You cannot call to mind the name of a man you have known for 30 years. You walk into a room and forget what you came for. What is the name of that famous film you've watched so many times? These are common experiences, and as we grow older we tend to worry about these lapses. Is our memory failing? [...]
Sergei Korsakoff, Alois Alzheimer, James Parkinson, Hans Asperger and other eminent scientists, are all names which have become synonymous with a disease, a syndrome, or an autistic disorder. Although the names of these psychiatrists and neurologists are familiar, we often know little about the indi[...]
Draaisma applies a blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation in exploring the nature of autobiographical memory.[...]
In his highly praised book The Nostalgia Factory, renowned memory scholar Douwe Draaisma explored the puzzling logic of memory in later life with humor and deep insight. In this compelling new book he turns to the "miracle" of forgetting. Far from being a defect that may indicate Alzheimer's or anot[...]
What is memory? It is at the same time ephemeral, unreliable and essential to everything we do. Without memory we lose our sense of identity, reasoning, even our ability to perform simple physical tasks. Yet it is also elusive and difficult to define, and throughout the ages philosophers and psychol[...]
Miksi vanhetessa vuodet tuntuvat kuluvan nopeammin? Mistä déjà-vu-kokemus johtuu?Muisti on läheisin matkakumppanimme elämän varrella. Se säilyttää lokeroissaan elettyä elämäämme ja muistuttaa meille, keitä olemme ja mitä olemme kokeneet. Muisti on myös oikukas, se saattaa kadottaa jo[...]