The Forgetting Machine
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The Forgetting Machine
Author: Rodrigo Quian Quiroga
language: en
Publisher: BenBella Books
Release Date: 2017-10-03
If we lose our memories, are we still ourselves? Is identity merely a collection of electrical impulses? What separates us from animals, or from computers? From Plato to Westworld, these questions have fascinated and befuddled philosophers, artists, and scientists for centuries. In The Forgetting Machine, neuroscientist Rodrigo Quian Quiroga explains how the mechanics of memory illuminates these discussions, with implications for everything from understanding Alzheimer's disease to the technology of Artificial Intelligence. You'll also learn about the research behind what Quian Quiroga coined "Jennifer Aniston Neurons," cells in the human brain that are responsible for representing specific concepts, such as recognizing a certain celebrity's face. The discovery of these neurons opens new windows into the workings of human memory. In this accessible, fascinating look at the science of remembering, discover how we turn perceptions into memories, how language shapes our experiences, and the crucial role forgetting plays in human recollection. You'll see how electricity, chemistry, and abstraction combine to form something more than the human brain, the human mind. And you'll gain surprising insight into what our brains can tell us about who we are. The Forgetting Machine takes us on a journey through science and science fiction, philosophy and identity, using what we know about how we remember (and forget) to explore the very roots of what makes us human.
The Forgetting Machine
"Ginger Crump solves the mystery of why people in her town are forgetting things they should definitely know"--
The Forgetting Machine
Author: Rodrigo Quian Quiroga
language: en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date: 2017-10-03
The neuroscientist who discovered the Jennifer Aniston neuron offers an exploration of human memory and consciousness.