The Memory Illusion: Remembering, Forgetting, and the Science of False Memory

Author:   Dr Julia Shaw
Publisher:   Cornerstone
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9781847947611


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 April 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Dr Julia Shaw
Publisher:   Cornerstone
Imprint:   Random House Books
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.213kg
ISBN:  

9781847947611


ISBN 10:   1847947611
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 April 2017
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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Truly fascinating. -- Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2 Shaw's debut book is a spryly paced, fun, sometimes frightening exploration of how we remember - and why everyone remembers things that never truly happened ... Her book is equal parts breezy guide through the recent lessons we've learned about memory, and a loving tribute to the sometimes eccentric researchers who toiled away in the laboratory to uncover them ... Shaw's quirky charm enlivens the book throughout. * Pacific Standard * Illuminating and instructive * The Tablet *


Shaw's debut book is a spryly paced, fun, sometimes frightening exploration of how we remember - and why everyone remembers things that never truly happened ... Her book is equal parts breezy guide through the recent lessons we've learned about memory, and a loving tribute to the sometimes eccentric researchers who toiled away in the laboratory to uncover them ... Shaw's quirky charm enlivens the book throughout. Pacific Standard Illuminating and instructive The Tablet


Truly fascinating. -- Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2 Shaw's debut book is a spryly paced, fun, sometimes frightening exploration of how we remember - and why everyone remembers things that never truly happened ... Her book is equal parts breezy guide through the recent lessons we've learned about memory, and a loving tribute to the sometimes eccentric researchers who toiled away in the laboratory to uncover them ... Shaw's quirky charm enlivens the book throughout. Pacific Standard Illuminating and instructive The Tablet


Shaw's debut book is a spryly paced, fun, sometimes frightening exploration of how we remember - and why everyone remembers things that never truly happened ... Her book is equal parts breezy guide through the recent lessons we've learned about memory, and a loving tribute to the sometimes eccentric researchers who toiled away in the laboratory to uncover them ... Shaw's quirky charm enlivens the book throughout. Pacific Standard Illuminating and instructive The Tablet Truly fascinating. -- Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2


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Dr Julia Shaw is a psychological scientist in the Department of Law and Social Sciences at London South Bank University. She is best known for her work in the area of false memories - memories of things that never actually happened. She regularly consults as a memory expert in legal cases, and has given talks to businesses, the police and the military on how to avoid common memory mistakes. Her work has been featured in publications including the Guardian, The Times, the Daily Mail and the New Yorker, and she writes regularly for Scientific American.

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