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The Mind of a Mnemonist : A Little Book about a Vast Memory, With a New Foreword by Jerome S. Bruner, Paperback / softback Book

The Mind of a Mnemonist : A Little Book about a Vast Memory, With a New Foreword by Jerome S. Bruner Paperback / softback

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This study explores the inner world of a rare human phenomenon—a man who was endowed with virtually limitless powers of memory.

From his intimate knowledge of S., the mnemonist, gained from conversations and testing over a period of almost thirty years, A.

R. Luria is able to reveal in rich detail not only the obvious strengths of S.’s astonishing memory but also his surprising weaknesses: his crippling inability to forget, his pattern of reacting passively to life, and his uniquely handicapped personality.

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  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:192 pages, 7 line illustrations, 4 tables
  • Publisher:Harvard University Press
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  • ISBN:9780674576223
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  • Out of stock

  • Format:Paperback / softback
  • Pages:192 pages, 7 line illustrations, 4 tables
  • Publisher:Harvard University Press
  • Publication Date:
  • Category:
  • ISBN:9780674576223