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Forgetting: Myths, Perils and Compensations
ISBN: 9780300226423 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Does forgetting signal a failing mind? What can be done to ward off forgetfulness? Is there an upside to forgetting?
In his highly praised book The Nostalgia Factory, renowned memory scholar Douwe Draaisma explored the puzzling logic of memory in later life with humor and deep insight. In this compelling new book he turns to the "miracle" of forgetting. Far from being a defect that may indicate Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, Draaisma claims, forgetting is one of memory's crucial capacities. In fact, forgetting is essential. Weaving together an... Does forgetting signal a failing mind? What can be done to ward off forgetfulness? Is there an upside to forgetting?
In his highly ... |
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76,39 zł |
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Disturbances of the Mind
ISBN: 9780521509664 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Sergei Korsakoff, Alois Alzheimer, James Parkinson, Hans Asperger and other eminent scientists, are all names which have become synonymous with a disease, a syndrome, or an autistic disorder. Although the names of these psychiatrists and neurologists are familiar, we often know little about the individuals themselves and the circumstances surrounding their discoveries. What exactly did they discover, and who were their patients? Douwe Draaisma expertly reconstructs the lives of these and eight other 'names' from the science of mind and brain. Disturbances of the Mind provides a fascinating,...
Sergei Korsakoff, Alois Alzheimer, James Parkinson, Hans Asperger and other eminent scientists, are all names which have become synonymous with a dise...
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207,36 zł |
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The Nostalgia Factory: Memory, Time and Ageing
ISBN: 9780300205398 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. With a storyteller's gift and a scientist's insights, Draaisma celebrates the unique pleasures of the aging memory
You cannot call to mind the name of a man you have known for 30 years. You walk into a room and forget what you came for. What is the name of that famous film you've watched so many times? These are common experiences, and as we grow older we tend to worry about these lapses. Is our memory failing? Is it dementia? Douwe Draaisma, a renowned memory specialist, here focuses on memory in later life. Writing with eloquence and humor, he explains neurological phenomena... With a storyteller's gift and a scientist's insights, Draaisma celebrates the unique pleasures of the aging memory
You cannot call to mind... |
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65,47 zł |
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Why Life Speeds Up as You Get Older: How Memory Shapes Our Past
ISBN: 9780521834247 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Is it true, as the novelist Cees Nooteboom once wrote, that memory is like a dog that lies down where it pleases? Where do the long, lazy summers of our childhood go? Why, as we grow older, does time seem to condense, speed up and elude us, while in old age, significant events from our distant past can seem as vivid and real as what happened yesterday? Douwe Draaisma, author of the internationally acclaimed Metaphors of Memory (Cambridge, 2001), explores the nature of autobiographical memory. Applying a unique blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility, and keen observation, he tackles such...
Is it true, as the novelist Cees Nooteboom once wrote, that memory is like a dog that lies down where it pleases? Where do the long, lazy summers of o...
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399,42 zł |
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Why Life Speeds Up as You Get Older: How Memory Shapes Our Past
ISBN: 9781107646261 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. A treasure for all ages. Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older is entertaining, moving and informative. It's a gift full of 'good memory' that will never leave you.
A treasure for all ages. Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older is entertaining, moving and informative. It's a gift full of 'good memory' that will neve...
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74,04 zł |
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Metaphors of Memory: A History of Ideas about the Mind
ISBN: 9780521650243 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. What is memory? Without memory we lose our sense of identity, reasoning, even our ability to perform simple physical tasks. Yet it is elusive and difficult to define, and throughout the ages philosophers and psychologists have used metaphors as a way of understanding it. This fascinating book takes the reader on a guided tour of these metaphors of memory from ancient times to the present day, exploring the way metaphors often derived from the techniques and instruments developed to store information such as wax tablets, books, photography, computers and even the hologram.
What is memory? Without memory we lose our sense of identity, reasoning, even our ability to perform simple physical tasks. Yet it is elusive and diff...
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281,43 zł |
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