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082			_a153.12 GRE
100			_aGreene, Ciara
245			_aMemory lane: the perfectly imperfect ways we remember
260			_aPrinceton, New Jersey: _bPrinceton University Press, _c2025.
300			_aix, 234p.: _bill.; hbk.: _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes Notes and Index
520			_aWe 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. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691257099/memory-lane?srsltid=AfmBOorWuXLIGBkigI25XoO8fNdrcz_ifteEzoEvQwDtB7CwPzRGt8Cn
650			_aMemories
650			_aMemory Scientists
650			_aMemory System
650			_aFalse Memories
650			_aPsychology
650			_aRemembarence
700			_aMurphy, Gillian _eCo-author
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