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In an experiment that occurred some forty years ago, Henry M.'s memory was stolen from him during a highly controversial operation performed to cure his epilepsy. Henry has lived in the immediate present ever since, unable to connect a past moment with the next, incapable of retaining or recalling any physical or emotional experience.Philip J. Hilts -- one of the few people to spend time with Henry, who is sequestered in a hospital -- draws on Henry's bizarre situation as well as current cutting-edge research into the functions of the brain in a revealing investigation of -- How an individual's memory is constructed -- When and why memory fails -- The efficacy of mnemonic devices -- The validity of "recovered" memoriesPart poetic reflection and philosophical meditation, part popular science and investigative journalism, Memory's Ghost is an unforgettable journey into the mysteries of the human mind.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

• Full title: Memory's Ghost
• Author: Hilts
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9780684823560
• ISBN: 9780684823560
• ID: 07382207
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Weight: 342 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 142 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. August 1996

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