Memory

Why do we remember events from our childhood as if they happened yesterday, but not what we did last week? Why does our memory seem to work well sometimes and not others? What happens when it goes wrong? Can memory be improved or manipulated, by psychological techniques or even 'brain implants'? How does memory grow and change as we age? And what of so-called 'recovered' memori...

Why do we remember events from our childhood as if they happened yesterday, but not what we did last week? Why does our memory seem to work well sometimes and not others? What happens when it goes wrong? Can memory be improved or manipulated, by psychological techniques or even 'brain implants'? How does memory grow and change as we age? And what of so-called 'recovered' memories? This book brings together the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, and weaves in case-studies, anecdotes, and even literature and philosophy, to address these and many other important questions about the science of memory - how it works, and why we can't live without it.

乔纳森·福斯特（Jonathan K. Foster）

澳大利亚科廷大学神经心理学临床教授，埃迪斯科文大学认知神经学高级研究员，西澳大利亚大学神经心理学研究教授，詹姆斯·麦卡斯克爵士阿尔茨海默氏症研究中心高级科学家，特雷森儿童健康研究所名誉研究员，西澳大利亚州卫生部神经系统科学中心顾问神经心理学家，同时也是私私人执业者。在记忆领域作为研究者和实践者开展工作二十余年。在记忆和神经心理学领域著有或编有《神经成像与记忆》（1999）、《记忆：解剖区域、生理网络与认知互动》（2004）、《心理学》（合著，2005）等作品，发表研究论文数篇。