Past Is Prologue
how memory shapes our decisions, actions and identities
$55.92
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
29 July 2025
Summary
Past Is Prologue: Unlocking the Secrets of Memory for a Better Future
A fascinating new exploration of memories: how they’re formed, why they’re flawed, and what their real purpose is, from a world-leading scientist in the field
“Rather than thinking of memory as a hard drive on our computer, holding a firm record of past events in endless files, we should think of memory as a compass, a behaviour whisperer, serving up a general sense of what we have lea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780008527525 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0008527520 |
| Author: | Dr Daphna Shohamy |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 29 July 2025 |
| Weight: | 270g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 159mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
Dr Daphna Shohamy
Dr. Shohamy is a Professor at Columbia University and a member of the world-renowned Zuckerman Mind, Brain, Behavior Institute. She is also director of Columbia’s Learning Lab and co-director of Columbia’s Kavli Center for Neural Sciences. Her scientific papers have been published in Science, Nature Neuroscience, Neuron, and other top journals in neuroscience and psychology, and have been cited more than 9,000 times. She has been a featured guest on public television and podcast and radio programs worldwide and her work has been featured in CNN, the New York Times, Psychology Today, Vulture, Time, and Popular Science. She also served as a scientific consultant to the Oscar-winning animated film Inside Out.
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