Memory

Memory
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9780226902586
ISBN-13 : 0226902587
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Book Synopsis Memory by : Alison Winter

Download or read book Memory written by Alison Winter and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-01-16 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picture your 21st birthday. Did you have a party? If so, do you remember who was there? How clear are these memories? Should we trust them? Such questions have fascinated scientists for hundreds of years, and, as Alison Winter shows in this book, the answers have changed dramatically in just the past century.


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