In the Palaces of Memory - Couverture souple

Johnson, George

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0586092145 ISBN 13 : 9780586092149

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1992

Synopsis

Armed with a new set of tools and theories, biologists, psychologists, physicists and philosophers are knocking down the walls that have traditionally divided their fields and are joining in the search for the secrets of memory. This book focuses on three of the prominent people in this quest - Gary Lynch a biologist, Leon Cooper a physicist who shared a Noble Prize for the theory of conductivity and Patricia Churchland a philosopher.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Even as you read these words, a tiny portion of your brain is physically changing. New connections are being sprouted—a circuit that will create a stab of recognition if you encounter the words again. That is one of the theories of memory presented in this intriguing and splendidly readable book, which distills three researchers' inquiries into the processes that enable us to recognize a face that has aged ten years or remember a melody for decades. Ranging from experiments performed on the "wetware" of the brain to attempts to re-create human cognition in computers, In the Palaces of Memory is science writing at its most exciting.

Biographie de l'auteur

George Johnson writes regularly about science for the New York Times. He has also written for National Geographic, Slate, Discover, Scientific American, Wired, and the Atlantic, and his work has been included in The Best American Science Writing. A former Alicia Patterson fellow, he has received awards from PEN and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and his books were twice finalists for the Royal Society’s book prize. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0586092145
• ISBN 13: 9780586092149
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible