| Memory's Ghost: The Nature of Memory and the Strange Tale of Mr. M Contributor(s): Hilts, Philip J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 068482356X ISBN-13: 9780684823560 Publisher: Touchstone Books OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: Forty years ago, Henry M.'s memory was stolen from him in a highly experimental operation performed in hopes of curing his epilepsy. Henry has lived in the immediate present ever since, unable to connect a past momeent with the next, incapable of recalling any physical or emotional experience. Now, in a "stimulating, resonant . . . |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Neuropsychology - Medical | Neurology - Science | Life Sciences - Neuroscience |
| Dewey: 616.84 |
| LCCN: 96013218 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.4" W x 8.66" (0.74 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In an experiment that occurred some forty years ago, Henry M.'s memory was stolen from him during a highly controversial operation performed to cure his epilepsy. Henry has lived in the immediate present ever since, unable to connect a past moment with the next, incapable of retaining or recalling any physical or emotional experience. Philip J. Hilts -- one of the few people to spend time with Henry, who is sequestered in a hospital -- draws on Henry's bizarre situation as well as current cutting-edge research into the functions of the brain in a revealing investigation of Part poetic reflection and philosophical meditation, part popular science and investigative journalism, Memory's Ghost is an unforgettable journey into the mysteries of the human mind. |