內容簡介
內容簡介 《我想念我自己》作者莉莎.潔諾娃回歸腦神經專業!帶領讀者探究「記憶」如何生成又為何會消散,而我們又該如何保衛自己珍視的記憶?----------------《紐約時報》暢銷書,《紐約客》《出版人週刊》《柯克斯書評》好評報導TED演說「你要如何預防阿茲海默症」觀看突破五百萬次年紀愈大,記憶一定會愈來愈差嗎?開始會忘記想說的話、想不起別人的名字,是大腦退化的前兆嗎?仰賴手機記事情,會不會因為動腦不夠多、更容易變笨?忘記參加會議、忘記另一半說的話,這種忘記代表不夠用心嗎?我們其實不了解記憶是怎麼一回事。作者潔諾娃十多年來致力於對全球聽眾講述記憶與阿茲海默症。無論到哪裡,她都會碰到讀者提問,擔憂自己的健忘是不是疾病的前兆。她發現,大家的恐懼來自於不了解。於是,她決定寫一本書,幫助大家理解記憶的運作。書中以生活中常見的例子說明不同類型的記憶各有不同的特性,用對方法,就能提升記憶表現。書中更釐清我們對遺忘的許多誤解。忘記有時很惱人,但不是需要被打敗的敵人。我們往往把遺忘視為偷走記憶的反派,但其實忘記不但不是病,還是大腦重新整理、去蕪存菁的重要功能。忘不掉反而會讓我們被過量資訊壓垮,無法正常生活。我們不用成為能背出圓周率小數點後十萬位數記憶冠軍,但我們有很多方法可以記住重要的事。了解記憶,我們可以更輕鬆看待遺忘、養成善待記憶的生活習慣。本中文書介出自《一生都能好好記憶: 哈佛神經科學家寫給每個人的大腦記憶全書, 遺忘不是敵人, 簡單練習, 訓練記憶陪你走的更遠》天下雜誌股份有限公司出版A fascinating exploration of the intricacies of how we remember, why we forget, and what we can do to protect our memories, from the Harvard-trained neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice.“Using her expertise as a neuroscientist and her gifts as a storyteller, Lisa Genova explains the nuances of human memory”—Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, author of How the Mind Works"
作者介紹
作者介紹 Lisa Genova is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Still Alice, Left Neglected, Love Anthony, Inside the O’Briens, and Every Note Played. Still Alice was adapted into an Oscar-winning film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She travels worldwide speaking about the neurological diseases she writes about and has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, Today, PBS NewsHour, CNN, and NPR. Her TED talk, ""What You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer’s,"" has been viewed more than five million times.