put down, this is a book you have to remember not to forget to buy.
Julia Alvarez
New York Review of Books
Evincing a gift for perfect analogies and supple metaphors, mischievous humor, and righteous skepticism, Halpern is an exceptionally companionable and enlightening guide through the maze of memory maladies and the promising search for remedies.
Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred review)
A vivid, often amusing introduction to a science that touches us all.
Publishers Weekly
Engrossing .High-quality science writing: an illuminating picture of investigators at work and a lucid explication of their findings.
Kirkus
"Educational, fabulously well written, and on a hot topic. Highly recommended for both public and academic libraries."
Nancy Fontaine, Library Journal (starred review)
Like her fellow New Yorker writer, Malcolm Gladwell, Sue Halpern has the remarkable capacity genius, actually-- to absorb large amounts of complex information and deliver them to the reader in a comprehensible, engaging, page-turning way. In Can t Remember What I Forgot, she travels to the cutting-edge of medical and scientific research about memory and reports back with critical information for all of us now dealing with aging parents and with our own aging. Informative, beautifully written, and hard to put down, this is a book you have to remember not to forget to buy.
Julia Alvarez