Remembering Our Childhood How Memory Betrays Us |
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| Author:
| Sabbagh, Karl |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-921840-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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This fascinating and often disturbing book looks at science's present understanding of how memory works, particularly in terms of childhood recollections. He shows that, in cases of "recovered memories," the unreliability of memory has had tragic consequences. Many people firmly believe that they can recall scenes from their infancy. But through closely examining memories culled from his interviews, as well as psychological and neurological studies of memory, it becomes clear that...
More DescriptionThis fascinating and often disturbing book looks at science's present understanding of how memory works, particularly in terms of childhood recollections. He shows that, in cases of "recovered memories," the unreliability of memory has had tragic consequences. Many people firmly believe that they can recall scenes from their infancy. But through closely examining memories culled from his interviews, as well as psychological and neurological studies of memory, it becomes clear that memories of the first two years of life are simply not accessible to us.