The Forgetting Machine
By Rodrigo Quian Quiroga
Memory, Perception and the “Jennifer Aniston Neuron.” BenBella Books, 2017.
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An exploration of how human memory is far less comprehensive than it seems, what that means for our identity, and how neuroscience is pioneering the discovery of the processes through which the smallest units of the brain represent complex concepts.
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Who should read The Forgetting Machine
Amateur psychologists • philosophy students • those with an interest in neuroscience • those concerned about AI • the forgetful
About the author of The Forgetting Machine
Rodrigo Quian Quiroga is a researcher and lecturer in neuroscience at the University of Leicester. He is a graduate of the University of Buenos Aires and has received the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award for his involvement in memory research. His other books include Neuroscience Fiction (2020) and Borges and Memory (2012).
Rodrigo Quian Quiroga
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