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Set on four continents, Anthony Doerr's new stories are about memory, the source of meaning and coherence in our lives, the fragile thread that connects us to ourselves and to others. Every hour, says Doerr, all over the globe, an infinite number of memories disappear. Yet at the same time children, surveying territory that is entirely new to them, push back the darkness, form fresh memories, and remake the world.
Review by Terrence Rafferty, New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/books/review/Rafferty-t.html
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When Sue Halpern decided to emulate the first 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 first time while researching Can’t Remember What I Forgot, part of which appeared in The New Yorker, that Halpern had her head examined, nor would it be the last.
Review by Kyla Dunn, New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/books/review/Dunn-t.html
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n the 1990s a disturbing trend emerged in psychotherapy: patients began accusing their parents and other close relatives of sexual abuse, as a result of false “recovered memories” urged onto them by therapists practicing new methods of treatment. The subsequent loss of public confidence in psychotherapy was devastating to psychiatrist Paul R. McHugh, and with Try to Remember, he looks at what went wrong and describes what must be done to restore psychotherapy to a more honored and useful place in therapeutic treatment.
Review by Paul McHugh, New England Journal of Medicine: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMbkrev0809195
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A groundbreaking work by one of the world's foremost memory experts, THE SEVEN SINS OF MEMORY offers the first framework that explains common memory vices -- and their surprising virtues. In this intriguing study, Daniel L. Schacter explores the memory miscues that occur in everyday life: absent-mindedness, transience, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and persistence.
Review by Terrence Rafferty, New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/s/schacter-01memory.html
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Elizabeth F. Loftus, Katherine Ketcham - 1996 - Psychology - Limited preview
Explains the theory behind recovered memory therapy, argues that there is no scientific support for the theory, and describes the impact of false memory
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Thomas DeBaggio - 2003 - Health & Fitness - Limited preview
A poignant account of the author's experiences as a person with Alzheimer's discusses his frustrations with his deteriorating mental faculties, his steadfast sense of wonder at the world around him, his real and remembered visits to important ...
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Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Joshua Foer - 2011 - Psychology - Limited preview
Citing costly memory-related inconveniences suffered by average individuals, a science journalist chronicles his own struggles with chronic forgetfulness and his life-changing year in memory training, in a guide that shares historical lore and ...
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Memory wall: stories
Anthony Doerr - 2010 - Fiction - Limited preview
Set on four continents, stories about memory.
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Jan's Story: Love Lost to the Long Goodbye of Alzheimer's
Barry Petersen - 2010 - No preview available
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Try to remember: psychiatry's clash over meaning, memory, and mind
Paul R. McHugh - 2008 - No preview available
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Can't remember what I forgot: the good news from the front lines of memory ...
Sue Halpern - 2008 - Psychology - Limited preview
A behind-the-scenes examination of the ground-breaking world of memory research reveals the latest findings about memory loss, how close scientists are in coming up with ways to diagnose, treat, and even cure Alzheimer's and other forms of ...
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The Seven Sins of Memory: How the Mind Forgets and Remembers
Daniel L. Schacter - 2002 - Psychology - Limited preview
A respected expert on memory describes how the brain stores and recalls information as he describes seven key problems with memory--transience, absent-mindedness, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and persistence.
26 Reviews - Write review
Witness for the defense: the accused, the eyewitness, and the expert who ...
Elizabeth F. Loftus, Elizabeth Loftus, Katherine Ketcham - 1992 - Law - Limited preview
Includes material on the case of Steve Titus, Ted Bundy, Timothy Hennis, Tony Herrerez, Howard Haupt, Clarence Von Williams, John Demjanjuk, and Tyrone Briggs.
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The myth of repressed memory: false memories and allegations of sexual abuse
Elizabeth F. Loftus, Katherine Ketcham - 1996 - Psychology - Limited preview
Explains the theory behind recovered memory therapy, argues that there is no scientific support for the theory, and describes the impact of false memory
8 Reviews - Write review
When it gets dark: an enlightened reflection on life with Alzheimer's
Thomas DeBaggio - 2003 - Health & Fitness - Limited preview
A poignant account of the author's experiences as a person with Alzheimer's discusses his frustrations with his deteriorating mental faculties, his steadfast sense of wonder at the world around him, his real and remembered visits to important ...
3 Reviews - Write review
Losing My Mind: An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's
Thomas DeBaggio - 2003 - No preview available
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