Memory and movies : what films can teach us about memory /
In the movie Slumdog Millionaire, the childhood memories of a young game show contestant trigger his correct answers. In Memento, the amnesiac hero uses tattoos as memory aids. In Away from Her, an older woman suffering from dementia no longer remembers who her husband is. These are compelling films...
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
MIT Press,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- Memory processes and memory films
- Movies and the mind's workbench
- Making memories that last
- Recognizing the people we know
- Autobiographical memories and life stories
- When troubling memories persist
- Understanding the reality of amnesia
- Senior moments, forgetfulness, and dementia.