The Confabulating Mind How the Brain Creates Reality
The Confabulating Mind: How the Brain Creates Reality by Armin Schnider, published by OUP Oxford on February 7, 2008, offers a comprehensive exploration of confabulations—memories of events that never occurred. This 332-page book delves into the history, causes, and mechanisms behind this intriguing phenomenon, providing a detailed analysis that has captivated scientists for over a century. Written by a leading authority in the field, it presents a neutral examination of how confabulations relate to various memory failures.
Readers will find a thorough investigation into the anatomical basis of confabulations and their connections to other memory-related phenomena, such as déjà-vu and anosognosia. The book distinguishes between pathological confabulations and normal false memories, shedding light on the complexities of memory organization. With its focus on medical, neurological, and psychological aspects, this edition serves as a valuable resource for neurologists, psychiatrists, and cognitive neuroscientists, as well as anyone interested in the intricate workings of the mind and memory.
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Confabulations are memories of events and experiences that have never actually happened. Such false memories have fascinated scientists for over a century, and in recent years been the subject of much debate. This is the first book to provide an in-depth analysis of an extraordinary and controversial subject. Written by a leading authority, it re-traces the history of this phenomenon and explores its causes, anatomical basis, and mechanisms. It looks at how confabulations relate to other failures of memory and considers phenomena such as déjà-vu, paramnesic misidentification, disorientation, and anosognosia. The book also examines similarities and differences between pathological confabulations and normal false memories, as they occur in healthy people. Providing important insights into memory in general, the book will be of interest to neurologists, psychiatrists, neuropsychologists, cognitive neuroscientists, and other scientists and clinicians interested in the organization of memory and thought.
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