Remember This
The Fascinating World of Memory
Monique Polak
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ca. 16,99 €
Kinder- und Jugendbücher / Sachbücher / Sachbilderbücher
Beschreibung
Key Selling Points
- Memories are universal. This book explores the role of memory in our lives, whether we are young or old.
- The book discusses a number of STEAM topics including the science of the brain, how and why we make memories, societal and cultural memory, memory champions and memory loss.
- It speaks to issues young readers are facing in their own lives, such as the role memory plays in succeeding (or not) at school, developing your working memory to learn, forming memories as kids and using memory for creativity, etc.
- Full of amazing facts, such as the origin of memory foam and why mnemonics work.
- The author interviewed and consulted experts in memory and neuroscience, including the world-renowned Brenda Milner, who pioneered research in the human brain and revolutionized our understanding of human memory and other brain functions.
- Addresses connections between memory and contemporary topics, such as COVID-19, PTSD, residential schools and Alzheimer's disease.
- The author is an award-winning writer of dozens of books, including Why Humans Work, also in the Orca Think series.
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Alzheimer's, dementia, encoding, souvenirs, societal memories, photographic memory, memory, creativity, memorization, storing, STEM, hippocampus, museums, false memory syndrome, eidetic memory, flashbulb memories, remembering, memorials, muscle memory, retrieval, neuroscience, episodic memory, involuntary memory, prefrontal cortex, PTSD, amnesia, nostalgia, collective memory, brain function, total recall, how does your mind work, memory loss, trauma, Brenda Milner, mnemonics, working memory, executive functions