An engaging and conversational book about the basics of human thought and memory processes from a cognitive psychology perspective. While covering the fundament

The brain ... There is no other part of the human anatomy that is so intriguing. How does it develop and function and why does it sometimes, tragically, degener

"A hauntingly witty, illustrated debut in the vein of Edward Gorey, that explores the power and mystery of human memory, by artist Cecilia Ruiz"--

This text introduces students, scholars, and interested educated readers to the issues of human memory broadly considered, encompassing both individual memory,

A welcome re-issue of an English translation of Alexander Luria's famous case-history of hypermnestic man. The study remains the classic paradigm of what Luria