Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

Contributor(s): Genova, Lisa (Author) ISBN: 0593137973    EAN: 9780593137970 Publisher: Harmony Binding: Paperback Street Date: November 07, 2023 Pub Date: November 07, 2023 Weight: 0.81 lbs  Pages: 272 pages NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice.“Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the nuances of human memory”—Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of How the Mind WorksHave you ever felt a crushing wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of that actor in the movie you saw last week, or you walk into a room only to forget why you went there in the first place? If you're over forty, you're probably not laughing. You might even be worried that these lapses in memory coul