Jonathan K. Foster (Clinical Professor affiliated with Curtin Unive

Memory: A Very Short Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This Very Short Introduction brings together the latest research in neuroscience and psychology - weaving in case-studies, anecdotes, literature, and philosophy - to explore and explain the science of memory - how it works, and why we can't live without it.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 177mm x 111mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 130g
• ISBN-13: 9780192806758
• ISBN-10: 0192806750
• Artikelnr.: 23168525

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1: You Are Your Memory
2: Mapping Your Memories
3: Pulling the Rabbit Out of the Hat...
4: Sometimes It Works and Sometimes It Doesn't
5: Losing It
6: The Seven Ages of Man
7: Improving Memory
Further Reading and References