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Title: Pieces of Light

Subtitle: How the New Science of Memory Illuminates the Stories We Tell About Our Pasts

Author: Charles Fernyhough

Narrator: Gildart Jackson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-19-13

Publisher: HarperAudio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

How is it possible to have vivid memories of something that never happened?

How can siblings remember the same event from their childhoods so differently?

Do the selections and distortions of memory reveal a truth about the self?

Why are certain memories tied to specific places?

Does your memory really get worse as you get older?

A new consensus is emerging among cognitive scientists: Rather than possessing fixed, unchanging memories, we create recollections anew each time we are called upon to remember. As the psychologist Charles Fernyhough explains, remembering is an act of narrative imagination as much as it is the product of a neurological process. In Pieces of Light, he eloquently illuminates this compelling scientific breakthrough via a series of personal stories - a visit to his college campus to see if his memories hold up, an interview with his 93-year-old grandmother, conversations with those whose memories are affected by brain damage and trauma - each illustrating memory's complex synergy of cognitive and neurological functions.

Fernyhough guides readers through the fascinating new science of autobiographical memory, covering topics including imagination and the power of sense associations to cue remembering. Exquisitely written and meticulously researched, Pieces of Light brings together science and literature, the ordinary and the extraordinary, to help us better understand the ways we remember - and the ways we forget.

Members Reviews:

Challenges all you thought you knew about memory!

This book is so thoroughly filled with stories, scientific information and explanations for what this all means to us, that it feels like a daunting task to write an adequate review.

First, may I say it is fascinating! What a great compilation of updated neurological knowledge about memory, the critical role it plays in our everyday lives, but put into easily grasped explanations. No easy task in itself.

Charles Fernyhough draws on his own background in cognitive science, the poetic viewpoint of authors, and individual accounts of memory to discuss his central thesis which is that memory is not an unquestionable imprinted movie of something in the past, but an active mental construction created at the moment is is being recalled, influenced by many factors, including our emotional sense of them, the conditions of the moment, and things that we have specifically attended to.

He explores ways that memory is dependent on factors such as smell, emotion, selective focus that serve our purposes, the meaning we create around them (among other qualities). At one place he refers to them as "imaginative reconstruction." He explores why we fail to remember (amnesia), recall too much (PTSD) or dissociate from particular memories. But largely he speaks to the role of memory in our everyday life. His assumption is, that since memories are constructions, they can be reassembled in different ways, as well.

Why does it matter to us how memories function? Well, the common view is that memories are fixed and immutable. Based on that, we use witnesses in Courts that can make a difference in the future of an accused person. On a less important level perhaps, though, consider how often we operate in ordinary relationships insisting that we remember things perfectly as they were.

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Title: How to Create a Mind

Subtitle: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed

Author: Ray Kurzweil

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-14-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 992 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Ray Kurzweil, the bold futurist and author of the New York Times best seller The Singularity Is Near, is arguably todays most influential technological visionary. A pioneering inventor and theorist, he has explored for decades how artificial intelligence can enrich and expand human capabilities. Now, in his much-anticipated How to Create a Mind, he takes this exploration to the next step: reverse-engineering the brain to understand precisely how it works, then applying that knowledge to create vastly intelligent machines.

Drawing on the most recent neuroscience research, his own research and inventions in artificial intelligence, and compelling thought experiments, he describes his new theory of how the neocortex (the thinking part of the brain) works: as a self-organizing hierarchical system of pattern recognizers. Kurzweil shows how these insights will enable us to greatly extend the powers of our own mind and provides a road map for the creation of super-intelligence - humankinds most exciting next venture. We are now at the dawn of an era of radical possibilities in which merging with our technology will enable us to effectively address the worlds grand challenges.

How to Create a Mind is certain to be one of the most widely discussed and debated science books in many years - a touchstone for any consideration of the path of human progress.

Members Reviews:

Read the Wikipedia article, don't bother with the book

Kurzweil spends more time comparing himself to the great minds of humanity than he does actually discussing his theories. The content is laced mostly with anecdotal fluff, and quotes by other people to make his writing sound more impressive. I'm really happy Audible allows returns because this book is a waste of money. You'd save yourself a lot of time and frustration by just reading a synopsis of the book.

Interesting, but author is full of himself.

What disappointed you about How to Create a Mind?

The author is full of himself. A lot of '...in 19bladiebla I did this, predicted that, I've discovered this, I founded this or that company..

What do you think your next listen will be?

