Pieces of light : how the new science of memory illuminates the stories we tell about our pasts /

Blending the most up-to-date science with literature and personal stories, a psychologist provides an illuminating look at human memory--the way people remember and forget.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fernyhough, Charles, 1968
Published: HarperCollins,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2013, ©2012.
©2012
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: Blending the most up-to-date science with literature and personal stories, a psychologist provides an illuminating look at human memory--the way people remember and forget.
Carrier Form: 305 pages : 1 illustration ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-282) and index.
ISBN: 9780062237897 :
0062237896
Index Number: BF378
CLC: B842.3
Call Number: B842.3/F366
Contents: Casting a line --
Getting lost --
The scent museum --
The sunny never-never --
Walking at Goldhanger --
Negotiating the past --
The plan of what might be --
The feeling of remembering --
Remember me a story --
The horror returning --
The Martha tapes --
A special kind of truth.