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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. What is the name of that famous film you’ve watched so many times? These are common experiences, and as we grow older we tend to worry about these lapses. Is our memory failing? Is it dementia? Douwe Draaisma, a renowned memory specialist, here focuses on memory in later life. Writing with eloquence and humor, he explains neurological phenomena without becoming lost in specialist terminology. His book is reminiscent of Oliver Sacks’s work, and not coincidentally this volume includes a long interview with Sacks, who speaks of his own memory changes as he entered his sixties. Draaisma moves smoothly from anecdote to research and back, weaving stories and science into a compelling description of the terrain of memory. He brings to light the “reminiscence effect,” just one of the unexpected pleasures of an aging memory. The author writes reassuringly about forgetfulness and satisfyingly dismantles the stubborn myth that mental gymnastics can improve memory. He presents a convincing case in favor of the aging mind and urges us to value the nostalgia that survives as recollection, appreciate the intangible nature of past events, and take pleasure in the consolation of razor-sharp reminiscing.
Reminiscing in old age. --- Reminiscing. --- Autobiographical memory. --- Memory --- Age factors in memory --- Ability, Influence of age on --- Reminiscence processes --- Recollection (Psychology) --- Older people --- Age factors. --- Psychology --- Reminiscing in old age.. --- Reminiscing.. --- Autobiographical memory.. --- Memory -- Age factors.
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Entertaining and educational, Douwe Draaisma's Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older raises almost as many questions as it answers. Draaisma applies a blend of scholarship, poetic sensibility and keen observation in exploring the nature of autobiographical memory, covering subjects such as déjà-vu, near death experiences and the effect of severe trauma on memory recall, as well as human perceptions of time at different stages in life. A highly accessible and personal read, this book will not fail to touch or provoke thought in its readers.
Ethics and addiction --- Autobiographical memory. --- Memory
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Psychology --- Biology --- Physiology of nerves and sense organs --- Hygiene. Public health. Protection --- smell [sense] --- memory --- memory [psychological concept]
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"In his highly praised book The Nostalgia Factory, renowned memory scholar Douwe Draaisma explored the puzzling logic of memory in later life with humor and deep insight. In this compelling new book he turns to the "miracle" of forgetting. Far from being a defect that may indicate Alzheimer's or another form of dementia, Draaisma claims, forgetting is one of memory's crucial capacities. In fact, forgetting is essential. Weaving together an engaging array of literary, historical, and scientific sources, the author considers forgetting from every angle. He pierces false cliches and asks important questions: Is a forgotten memory lost forever? What makes a colleague remember an idea but forget that it was yours? Draaisma explores "first memories" of young children, how experiences are translated into memory, the controversies over repression and "recovered" memories, and weird examples of memory dysfunction. He movingly examines the impact on personal memories when a hidden truth comes to light. In a persuasive conclusion the author advocates the undervalued practice of "the art of forgetting"--a set of techniques that assist in erasing memories, thereby preserving valuable relationships and encouraging personal contentment"
Memory. --- Recollection (Psychology) --- Cognitive psychology. --- Psychology, Cognitive --- Cognitive science --- Psychology --- Recall (Psychology) --- Memory --- Recognition (Psychology) --- Retention (Psychology) --- Intellect --- Thought and thinking --- Comprehension --- Executive functions (Neuropsychology) --- Mnemonics --- Perseveration (Psychology) --- Reproduction (Psychology) --- Cognitive psychology --- Mémoire --- Rappel (Psychologie) --- Psychologie cognitive
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Sergei Korsakoff, Alois Alzheimer, James Parkinson, Hans Asperger and other eminent scientists, are all names which have become synonymous with a disease, a syndrome, or an autistic disorder. Although the names of these psychiatrists and neurologists are familiar, we often know little about the individuals themselves and the circumstances surrounding their discoveries. What exactly did they discover, and who were their patients? Douwe Draaisma expertly reconstructs the lives of these and eight other 'names' from the science of mind and brain. Disturbances of the Mind provides a fascinating, illuminating, and at times touching insight into the history of brain research. Thanks to Draaisma's unerring eye and elegant, engaging style, the case histories of Asperger, Bonnet, Capgras, Clérambault, Korsakoff and Gilles de la Tourette syndromes; Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases; the areas of Broca and Brodmann; Jackson's epilepsy; and the Gage matrix are all brought to life and transformed into unforgettable tales.
Brain --- History, Modern 1601-. --- Mental disorders --- Nervous System Diseases --- Nervous system --- Neurologen. --- Neurologists. --- Neurology --- Psychiaters. --- Psychiatrists. --- Psychiatry --- Diseases --- History. --- Research. --- physiology. --- history. --- Alienists --- Psychopathologists --- Mental health personnel --- Physicians --- Neurologists --- Psychiatrists --- Brain research --- Cerebrum --- Mind --- Central nervous system --- Head --- Organs (Anatomy) --- Neurosciences
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Kohnstamm gaat dieper in op het thema zelfbesef, zelfgevoel en zelfreflectie. Een rijke en gevarieerde analyse, doorspekt met nieuwe ik-besef herinneringen en ervaringen van lezers, lezeressen en voorbeelden uit Nederlandse en internationale literatuur. De eigenander is volgens Kohnstamm een door de eigen hersenen geproduceerde tweede intelligentie waarvan de werkzaamheid in het bewustzijn van het Ik kan komen. Een mens raakt dan in gesprek met zichzelf. De eigenander kan het Ik in zo'n interne dialoog op gedachten en ideeën brengen en oplossingen bedenken voor vragen of problemen waar het Ik mee zit.Voor iedereen die zich uit persoonlijke interesse of beroepsmatig bezighoudt met psychologie is het boek een uitnodiging om op zelfonderzoek uit te gaan.
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Physiology of nerves and sense organs --- Psychiatry --- Neuropathology
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Philosophical anthropology --- 13 --- filosofie --- #GBIB:SMM --- #GOSA:II.P.AU.3 --- #GOSA:V.A.M --- #GGSB: Filosofie --- #GGSB: Antropologie --- Wijsgerige antropologie. Mens. Menselijke natuur --- 1 --- 13 Wijsgerige antropologie. Mens. Menselijke natuur --- 13 Philosophy of mind and spirit. Metaphysics of spiritual life --- Philosophy of mind and spirit. Metaphysics of spiritual life --- Filosofie --- Antropologie
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Analyse van het bestaan van de mens vanuit een combinatie van psychologie, evolutiebiologie en neuro-anatomie.
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