Memory'S Ghost: The Nature Of Memory And The Strange Tale Of Mr. MIn an experiment that occurred some forty years ago, Henry M.'s memory was stolen from him during a highly controversial operation performed to cure his epilepsy. Henry has lived in the immediate present ever since, unable to connect a past moment with the next, incapable of retaining or recalling any physical or emotional experience. Philip J. Hilts -- one of the few people to spend time with Henry, who is sequestered in a hospital -- draws on Henry's bizarre situation as well as current cutting-edge research into the functions of the brain in a revealing investigation of Part poetic reflection and philosophical meditation, part popular science and investigative journalism, Memory's Ghost is an unforgettable journey into the mysteries of the human mind. |
Contents
Section 1 | 7 |
Section 2 | 13 |
Section 3 | 41 |
Section 4 | 47 |
Section 5 | 75 |
Section 6 | 91 |
Section 7 | 115 |
Section 8 | 124 |
Section 9 | 166 |
Section 10 | 175 |
Section 11 | 182 |
Section 12 | 197 |
Section 13 | 207 |
Section 14 | 219 |
Section 15 | 243 |
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