Invention Of Memory - Softcover

Rosenfield, Israel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0465035914 ISBN 13: 9780465035915

Publisher: Basic Books, 1989

Synopsis

Discusses the arguments against the localization of memory, looks at machine recognition, and surveys a new theory of memory and perception

About this title

From Library Journal:

Physician Rosenfield's intention is to challenge localization theory, which hypothesizes that memories are permanently stored in specific areas of the brain. Rosenfield presents evidence that memories are not fixed images but instead past experiences altered to fit the present circumstances. Rosenfield first reinterprets clinical studies in brain research previously used to support localization theory; he then summarizes David Marr's work in artificial intelligence and Gerald Edelman's theory of Neural Darwinism to support his alternative theory. This latter information is highly technical and therefore difficult to comprehend in Rosenfield's brief descriptions. Of interest primarily to scholars and informed laypersons; recommended for larger collections. Kim Banks, Columbia Univ. Libs., New York
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly:

Most people assume that they are able to remember faces, places and things because fixed images of them are more or less permanently stored in their brains. Not so, says the author, suggesting that the brain is a creative generator of memories, not a repository for them. "Rosenfield guides the reader through the thickets of current debates," observed PW.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0465035914
• ISBN 13: 9780465035915
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 233