Something else of the author Nick Bostrom, after his great and very thrilling "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies"

Would you be willing to try another one of Christopher Lanes performances?

Not at all a problem with him.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Dissappointment and anger: cut to the core!

Any additional comments?

His ideas felt somewhat old, not quite right ...

Articulate but familiar brain-inspired AI pitch

If you dont know much about the current state of artificial intelligence, brain science, or the philosophy of consciousness, and dont mind a little bit of technical discussion, Kurzweil does a fine job of articulating the current rapid converge between these areas of understanding. However, if you already do know the basics, this book probably isnt going to do much to expand your own consciousness.

Speaking as a software engineer who has a fascination with AI, I largely agree with Kurzweil's glowing assessments about the future of machine intelligence, though I'd probably push his timeframe back a few decades and could do with a bit less of his self-promotion.

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Title: What's a Dog For?

Subtitle: The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man's Best Friend

Author: John Homans

Narrator: Don Hagen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-05-12

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 42 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

John Homans adopted his dog, Stella, from a shelter for all the usual reasons: fond memories of dogs from his past, a companion for his son, an excuse for long walks around the neighborhood. Soon enough, she is happily ensconced in the daily workings of his family. And not only that: Stella is treated like a family member - in ways that dogs of his youth were not. Spending humanlike sums on vet bills, questioning her diet and exercise regimens, contemplating her happiness - how had this all come to pass, when the dogs from Homans's childhood seemed quite content living mostly out in the yard?

In What's a Dog For?, Homans explores the dog's complex and prominent place in our world and how it came to be. Evolving from wild animals to working animals to nearly human members of our social fabric, dogs are now the subject of serious scientific studies concerning pet ownership, evolutionary theory, and even cognitive science. From new insights into what makes dogs so appealing to humans to the health benefits associated with owning a dog, Homans investigates why the human-canine relationship has evolved so rapidly - how dogs moved into our families, our homes, and sometimes even our beds in the span of a generation, becoming a $53 billion industry in the United States in the process.

As dogs take their place as coddled family members and their numbers balloon to more than seventy-seven million in the United States alone, it's no surprise that canine culture at large is also undergoing a massive transformation. They are now subject to many of the same questions of rights and ethics as people, and the politics of dogs are more tumultuous and public than ever - with fierce moral battles raging over kill shelters, puppy mills, and breed standards. Incorporating interviews and research from scientists, activists, breeders, and trainers, What's a Dog For? investigates how dogs have reached this exalted status and why they hold such fascination for us. With one paw in the animal world and one paw in the human world, it turns out they have much to teach us about love, death, and morality - and ultimately, in their closeness and difference, about what it means to be human.

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Title: Exploring Happiness: From Aristotle to Brain Science

Author: Sissela Bok

Narrator: Kellie Fitzgerald

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-10-12

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

In this smart and timely book, the distinguished moral philosopher Sissela Bok ponders the nature of happiness and its place in philosophical thinking and writing throughout the ages. With nuance and elegance, Bok explores notions of happiness - from Greek philosophers to Desmond Tutu, Charles Darwin, Iris Murdoch, and the Dalai Lama - as well as the latest theories advanced by psychologists, economists, geneticists, and neuroscientists. Eschewing abstract theorizing, Bok weaves in a wealth of firsthand observations about happiness from ordinary people as well as renowned figures. This may well be the most complete picture of happiness yet.

This book is also a clarion call to think clearly and sensitively about happiness. Bringing together very different disciplines provides Bok with a unique opportunity to consider the role of happiness in wider questions of how we should lead our lives and treat one another - concerns that don't often figure in today's happiness equation. How should we pursue, weigh, value, or limit our own happiness, or that of others, now and in the future? Compelling and perceptive, Exploring Happiness shines a welcome new light on the heart of the human condition.

Critic Reviews:

"It is hard to imagine how anyone else, in fewer than 200 pages of text, could better encompass so much Western thinking about a question so important to the way we live." (Wall Street Journal)

"Sissela Bok weaves together the different conceptions of happiness to create a shimmering and subtle tapestry. This book will take you a step closer to happiness by helping you understand the idea better." (Walter Isaacson)

"The book is highly recommended. [It] is a very welcome addition to the thriving literature on happiness." (Journal of Consciousness Studies)

Members Reviews:

Narration is poor

The book is not bad - a kind of review of everything that has been written about happiness - but I had to stop listening because I found the narration so bad. The reader has a lovely voice but reads like a speech recognition robot that does not comprehend what it is reading. One of the problems is that she regularly pauses at the wrong place in a sentence, thus distorting the meaning and drawing the listener up sharp in puzzlement. "What was that again???" The listener should not always be reminded that the narrator is doing a poor job, it interferes with understanding the content of the book.

