Memory, Brain, and Belief (Paperback)

Daniel L. Schacter

ISBN 10: 0674007190 / ISBN 13: 9780674007192

Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, 2001

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Paperback. The scientific research literature on memory is enormous. Yet until now no single book has focused on the complex interrelationships of memory and belief. This book brings together eminent scholars from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, literature, and medicine to discuss such provocative issues as "false memories," in which people can develop vivid recollections of events that never happened; retrospective biases, in which memories of past experiences are influenced by one's current beliefs; and implicit memory, or the way in which nonconscious influences of past experience shape current beliefs. Ranging from cognitive, neurological, and pathological perspectives on memory and belief, to relations between conscious and nonconscious mental processes, to memory and belief in autobiographical narratives, this book will be uniquely stimulating to scholars in several academic disciplines. The scientific research literature on memory is enormous, yet no single book has focused on the complex interrelationships of memory and belief. This book brings together scholars from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, literature, and medicine to discuss such provocative issues as false memories, retrospective biases, and implicit memory. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memory, Brain, and Belief (Paperback)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674007190
• ISBN 13: 9780674007192
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

The scientific research literature on memory is enormous. Yet until now no single book has focused on the complex interrelationships of memory and belief. This book brings together eminent scholars from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, literature, and medicine to discuss such provocative issues as “false memories,” in which people can develop vivid recollections of events that never happened; retrospective biases, in which memories of past experiences are influenced by one’s current beliefs; and implicit memory, or the way in which nonconscious influences of past experience shape current beliefs.

Ranging from cognitive, neurological, and pathological perspectives on memory and belief, to relations between conscious and nonconscious mental processes, to memory and belief in autobiographical narratives, this book will be uniquely stimulating to scholars in several academic disciplines.

About the Authors

Daniel L. Schacter is William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.

Elaine Scarry is Professor of English and American Literature and Language at Harvard University.