Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters

I don't use the word "magnificent" often when describing books. "Why We Remember" is magnificent. Ranganath is a clear and generous writer, explaining complex, sharpest-edge neuroscience in clear, muscular prose. His dual perspectives as a psychologist and neuroscientist mean that this book straddles both biology and psychology for a deeper understanding of how memory works, how it evolved, and why it changes over the course of a lifetime. I knew from a college psych course a million years ago about the differences between short-term and long-term memory, but oh how the field has changed in the intervening time. Ranganath teases out the dynamic relationship between episodic and semantic memory, which was illuminating. This will probably be the book I recommend most this year. Brad Berens, Ph.D.

Carta spessa, e copertina molto bella.il contenuto è molto interessante

Muito interessante e informativo.

A good and very interesting read

Using FNMRI and other techniques neurologists and psychologists are slowly getting to understand more about how the brain likely works and the mechanism of memory is crucial because, in effect, we are no more than our memories. This book is relevant, well-written and believable. Certainly worth reading by anyone with an interest in the topic.