Another problem with the narrator is that she mispronounces names (it is BERTrand Russell, not BertRAND Russell) and words that are less common in normal speech. She has a painful mispronunciation of words and phrases in French, a shame since there are so many references to French philosophers. Also in a book with numerous quotes, the narrator is unable to make it clear to the listener that we are now listening to a quote from some thinker and not to Sissela Bok, the book's author, leading to more confusion. Perhaps if she said "Quote... End quote" around the quotations this might make things easier for the listener.

This one I'll read.

The author has interesting things to say but the voice talent seems to have difficulty differentiating the quotes from the authors text, which was disorienting and unhelpful.

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Title: Super Brain

Subtitle: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind to Maximize Health, Happiness, and Spiritual Well-Being

Author: Deepak Chopra MD, Rudolph E. Tanzi

Narrator: Shishir Kurup

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-06-12

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 780 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

A manual for relating to the brain in a revolutionary new way, Super Brain explains how to use your brain as a gateway for achieving health, happiness, and spiritual growth. The authors are two pioneers: best-selling author and physician Deepak Chopra and Harvard Medical School professor Rudolph E. Tanzi, one of the world's foremost experts on the causes of Alzheimers. They have merged their wisdom and expertise for a bold new understanding of the three-pound universe and its untapped potential.

In contrast to the baseline brain that fulfills the tasks of everyday life, Chopra and Tanzi propose that, through a persons increased self-awareness and conscious intention, the brain can be taught to reach far beyond its present limitations. We are living in a golden age for brain research, but is this a golden age for your brain? they ask.

Super Brain explains how it can be, by combining cutting-edge research and spiritual insights, demolishing the five most widespread myths about the brain that limit your potential, and then showing you methods to:

Your brain is capable of incredible healing and constant reshaping. Through a new relationship with your brain you can transform your life. In Super Brain, Chopra and Tanzi guide you on a fascinating journey that envisions a leap in human evolution. The brain is not just the greatest gift that Nature has given us. Its the gateway to an unlimited future that you can begin to live today.

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Members Reviews:

I expected a lot from this book, it came through

I took away a couple of important 'big ideas' that I had long suspected but couldn't understand because I didn't have the reference point I needed. The most important point for me was how to know when to look for your own hidden agenda in situations. That is going to be so helpful. The book is also encouraging by making change seem possible, and failure understandable and even part of the process of growth.

I feel positive and strong and capable and inspired after listening to this book. I will be playing this one frequently. Liberation seems not only possible, but inescapable. If you even faintly suspect you might like this subject matter, just do it, buy it, it's a fabulous book.

I wish the the title was different

If you could sum up Super Brain in three words, what would they be?

Simple, Direct, Practical.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Narration is excellent

Which scene was your favorite?

The 2nd half

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

I will listen to this again for the practical advice of changing behavior by raising awareness. Like life which evolves even if one chooses to be listless, this book helps simplify choices and conflicts. Why do we keep doing the same thing? Listening to this book was like spending time with to a good friend. NOT judging yet guiding. The timing for me was good. Thanksgiving Day, Americans often share, reflect and appreciate. Day after, off to the races getting deals and pushing away.

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Title: How Children Succeed

Subtitle: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character

Author: Paul Tough

Narrator: Dan John Miller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-04-12

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 867 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

The story we usually tell about childhood and success is the one about intelligence: Success comes to those who score highest on tests, from preschool admissions to SATs. But in How Children Succeed, Paul Tough argues for a very different understanding of what makes a successful child. Drawing on groundbreaking research in neuroscience, economics, and psychology, Tough shows that the qualities that matter most have less to do with IQ and more to do with character: skills like grit, curiosity, conscientiousness, and optimism.

How Children Succeed introduces us to a new generation of scientists and educators who are radically changing our understanding of how children develop character, how they learn to think, and how they overcome adversity. It tells the personal stories of young people struggling to stay on the right side of the line between success and failure. And it argues for a new way of thinking about how best to steer an individual child - or a whole generation of children - toward a successful future. This provocative and profoundly hopeful book will not only inspire and engage listeners; it will also change our understanding of childhood itself.

