Ostby ylva (59 risultati)

hardcover. Condizione: Good.

Condizione: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condizione: New. A novelist and a neuroscientist uncover the secrets of human memory.What makes us remember? Why do we forget? And what, exactly, is a memory?With playfulness and intelligence, Adventures in Memory answers these questions and more, offering an illuminating look at one of our most fascinating faculties. The authors-two Norwegian sisters, one a neuropsychologist and the other an acclaimed writer-skillfully interweave history, research, and exceptional personal stories, taking readers on a captivating exploration of the evolving understanding of the science of memory from the Renaissance discovery of the hippocampus-named after the seahorse it resembles-up to the present day. Mixing metaphor with meta-analysis, they embark on an incredible journey: "diving for seahorses" for a memory experiment in Oslo fjord, racing taxis through London, and "time-traveling" to the future to reveal thought-provoking insights into remembering and forgetting. Along the way they interview experts of all stripes, from the world's top neuroscientists to famous novelists, to help explain how memory works, why it sometimes fails, and what we can do to improve it.Filled with cutting-edge research and nimble storytelling, the result is a charming-and memorable-adventure through human memory.…

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condizione: New. A novelist and a neuroscientist uncover the secrets of human memory.What makes us remember? Why do we forget? And what, exactly, is a memory?With playfulness and intelligence, Adventures in Memory answers these questions and more, offering an illuminating look at one of our most fascinating faculties. The authors-two Norwegian sisters, one a neuropsychologist and the other an acclaimed writer-skillfully interweave history, research, and exceptional personal stories, taking readers on a captivating exploration of the evolving understanding of the science of memory from the Renaissance discovery of the hippocampus-named after the seahorse it resembles-up to the present day. Mixing metaphor with meta-analysis, they embark on an incredible journey: "diving for seahorses" for a memory experiment in Oslo fjord, racing taxis through London, and "time-traveling" to the future to reveal thought-provoking insights into remembering and forgetting. Along the way they interview experts of all stripes, from the world's top neuroscientists to famous novelists, to help explain how memory works, why it sometimes fails, and what we can do to improve it.Filled with cutting-edge research and nimble storytelling, the result is a charming-and memorable-adventure through human memory.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. BOOK IS NEAR FINE BUT HAS SLIGHT STAIN ON CORNER OF PAGES AT THE TOP OF BOOK.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 302 pages. 7.50x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 302 pages. 7.75x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New. pp. 296.

Condizione: New. pp. 296.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 302 pages. 7.50x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. reprint edition. 302 pages. 7.50x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. In English.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Soft cover. Condizione: As New. First Thus. As new - appears to be unread. 302 pp. Popular Science/Psychology.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 302 pages. 7.75x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveranderung. Die Neuropsychologin Ylva Ostby und ihre Schwester, die Autorin Hilde Ostby, begeben sich auf eine Reise in die Welt der Erinnerungen und des Gedachtnisses. Ebenso unterhaltsam wie kompetent zeigen sie, wie Erinnerungen unser Leben lenken, wie sie sich beeinflussen lassen und unsere Identitat pragen. Sie erzahlen aus der Wissenschaftsgeschichte und sprechen mit weltweit fuhrenden Experten der Gedachtnisforschung. Vor allem aber beleuchten sie die personlichen Geschichten von Menschen, die deutlich machen, wie das Erinnerungsvermogen unser Leben bestimmt: Wind, der sich an nichts vor jenem Tag in seinem 27. Lebensjahr erinnert, an dem er in einem Zug in China >>aufwachte<<; Adrian, der als Uberlebender des Terrorangriffs auf Utoya lernen musste, wie man traumatische Erinnerungen bezahmt; Judy, die sich als Taxifahrerin muhelos im Labyrinth der Strassen Londons zurechtfindet; oder Asbjorn Rachlew, der als Kriminalbeamter die Psychologie des Erinnerns studierte und die Rechtsprechung eines ganzen Landes gerechter machte. Fur ein Experiment schicken sie zehn Taucher auf den Grund des Oslofjords, und sie versuchen sich sogar daran, gezielt falsche Erinnerungen zu erzeugen. Am Ende des Buches geht es um unsere Zukunft - denn auf sie Einfluss zu nehmen, ist der eigentliche Grund, warum wir ein Gedachtnis haben.…

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