The Mind of a Mnemonist

Informationen zum Autor A. R. Luria was Professor of Psychology at Lomonosov Moscow State University. Jerome Bruner was University Professor at New York University. Klappentext This study explores the inner world of a rare human phenomenon-a man who was endowed with virtually limitless powers of memory. From his intimate knowledge of S., the mnemonist, gained from conversations and testing over a period of almost thirty years, A. R. Luria is able to reveal in rich detail not only the obvious strengths of S.'s astonishing memory but also his surprising weaknesses: his crippling inability to forget, his pattern of reacting passively to life, and his uniquely handicapped personality. Zusammenfassung The Mind of a Mnemonist is a rare phenomenon—a scientific study that transcends its data and, in the manner of the best fictional literature, fashions a portrait of an unforgettable human being. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword to the 1987 Edition Foreword to the First Edition Preface 1. Introduction 2. The Beginning of the Research 3. His Memory The Initial Facts Synesthesia Words and Images Difficulties Eidotechnique The Art Of Forgetting 4. His World People and Things Words 5. His Mind His Strong Points His Weak Points 6. His Control of Behavior The Objective Data A Pew Words About Magic 7. His Personality

Product details

• Authors: A. R. Luria, Aleksandr Romanovich Luria, Jerome Bruner, Luria A. R.
• Assisted by: Bruner Jerome (Foreword), Lynn Solotaroff (Translation), Solotaroff Lynn (Translation)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.07.1986
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; Humanities, art, music > Psychology
• EAN: 9780674576223
• ISBN: 978-0-674-57622-3
• Pages: 192
• Height (packing): 0.1 cm
• Subjects: memory; PSYCHOLOGY / General; Psychology