Knopf hardcover in dust jacket, 1991, 1st edition, unused and carefully stored, No remainder marks or "shelf wear" (as New/as New). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble-wrap the book and ship it in a BOX with delivery confirmation/tracking.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

In The Palaces Of Memory: How we Build the Worlds Inside Our Heads

Publisher

Knopf

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

0394583485

ISBN 13

9780394583488

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

As New

Dust Jacket Condition

As New

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Consciousness, Perception, Phenomenology

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Synopsis

Explores how the human mind transforms experience into stored memory

Reviews

How does the brain create memories? It seems that under the impact of experience, the brain actually changes its structure, filing away patterns of newly connected neurons for future recollection. But the exact mechanisms remain a mystery. Johnson ( Machinery of the Mind ) focuses on three experts who attack this enigma from the vantage of their different disciplines. Biologists Gary Lynch puts forth a controversial hypothesis which holds that the breakup of a single type of molecule inside cerebral neurons makes possible memory formation. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Leon Cooper uses computer simulations to show that memory is inseparable from perception and logic. Philosopher Patricia Churchland depicts the brain as a "Rube Goldberg machine," an assemblage of evolutionary tricks for translating sensory data into mental constructs--memories--that help ensure survival. This elegantly written report is science on the cutting edge--messy, intuitive and exciting.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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