Borges and memory : encounters with the human brain /
Discusses the science of memory and the interpretation of memory in the novels of Jorge Luis Borges and earlier literatures.
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Literature type: | Book |
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English Spanish |
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Summary: |
Discusses the science of memory and the interpretation of memory in the novels of Jorge Luis Borges and earlier literatures. |
Item Description: | Translated from Spanish. |
Carrier Form: | ix, 213 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9780262018210 (hardcover : alk. paper) : 0262018217 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Index Number: | QP406 |
CLC: |
R338.64 I783.065 B842.3 |
Call Number: | B842.3/Q61 |
Contents: | Funes and other cases of extraordinary memory -- The library of babel -- The man who could not forget -- Living in the past -- Subtleties of memory -- Where do memories reside? -- Prodigious minds -- The delicate balance between remembering and forgetting -- Perception and memory -- Neurophysiology of vision -- The Jennifer Aniston neuron -- Keys to thought. |