Nostalgia Factory - Memory, Time and Ageing

Informationen zum Autor Douwe Draaisma is professor of history and theory of psychology! Heymans Chair! University of Groningen! and author of Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older. He lives in Groningen! The Netherlands. Klappentext A renowned memory specialist looks at memory in later life. Written with eloquence and humour, this study is reminiscent of the work of Oliver Sacks. Zusammenfassung You cannot call to mind the name of a man you have known for 30 years. You walk into a room and forget what you came for. These are common experiences! and as we grow older we tend to worry about these lapses. Is our memory failing? Is it dementia? This book focuses on memory in later life.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Douwe Draaisma, Draaisma Douwe
• Con la collaborazione di: Liz Waters (Traduzione)
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.08.2014
• EAN: 9780300205398
• ISBN: 978-0-300-20539-8
• Pagine: 176
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia applicata; memory, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging, Psychology of ageing, Cognition and cognitive psychology