Remember: The Science Of Memory and the Art of Forgetting →

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“In Remember, neuroscientist and acclaimed novelist Lisa Genova delves into how memories are made and how we retrieve them. You’ll learn whether forgotten memories are temporarily inaccessible or erased forever and why some memories are built on existing for only a few seconds (like a passcode) while others can last a lifetime (your wedding day)".

The book will bring more profound understanding and, therefore, relief to many who fear Alzheimer's disease, a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die.

The book doesn’t present the story of a person suffering from the disease as in "Still Alice" and "Left Neglected.” Those books gave information as well as compassionate teachable moments with the story of her characters.

Also, unlike this author’s other books, this book communicates like a textbook, in many ways teaching what expectations a person can have for these diseases. The resulting reduction of fear can be life-changing.