Erasing Memory

Erasing Memory
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Publisher : House of Anansi
Total Pages : 291
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ISBN-10 : 9781487003302
ISBN-13 : 1487003307
Rating : 4/5 (02 Downloads)

Synopsis Erasing Memory by : Scott Thornley

The heart-pounding first installment of the MacNeice Mysteries, featuring a sophisticated detective solving the horrific murder of a beautiful young violinist — perfect for fans of Peter Robinson’s Alan Banks series. Detective Superintendent MacNeice is returning from a pilgrimage to his wife’s grave when he’s called to a crime scene of singular and disturbing beauty. A young woman in evening dress lies gracefully posed on the floor of a pristine summer cottage so that the finger of one hand regularly interrupts the needle arm of a phonograph playing Schubert’s Piano Trio. The only visible mark on her is the bruise under her chin, which MacNeice recognizes: it is the mark that distinguishes dedicated violinists, the same mark that once graced his wife. The murder is both ingenious and horrific, and soon entangles MacNeice and his team in Eastern Europe’s ancient grievances...

The Memory Eater

The Memory Eater
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ISBN-10 : 098566620X
ISBN-13 : 9780985666200
Rating : 4/5 (0X Downloads)

Synopsis The Memory Eater by : Matthew Hance

The Memory Eater is an anthology consisting of 27 uniquely illustrated stories based on a device with the ability to locate and destroy any memory in the human mind. & ;& ;Follow the story of a conflicted man who tries to become the fantasy inside his head by deleting reality. Or the story of a devastated couple who lost their child and turn to a shady Memory Eater doctor to erase their problems. Discover the truth behind the urban legend regarding where the Memory Eater really came from, and how it was used during World War II in the fight against Hitler and Nazi Germany.& ;& ;Drop in for a tale of love, and how one man never gives up hope to find his childhood sweetheart after the Memory Eater tore them apart. Witness how a teenage prank involving the machine and a chore goes hilariously wrong. Or how, with the introduction of this new technology, mass paranoia begins to spread, prompting people to tirelessly investigate their own pasts.& ;& ;See how the Memory Eater will shape the future into the perfect utopia. How it evolves into much more than deleting memories. Memories will become transferable and sold in back alleys. They'll become viral. But ultimately, nothing will be safe, not even the sacred depths of the mind.

Erasing Public Memory

Erasing Public Memory
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Publisher : Mercer University Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 0881460583
ISBN-13 : 9780881460582
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Erasing Public Memory by : Joseph A. Young

Based on the Race in the Humanities conference, held in Nov. 2001 at Univ. of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Electric Brain

Electric Brain
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Publisher : BenBella Books
Total Pages : 412
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ISBN-10 : 9781948836296
ISBN-13 : 1948836297
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Electric Brain by : R. Douglas Fields

What is as unique as your fingerprints and more revealing than your diary? Hint: Your body is emitting them right now and has been every single day of your life. Brainwaves. Analyzing brainwaves, the imperceptible waves of electricity surging across your scalp, has been possible for nearly a century. But only now are neuroscientists becoming aware of the wealth of information brainwaves hold about a person's life, thoughts, and future health. From the moment a reclusive German doctor discovered waves of electricity radiating from the heads of his patients in the 1920s, brainwaves have sparked astonishment and intrigue, yet the significance of the discovery and its momentous implications have been poorly understood. Now, it is clear that these silent broadcasts can actually reveal a stunning wealth of information about any one of us. In Electric Brain, world-renowned neuroscientist and author R. Douglas Fields takes us on an enthralling journey into the world of brainwaves, detailing how new brain science could fundamentally change society, separating fact from hyperbole along the way. In this eye-opening and in-depth look at the most recent findings in brain science, Fields explores groundbreaking research that shows brainwaves can: • Reveal the type of brain you have—its strengths and weaknesses and your aptitude for learning different types of information • Allow scientists to watch your brain learn, glean your intelligence, and even tell how adventurous you are • Expose hidden dysfunctions—including signifiers of mental illness and neurological disorders • Render your thoughts and transmit them to machines and back from machines into your brain • Meld minds by telepathically transmitting information from one brain to another • Enable individuals to rewire their own brains and improve cognitive performance Written by one of the neuroscientists on the cutting edge of brainwave research, Electric Brain tells a fascinating and obscure story of discovery, explains the latest science, and looks to the future—and the exciting possibilities in store for medicine, technology, and our understanding of ourselves.

