The Seven Sins of Memory
Book description
A respected expert on memory describes how the brain stores and recalls information as he describes seven key problems with memory--transience, absent-mindedness, blocking, misattribution, suggestibility, bias, and persistence.
Why read it?
1 author picked The Seven Sins of Memory as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Daniel Schacter is a prominent memory theorist and cognitive neuroscientist who has written several highly successful books for the general public.
In this one he provides a framework for memory’s imperfections – the seven sins of the title! Using this framework he shows how the problems come about, and suggests ways to overcome them.
The sins in question include forgetting, absent-mindedness, temporary blocks on recalling well-known names, false memories, and the unwelcome persistence of memory for traumatic events. These everyday problems of memory are illustrated by striking examples drawn from public life, and are discussed in terms of current theories…
From Fergus' list on how your memory works – and why it often doesn't.
If you love The Seven Sins of Memory...
Free Your Joy
We all want peace. We all want a life of joy and meaning. We want to feel blissfully comfortable in our own skin, moving through the world with grace and ease. But how many of us are actively taking the steps to create such a life?
In Free Your Joy…
Want books like The Seven Sins of Memory?
Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like The Seven Sins of Memory.
Share your top 3 reads of 2024!
And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.
1,829
readers submitted
so far, will you?
📚 If you like The Seven Sins of Memory, you might also like...
Currently Away
The plan was insane. The trap seemed to snap shut on Bruce and Maggie Tate, an isolation forced on them by the pandemic and America's growing political factionalism. Something had to change.
Maggie's surprising answer: buy a boat, learn to pilot it, and embark on the Great Loop. With no…
Today Was A Good Day
My book is a collection of monthly Editor-in-Chief letters to the readership of World Neurosurgery, a journal that I edit. Each essay is short and sweet. The letters were written for neurosurgeons but have been re-edited so that they apply to all human beings. They cover topics such as leadership,…
