Why life speeds up as you get older: how memory shapes our past

"In this book, Douwe Draaisma, author of the internationally acclaimed Metaphors of Memory, explores the nature of autobiographical memory. Applying a unique blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation he tackles such extraordinary phenomena as deja vu, near-death experiences,...

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Main Author: Draaisma, Douwe 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Dutch
Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge Univ. Press 2005
Edition:4. pr.
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Summary:"In this book, Douwe Draaisma, author of the internationally acclaimed Metaphors of Memory, explores the nature of autobiographical memory. Applying a unique blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation he tackles such extraordinary phenomena as deja vu, near-death experiences, the memory feats of idiots savants and the effects of extreme trauma on memory recall. Raising almost as many questions as it answers, this book will not fail to touch you at the same time as it educates and entertains."--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:ix, 277 p. ill. 24 cm
ISBN:0521834244

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