Critic Reviews:

"Well-written and bursting with ideas, this will be essential [listening] for anyone who cares about childhood in America." (

Kirkus)

Members Reviews:

Heavy on Anecdotes, light on data

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I am not sure it was worth my time, to be honest. While there were some interesting tidbits and I generally agree with the book's premise, I think there are better books on a similar topic. I enjoyed Brain Rules for Baby more. This book is written by a journalist rather than a scientist or doctor and it shows. He clearly put a lot of time and effort in the book and it is loaded with interesting anecdotes, but I would have rather heard a book based in more science and data.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

More studies and research and less personal stories.

What does Dan John Miller bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

I thought the narration was certainly adequate.

Did How Children Succeed inspire you to do anything?

I think it reminded me that I should emphasize perseverance more to my children as they grow up.

Interesting but scattered

This book raises some key points about what attributes in children predict success in adult life, and they are not what we tend to expect (name, not IQ). But it is also a somewhat scattered and unfocused book, sort of a sampling or anecdotes on the central theme. It spends a lot of time on the personalities and situations of the specific teachers, students, and researchers in the stories rather than driving home the central idea.

This is not really a parenting how-to book, and it tends to focus on older children, about age 10 or above. It is also not really a scientific book. It tends to feel more like journalism, maybe a very long article from a magazine.

Surprisingly refreshing

What did you love best about How Children Succeed?

I loved the honest look at where the children that our society looks down upon come from. I loved that Mr. Tough explored what really goes on in our country and how we can fix it.

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Title: Psychology: Bolinda Beginner Guides

Author: G. Neil Martin

Narrator: Andrea Powell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-28-12

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Can personality and intelligence be measured? How do babies learn to perceive and think? What happens when we sleep? Attempting to answer these important questions and more, psychology - the scientific study of human and nonhuman behaviour - has never been more popular. From TV experts to the amateur musings of your best friend, the language of psychology has permeated all aspects of everyday life. Here, the author proves that modern psychology concerns far more than the everyday stereotypes of Freud, Jung, and "common sense" advice to provide a vibrant and witty examination of what it is to be human.

Editorial Reviews:

Author G. Neil Martin explains the ins and outs of modern psychology by doing away with common myths and stereotypes. This beginner's guide draws from the classic studies of authors like Freud and Jeung to more recent discoveries, in order to provide a comprehensive examination of the subject. The author addresses questions like, "Why do we become aggressive?" and "Are there basic emotions? And if so, what are they?" And his relevant and accessible examples make it easy for the listener to remain engaged. Another winning fact is the audiobook's narration; Andrea Powell's performance is straightforward and confident. The audience will feel smarter just from listening!

Members Reviews:

A tough read

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Not a book for a casual reader the book is very heavy for a introduction book and tuff to absorb reeds like it written for academics.

Would you be willing to try another book from G. Neil Martin? Why or why not?

No

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

I found the narration to be mediocre

Was Psychology: Bolinda Beginner Guides worth the listening time?

Not for me.

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Title: The Noonday Demon

Subtitle: An Atlas of Depression

Author: Andrew Solomon

Narrator: Barrett Whitener

Format: Unabridged

Length: 22 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-25-12

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 214 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

National Book Award, Nonfiction, 2001

With uncommon humanity, candor, wit, and erudition, National Book Award winner Andrew Solomon takes the listener on a journey of incomparable range and resonance into the most pervasive of family secrets.

The Noonday Demon examines depression in personal, cultural, and scientific terms. Drawing on his own struggles with the illness and interviews with fellow sufferers, doctors and scientists, policymakers and politicians, drug designers and philosophers, Solomon reveals the subtle complexities and sheer agony of the disease. He confronts the challenge of defining the illness and describes the vast range of available medications, the efficacy of alternative treatments, and the impact the malady has had on various demographic populations around the world and throughout history. He also explores the thorny patch of moral and ethical questions posed by emerging biological explanations for mental illness.

The depth of human experience Solomon chronicles, the range of his intelligence, and his boundless curiosity and compassion will change the listener's view of the world.

