Why We Remember
The Science of Memory and How it Shapes Us
$28.75
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
3 April 2024
Summary
A radical reexamination of memory by pioneering neuroscientist and internationally-renowned memory researcher, Charan Ranganath. We talk about memory as a record of the past, but here’s a surprising twist: we aren’t supposed to remember everything. In fact, we’re designed to forget.
Over the course of twenty-five years, Charan Ranganath has studied the flawed, incomplete and purposefully inaccurate nature of memory to find that our brains haven’t evolved to keep a comprehensive record…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571374151 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0571374158 |
| Author: | Dr Charan Ranganath |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 3 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 387g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 154mm x 234mm |
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Dr Charan Ranganath
Charan Ranganath is the Director of the Memory and Plasticity Program and a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of California at Davis. He is also the Director of the University of California at Davis’ Dynamic Memory Lab, a world-leading research laboratory. Ranganath is a pioneer in the use of brain imaging techniques like functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the mechanisms in the brain that allow us to remember past events. His work has been recognised with numerous awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and the Leverhulme Professorship at the University of Cambridge. He lives in California.
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