Why life speeds up as you get older : how memory shapes our past / Douwe Draaisma ; translated by Arnold and Erica Pomerans.
In this book Draaisma explores the nature of autobiographical memory. Applying a unique blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation he tackles such extraordinary phenomena as deja vu, near-death experiences, the memory feats of idiots savants and the effects of extreme trauma on me...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English Dutch |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | In this book Draaisma explores the nature of autobiographical memory. Applying a unique blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation he tackles such extraordinary phenomena as deja vu, near-death experiences, the memory feats of idiots savants and the effects of extreme trauma on memory recall. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 277 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1281113034 9781281113030 0511337388 9780511337383 0511337914 9780511337918 0511338473 9780511338472 0511489943 9780511489945 0521691990 9780521691994 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511489945 |