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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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Main Authors: Quian Quiroga, Rodrigo
Published:
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Spanish
Subjects:
Borges, Jorge Luis, > 1899-1986 > Criticism and interpretation
Borges, Jorge Luis, > 1899-1986
Memory > Physiological aspects > Popular works
Brain > Research > Popular works
Memory disorders > Case studies
Memory in literature
Memory > physiology > Popular Works
Medicine in Literature > Popular Works
Memory Disorders > Popular Works
Mental Processes > Popular Works
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.

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