Memory

Memory
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Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Total Pages : 331
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ISBN-10 : 9780226902586
ISBN-13 : 0226902587
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Memory by : Alison Winter

Picture your 21st birthday. Did you have a party? If so, do you remember who was there? How clear are these memories? Should we trust them? Such questions have fascinated scientists for hundreds of years, and, as Alison Winter shows in this book, the answers have changed dramatically in just the past century.

The Ambitious City

The Ambitious City
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Publisher : House of Anansi
Total Pages : 435
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ISBN-10 : 9781487003272
ISBN-13 : 1487003277
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Ambitious City by : Scott Thornley

The gripping second installment of the MacNeice Mysteries reads like a crossover episode between Sons of Anarchy and Dexter, as Detective Superintendent MacNeice and his team face off against a gang of violent bikers and a bloodthirsty serial killer... As a local biker war rages — seven shrink-wrapped corpses have been found buried on a farm just outside of Dundurn — an ambitious waterfront project meant to revive the dying industrial city is underway. Dredging is nearly complete when six more bodies turn up at the bottom of the lake. With the body count rising, the situation in Dundurn escalates as a serial killer begins targeting the city’s successful young women of colour. Outgunned by the bikers and outmaneuvered by the serial killer, MacNeice convinces Fiza Aziz, the young Muslim detective who burned out on their last case together, to come back to the force. Things go well until Aziz deliberately puts herself in the killer’s sights...

Memory

Memory
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9781134142767
ISBN-13 : 1134142765
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Memory by : Anne Whitehead

The concept of ‘memory’ has given rise to some of the most exciting new directions in contemporary theory. In this much-needed guide to a burgeoning field of a study, Anne Whitehead: presents a history of the concept of ‘memory’ and its uses, encompassing both memory as activity and the nature of memory examines debates around the term in their historical and cultural contexts introduces the reader to key thinkers in the field, from ancient Greece to the present day traces the links between theorisations and literary representations of memory. Offering a clear and succinct guide to one of the most important terms in contemporary theory, this volume is essential reading for anyone entering the field of Memory Studies, or seeking to understand current developments in Cultural and Literary Studies.

Counting Backwards: A Doctor's Notes on Anesthesia

Counting Backwards: A Doctor's Notes on Anesthesia
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 9780393254440
ISBN-13 : 0393254445
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Counting Backwards: A Doctor's Notes on Anesthesia by : Henry Jay Przybylo MD

“An engaging and illuminating exploration of the invisible medical specialty that is anesthesia.… Counting Backwards pulls back the veil on the very act of being alive.” —Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, author of What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear For many of the 40 million Americans who undergo it each year, anesthesia is the source of great fear and fascination. In Counting Backwards, pediatric anesthesiologist Dr. Henry Jay Przybylo delivers an unforgettable account of the procedure’s daily dramas and fundamental mysteries. Przybylo has administered anesthesia more than 30,000 times over his thirty-year career: on newborn babies, screaming toddlers, sullen teenagers, even a gorilla. Filled with intense moments of near-disaster, life-saving successes, and simple grace, Counting Backwards is for anyone curious about what happens after we lose consciousness.

Critical Perspectives on Cultural Memory and Heritage

Critical Perspectives on Cultural Memory and Heritage
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Publisher : UCL Press
Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : 9781787354845
ISBN-13 : 1787354849
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Critical Perspectives on Cultural Memory and Heritage by : Veysel Apaydin i

Critical Perspectives on Cultural Memory and Heritage focuses on the importance of memory and heritage for individual and group identity, and for their sense of belonging. It aims to expose the motives and discourses related to the destruction of memory and heritage during times of war, terror, sectarian conflict and through capitalist policies. It is within these affected spheres of cultural heritage where groups and communities ascribe values, develop memories, and shape their collective identity.

Unlocking the Emotional Brain

Unlocking the Emotional Brain
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 266
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ISBN-10 : 9780415897167
ISBN-13 : 0415897165
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Unlocking the Emotional Brain by : Bruce Ecker

Unlocking the Emotional Brain offers psychotherapists and counselors methods at the forefront of clinical and neurobiological knowledge for creating profound change regularly in day-to-day practice.