About this title: "The Mind of a Mnemonist is a rare phenomenon - a scientific study that transcends its data and, in the manner of the best fictional literature, fashions a portrait of an unforgettable human being.
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780674576223ISBN:0674576225
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Name is on the first page. Text in English, Russian. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 1987
ISBN-13:9780674576223ISBN:0674576225
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Text in English, Russian. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 192 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Small bookstore sticker on back wrapper. read more
Binding: Trade paperback, New,
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780674576223ISBN:0674576225
Description: New. A scientific study about a man with a seemingly limitless memory. The study of the man and of how his brain operates. The subject is handicapped in some ways but, it seems, is not a savant in the traditional sense. Folks like this, with what appears to be super-human powers, fascinate me. You too? read more
Description: Good. 0674576225 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: New. "The Mind of a Mnemonist is a rare phenomenon-a scientific study that transcends its data and, in the manner of the best fictional literature, fashions a portrait of an unforgettable human being. read more
Description: New. 0674576225 Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: Like New. SHIPS FROM GERMANY. NO EXPEDITED SHIPPING! Allow 10-14 business days for delivery. Please always check the language in the product description section. Few left in stock-order soon. Selling online since 1995. Code: L20091125054237I. read more
"Interesting case study of a man, originally thought "slow" because parents and teachers didn't understand the vast amount of information he was cataloging, who had to train himself how to forget.
From "His Control of Behavior": "The boy's vivid imagination broke down the boundary between the real and the imaginary; and this lack of distinction between the two produced quite unusual behavior on his part.""
"Synaesthetia... adalah kata baru yang kukenal dari buku ini...=) Buku ini tentang seseorang bernama Sheresevsky yang memiliki ingatan tak dibatasi waktu maupun jumlah, apapun, seberapapun, sampai kapan pun... dia bisa inget. Pertama kali tertarik baca buku ini waktu baca Mind Map book karangan Tony Buzan, disitu disebutin bahwa mencatat berulang-ulang, atau menuliskan sesuatu di kertas, adalah metode yang digunakan Sheresevsky agar dia bisa melupakan... weih... kok bisa? pikirku... bukankah dengan mencatat kita jadi lebih ingat? teorinya kata orang2 kan gitu ya? (walau aku sendiri sulit sekali membiasakan mencatat...hiks), jadilah kucari buku tentang sheresevsky ini... setelah dibaca ternyata keren juga. Buku ini sebetulnya hasil penelitian A. luria terhadap Sheresevsky selama bertahun2, menguji ingatannya dengan berbagai test, berusaha menemukan mekanisme yang mendasari "kelainan" mengingat ini... dan ternyata ingatan mnemonic itu memang kelainan, ternyata bisa melupakan itu anugerah... subhanallah... Sang mnemonic di buku ini, memang ingatannya super tajam, tapi dia tak bisa mengenal konsep abstrak secara keseluruhan... dia bisa menghafal bait2 puisi yang super panjang sekalipun, tapi dia nggak bisa menangkap maknanya. Dia juga punya kesulitan mengenali wajah orang, malah bisa dibilang nggak bisa mengingat wajah orang! Karena yang dia ingat ketika melihat wajah orang adalah ekspresinya, padahal ekspresi kan berubah setiap waktu, jadi dia nggak tau kalo orang dengan ekspresi berbeda itu adalah orang yang sama. Ibaratnya dia berusaha mengenali laut dengan riak-riak ombaknya, padahal riak itu kan nggak pernah sama dari waktu ke waktu... jadi dia nggak pernah bisa mengatakan bahwa laut yang dia lihat itu adalah laut yang sama... hmm... menarik... memang masih banyak hal yang tidak ketahui ya tentang bagaimana otak kita ini bekerja..."
"Scientists generally give you knowledge they've gained about the average case. Luria gives you the knowledge he's gained about an incredible outlier."
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