In the Palaces of Memory - Softcover

Johnson, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0586092145 ISBN 13: 9780586092149

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1992

Synopsis

Armed with a new set of tools and theories, biologists, psychologists, physicists and philosophers are knocking down the walls that have traditionally divided their fields and are joining in the search for the secrets of memory. This book focuses on three of the prominent people in this quest - Gary Lynch a biologist, Leon Cooper a physicist who shared a Noble Prize for the theory of conductivity and Patricia Churchland a philosopher.

About this title

About the Author

George Johnson writes regularly about science for the New York Times. He has also written for National Geographic, Slate, Discover, Scientific American, Wired, and the Atlantic, and his work has been included in The Best American Science Writing. A former Alicia Patterson fellow, he has received awards from PEN and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and his books were twice finalists for the Royal Society's book prize. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

From the Back Cover

Even as you read these words, a tiny portion of your brain is physically changing. New connections are being sprouted--a circuit that will create a jab of recognition if you encounter the words again. That is one of the theories of memory presented in this intriguing and splendidly readable book, which distills three researchers' inquiries into the processes that enable us to recognize a face that has aged ten years or remember a melody for decades.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0586092145
• ISBN 13: 9780586092149
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288