Committed to Memory: How We Remember and Why We Forget - Hardcover

Rupp, Rebecca

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517703211 ISBN 13: 9780517703212

Publisher: Crown Pub, 1998

Synopsis

Explores the mechanics of memory, including the brain's chemical processes, repressed memories, fantasy, and memory loss, while offering tips and techniques for remembering important information

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About the Author

REBECCA RUPP has a Ph.D. in cell biology, has written for many professional journals and national magazines, and has published several books. She lives in Vermont with her husband and three sons, with whom she shares a tractor, a telescope, and a toboggan. Alliteration helps her remember, though mostly she forgets things unless she writes them down.

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science blends with engaging prose in this highly entertaining exploration of how memory works-- and how to make it work better.<br><br>In this extraordinary book, scientist Rebecca Rupp explains how and why memory works the way it does. What are the chemical processes that occur in the brain when we remember--and how do they account for the "absentminded" or "steel trap" qualities in an individual? Rupp also tackles topics that have been the subject of intense public debate. She examines the concepts of repressed and fantasized memories, such as ones of alien <br>abduction: are they the result of horrifying experiences that have been shunted off into the depths of the unconscious? Or are they fantastic constructs of the human mind?<br><br>Memory decays with awful rapidity, and a vital aspect of the study of memory is its loss. Why does memory change as we grow older? How can we improve our ability to remember, and how can we keep forgetfulness at bay? Committed to M

Edition details

• Publisher: Crown Pub
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0517703211
• ISBN 13: 9780517703212
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 331