Memory [Paperback]

Experts from the arts and sciences discuss the theme of memory in an accessible collection for the general reader.Bringing together influential writers such as A. S. Byatt with leading scientists including Steven Rose, this engaging collection of essay s explores the topic of memory in a uniquely interdisciplinary way. Generously illustrated and accessibly written for the general reader, with cutting edge insights from areas as diverse as psychoanalysis, creative writing, neuroscience, social history and medicine. The collection transcends the conventional boundaries between the humanities and the sciences to offer intriguing perspectives.Bringing together influential writers such as A. S. Byatt with leading scientists including Steven Rose, this engaging collection of essay s explores the topic of memory in a uniquely interdisciplinary way. Generously illustrated and accessibly written for the general reader, with cutting edge insights from areas as diverse as psychoanalysis, creative writing, neuroscience, social history and medicine. The collection transcends the conventional boundaries between the humanities and the sciences to offer intriguing perspectives.Memory is both a private, personal phenomenon and a collective interpretation of history by society. The concept of memory has long intrigued scientists, philosophers, and scholars alike. This fascinating volume explores some of the many ways that individuals and societies remember, forget, and commemorate events of the past. The collection of eight essays, representing some of the most engaging contemporary voices in the arts and sciences, takes a unique interdisciplinary approach to address the relationships between individual experience and collective memory. Many would expect scientists to be concerned with studying only the mental and physical processes involved in remembering; and humanities scholars to be interested in only the products of memory, such as literature, art, and music. Memory exposes thelC<