Memory lane : the perfectly imperfect ways we remember /

"Making Memories describes the science of how memories are constructed and reconstructed, revealing how this process of making (and remaking) memories - which has strengths, but also introduces vulnerabilities - is central to the formation of our identities. Rather than retrieving memories full...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Greene, Ciara, 1982- (Author), Murphy, Gillian, 1990- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2025]
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Table of Contents:
  • What's this book about?
  • What is memory?
  • Why is it good to forget?
  • Why are we not better eyewitnesses?
  • Why does new information sometimes change our memories of the past?
  • Why do we build entirely false memories?
  • Who is susceptible to false memories?
  • How does emotion affect our memories?
  • How do our memories function in a digital world?
  • How do our flawed memories affect our behaviour?
  • Is it ethical to question and manipulate memory?
  • So now what?