Memory'S Ghost

Résumé du livre

"In an experiment that occurred some forty years ago, Henry M.'s memory was stolen from him during a highly controversial operation performed to cure his epilepsy. Henry has lived in the immediate present ever since, unable to connect a past moment with the next, incapable of retaining or recalling any physical or emotional experience. Philip J. Hilts -- one of the few people to spend time with Henry, who is sequestered in a hospital - draws on Henry's bizarre situation as well as current cutting-edge research into the functions of the brain in a revealing investigation of: how an individual's memory is constructed; when and why memory fails; the efficacy of mnemonic devices; the validity of 'recovered' memories. Part poetic reflection and philosophical meditation, part popular science and investigative journalism, Memory's Ghost is an unforgettable journey into the mysteries of the human mind."--Publisher's description.