《记忆》内容简介
当你无论如何都记不起上周看的那部电影里那个演员的名字，或者走进一个房间却忘了当初为什么去那里时，你有没有感到一阵巨大的恐慌？如果你超过40岁，上述场景可能很难让你开心一笑。你甚至会担心这些记忆缺失是不是阿尔茨海默病的早期征兆。实际上，对我们大多数人来说，这些遗忘的事例实属正常。因为我们的记忆力虽然是惊人的，但它远非完美。我们的大脑并不是用来记住我们听到的每一个名字，每一项计划，或者我们经历的每一天。有时候你的记忆会出错，但这并不意味着它已经损坏或是你患了某些疾病。遗忘是人与生俱来的一部分。
在这本书中，你将了解被遗忘的记忆是暂时性的无法访问还是被永远抹去了，以及为什么有些记忆只存在几秒钟（比如密码），而另一些记忆却可以持续一生（比如你的婚礼当天）。你会逐渐意识到正常遗忘和阿尔茨海默病引起的遗忘之间的明显区别。你将看到记忆是如何受到意义、情绪、睡眠、压力和环境的深刻影响的。一旦你了解了记忆的语言和功能——它令人难以置信的优势和令人无语的缺陷，它的天然弱点和潜在的超能力，你就可以极大地提高记忆能力。这将改变你的生活。
作者简介
莉萨·吉诺瓦（LisaGenova）
《纽约时报》畅销书作家，著有《我想念我自己》《爱你的安东尼》《拥抱时间的人》《无声的音符》等。《我想念我自己》被改编成电影并获得奥斯卡奖。莉萨以优异的成绩毕业于贝茨学院生物心理学专业，并在哈佛大学获得神经科学博士学位。她致力于向全世界讲述她所写的神经系统疾病，曾作客《奥兹医生秀》、《今日》、PBS新闻一小时、CNN和NPR等节目。她的TED演讲《如何预防阿尔茨海默病》已经被观看了500多万次。
"Memory" content introduction
Have you ever felt a huge wave of panic when you can't for the life of you remember the name of the actor in that movie you saw last week, or walk into a room and forget why you were there in the first place? If you're over 40, the above scenario might hardly make you smile. You might even wonder if these memory lapses are an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. In fact, for most of us, these instances of forgetting are normal. Because our memory, while amazing, is far from perfect. Our brains are not designed to remember every name we hear, every plan we plan, or every day we experience. Sometimes your memory is wrong, but that doesn't mean it's broken or that you have some kind of disease. Forgetting is an innate part of being human.
In this book, you'll learn whether forgotten memories are temporarily inaccessible or erased forever, and why some memories last only a few seconds (like passwords) while others can last a lifetime (like your wedding day). You will gradually become aware of the stark difference between normal forgetting and the forgetting caused by Alzheimer's disease. You'll see how memories are profoundly affected by meaning, mood, sleep, stress, and environment. Once you understand the language and function of memory - its incredible strengths and mind-boggling flaws, its natural weaknesses and potential superpowers - you can dramatically improve your memory. This will change your life.
About the author
LisaGenova
New York Times bestselling author of "I Miss Myself," "Love Your Anthony," "The Man Who Embraced Time," "Silent Notes," and more. "I Miss Myself" was adapted into a film and won an Academy Award. Lisa graduated magna cum laude in biological psychology from Bates College and has a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She has dedicated her life to telling the world about neurological disorders she writes about, and has been a guest on the Dr. Oz Show, Today, PBS Newshour, CNN, and NPR. Her TED talk, How to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease, has been viewed more than 5 million times.
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