{"product_id":"in-the-palaces-of-memory-how-we-build-the-worlds-inside-our-heads-paperback","title":"In the Palaces of Memory: How We Build the Worlds Inside Our Heads - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven as you read these words, a tiny portion of your brain is physically changing. New connections are being sprouted--a circuit that will create a stab of recognition if you encounter the words again. That is one of the theories of memory presented in this intriguing and splendidly readable book, which distills three researchers' inquiries into the processes that enable us to recognize a face that has aged ten years or remember a melody for decades. Ranging from experiments performed on the \"wetware\" of the brain to attempts to re-create human cognition in computers, \u003ci\u003eIn the Palaces of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e is science writing at its most exciting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven as you read these words, a tiny portion of your brain is physically changing. New connections are being sprouted--a circuit that will create a jab of recognition if you encounter the words again. That is one of the theories of memory presented in this intriguing and splendidly readable book, which distills three researchers' inquiries into the processes that enable us to recognize a face that has aged ten years or remember a melody for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Johnson \u003c\/b\u003ewrites regularly about science for the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also written for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWired\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, and his work has been included in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Science Writing\u003c\/i\u003e. A former Alicia Patterson fellow, he has received awards from PEN and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and his books were twice finalists for the Royal Society's book prize. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 8.52 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52735785009459,"sku":"9780679737599","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VP7FUcB_rs9780679737599.webp?v=1763996442","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/in-the-palaces-of-memory-how-we-build-the-worlds-inside-our-heads-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}