Critic Reviews:

"All encompassing, brave, and deeply humane.... It is open-minded, critically informed, and poetic at the same time, and despite the nature of its subject it is written with far too much élan and elegance ever to become depressing itself." (The New York Times)

"Both heartrending and fascinating.... the book has a scope and passionate intelligence that give it intrigue as well as heft." (Boston Globe)

"The book for a generation.... Solomon interweaves a personal narrative with scientific, philosophical, historical, political, and cultural insights.... The result is an elegantly written, meticulously researched book that is empathetic and enlightening, scholarly and useful.... Solomon apologizes that 'no book can span the reach of human suffering.' This one comes close." (TIme)

Members Reviews:

Moments of awesome but not clear message

This is a great book if you want to hang out with depression in its many forms. It's like a fleamarket for depression-related thoughts, scenes, and events. There are moments of perfection - stories of assisted suicide, of people who attempt to get infected with HIV, insides of mental hospitals, individuals with moving life stories and many more.

If this book had been written as a series of focused short stories, like 'The man who mistook his wife for a hat' or 'phantoms in the brain', it would have worked perfectly.

As it is, the book seems long, at times a little scattered, and one sometimes can feel that they are reading a memoir of the author rather than a book about depression itself. It lacks a clear message: based mostly on personal stories with little synthesis, it is reminiscent of many other books about scientific topics that are written by non-experts with a journalistic bent - while fun, you may not really learn anything new.

Thorough and personal

Noonday Demon is Andrew Solomon's amazing memoir / history of depression - it's a must-read for anyone who wants to delve deeply into the causes and effects of depression. Solomon begins with his own journey through several severe depressive episodes.

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Title: I Hate You - Don't Leave Me

Subtitle: Understanding the Borderline Personality

Author: Jerold J. Kreisman, Hal Straus

Narrator: Mel Foster

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-11-12

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 455 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) experience such violent and frightening mood swings that they often fear for their sanity. They can be euphoric one moment, then despairing and depressed the next. There are an estimated 18 million sufferers of BPD living in America today - each displaying remarkably similar symptoms:

For years BPD was difficult to describe, diagnose, and treat. But with this classic guide, Dr. Jerold J. Kreisman and health writer Hal Straus offer much-needed professional advice, helping victims and their families understand and cope with this troubling, shockingly widespread affliction.

This completely revised and updated edition includes information on the most up-to-date research that has opened doors to the neurobiological, genetic, and developmental roots of the disorder - as well as the connections between BPD and substance abuse, sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, ADHD, and eating disorders - making it a vital reference for understanding and living with BPD.

Critic Reviews:

This book belongs on the bookshelf of patients, their friends and family, and for all those who help in their healing. (Randi Kreger, author of Stop Walking on Eggshells and The Essential Family Guide to Borderline Personality Disorder)

Members Reviews:

the devil you know is to know yourself.

I enjoyed the audio version the most, it helped me to learn more about personality traits in people. I would suggest that this book for those that are like myself are on the road to self discovery.

I re-read it three times. I love it!

This is full of valuable information, whether the listener is one who has been diagnosed, the friend, family member, or professional.

great book

If you could sum up I Hate You - Don't Leave Me in three words, what would they be?

Insightful

Clinical

Helpful

Any additional comments?

This is a great book for anyone who has a loved one who struggles with BPD. This book seems to target an analytical mind but is also very helpful to a layman person. The book is so packed full of useful tools to use I had to read it twice. In fact I found some of it so helpful I wrote it down so I could memorize and reflect back at my leisure. Just a great overall book.

Tainted by politics

I listened to this because I saw it quoted many times in useful contexts, so I thought I'd go to the source. I knew it was dated, but that didn't trouble me-- I'm familiar with the more recent work done on the subject of BPD. But midway through, the book went off the rails completely into reactionary social politics and abuse apologetics.

I should have expected this, when the very first case study was of a woman whose symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder included "provoking her husband into hitting her." I gave the book a second chance it didn't deserve, and it did seem to improve was was even useful for a bit. However, the author devotes two chapters to the way that the breakdown of the nuclear family, changing gender roles, and liberalizing sexual mores cause Borderline Personality Disorder, apparently by leaving people without a solid connection to the past or strong standards for behavior. I can see what he's getting at, especially considering that BPD is demonstrably more common in women and sexual minorities.

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Title: Understanding the Flaws and Fabrications of Memory

Author: Steven Novella

Narrator: Steven Novella

Format: Unabridged

Length: 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-02-12

Publisher: The Great Courses

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Memory is tricky, to say the least. Here, unpack the vital role that memories - even inaccurate memories - play in critical thinking. Some of the many topics youll explore: how memory recall works; the roots of source amnesia; the inverse relationship between confidence and accuracy in a memory; and how memories can even be manufactured.