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Memory Lane
The Perfectly Imperfect Ways We RememberBy Ciara Greene, Gillian MurphyNarrated by Emily Schwing
Length6h 47m
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This audiobook narrated by Emily Schwing provides an illuminating look at the adaptive nature of our memories—and how their flexibility and fallibility help us survive and thrive
We tend to think of our memories as impressions of the past that remain fully intact, preserved somewhere inside our brains. In fact, we construct and reconstruct our memories every time we attempt to recall them.
Memory Lane introduces readers to the cutting-edge science of human memory, revealing how our recollections of the past are constantly adapting and changing, and why a faulty memory isn't always a bad thing.
Shedding light on what memory is and what it evolved to do, Ciara Greene and Gillian Murphy discuss the many benefits of our flexible yet fallible memory system, including helping us to maintain a coherent identity, sustain social bonds, and vividly imagine possible futures. But these flexible and easily distorted memories can also result in significant harm, leading us to provide erroneous eyewitness testimony or fall victim to fake news. Greene and Murphy explain why our flawed memories are not a failure of evolution but rather a byproduct of the perfectly imperfect way our minds have evolved to solve problems. They also grapple with important ethical questions surrounding the study and manipulation of memory.
Blending engaging storytelling with the latest science, the authors demonstrate how our continuous reconstruction of the past makes us who we are, helps us to interpret our experiences, and explains why no two trips down memory lane are ever quite the same.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature, Psychology
Length6 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byEmily Schwing
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credit, Dedication
8Chapter 7 - Who Is Susceptible to False Memories
2Chapter 1 - What's This Book About
9Chapter 8 - How Does Emotion Affect Our Memories
3Chapter 2 - What Is Memory
10Chapter 9 - How Do Our Memories Function in a Digital World
4Chapter 3 - Why Is It Good to Forget
11Chapter 10 - How Do Our Flawed Memories Affect Our Behaviour
5Chapter 4 - Why Are We Not Better Eyewitnesses
12Chapter 11 - Is It Ethical to Question and Manipulate Memory
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6Chapter 5 - Why Does New Information Sometimes Change Our Memories of the Past
13Chapter 12 - So Now What
7Chapter 6 - Why Do We Build Entirely False Memories
14End Credit
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